Key responsibilities

• Effectively lead the delivery of assigned activities, including taking responsibility for the development process, review, approval and adherence to timelines.
• Ensure that all materials are of high quality, scientifically accurate, appropriate to the target audience, meet the educational objectives of the activity and conforms to industry guidelines.
• Serve as the lead scientific contact for your clinical experts (and pharmaceutical supporters), building key relationships and contributing to the identification of new educational activities.
• Provide editorial support and guidance along with strategic input to supporter accounts, actively seeking to add value.
• Proactively manage workload and assist with forecasting resource requirements (including freelancers).
• Maintain knowledge in relevant therapy areas, industry guidelines and best practices.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of new business proposals, attending pitches as required to secure new business and grow existing accounts.

Key attributes / skills / competencies

• Life science degree essential, higher degree (PhD) preferred.
• Appropriate industry experience, ideally in an agency environment.
• Scientific knowledge in our eight key therapy areas: oncology, neurology, endocrinology, ophthalmology, respiratory, immunology, infectious diseases and cardiology.
• Experience of a broad range of medical education activities across the full range of media.
• Ability to pick up on new therapy areas quickly and to work independently across multiple activities.
• Excellent scientific writing style.
• On-site and supporter facing experience essential.
• Fantastic attention to detail.
• Good team player.
• Proven organisational and planning abilities.
• Experience in briefing and managing the workload of freelancer medical writers.
• Proactivity and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Previous line management and/or mentoring experience preferred.

Benefits:

• Open door policy – Chat to anyone in the business at any time, including the Senior Management Team.
• Vitality Private Healthcare (upon successful completion of probationary period).
• Additional annual leave.
• Committee/Support Groups.
• Flexi hours
• Career progression opportunities
• Wellbeing check-ins
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fertility packages.
• Working from home allowance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regular bonus reviews
• Compassionate leave
• Death in service
• Generous pension scheme
• Fully remote working