Medical Writer London, England
Job description
THE BIG PICTURE:
The VCCP Partnership is an integrated communications agency set up in 2002 by Charles (V), Rooney (C), Adrian (C) and Ian (P), who founded the agency on the principles of simplicity, collaboration, un-preciousness and integration around ideas rather than channels. Their founding client was BT Cellnet, now more commonly known as O2 and the most awarded brand in IPA effectiveness history.
Across the Partnership, we work with a broad spectrum of clients from O2 and CompareTheMarket to easyJet, Walkers, Dominos, and Cadbury. Our work transcends the marketing mix, leading everything from social media or launch campaigns to DM and web build.
We also provide very senior strategic planning for clients, customer journey mapping, and helping clients to envision their future business, beyond just communications.
OUR PURPOSE:
So what do we actually do? Put simply we exist to transform the fortunes of our clients by challenging and disrupting the categories they operate in. It’s why we describe ourselves as ‘the challenger agency for challenger brands’.
ABOUT VCCP HEALTH:
VCCP Health is a specialist agency that was set up to bring greater strategic rigour and raise creative standards in healthcare communications. Our aim is to bring the VCCP Challenger Spirit to the healthcare sector, not settling to do things as they’ve always been done, but rather look at how things could be done differently. The agency works on prescription, medical devices, animal health, OTC & wellness brands, developing the full range of materials required for communications aimed at healthcare professional and consumer audiences. Wherever possible, we bring the most innovative approaches and thinking from the consumer agency to the world of healthcare.
We are recognised within the industry for outstanding creative work that delivers business results for clients. Our work has been widely awarded both at UK and International award shows such as The One Show, LIAs, Clio Awards, PM Awards, and Cannes Lions. In June 2021 we won a Gold, Silver, and Bronze at the Cannes Lions and were named 3rd top healthcare agency globally. It’s important to us that people who join our team have a passion for creativity and enjoy contributing to the creative process.
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH:
Advances in technology are driving and changing the way that we all communicate and whether our target audience is consumers, healthcare professionals or any other stakeholder, integration is now crucial to all marketing communications: At VCCP “we believe it only works if it all works”.
As part of the VCCP Partnership, one of the leading consumer agencies, VCCP Health is perfectly positioned to lead the way in this new era and transform healthcare communications.
OUR CULTURE:
- A collaborative nature
- An entrepreneurial, challenger spirit
- Take pride in our work
- Have an honest approach
- Be un-precious – we recognize that a good idea can come from anywhere
- A sense of personal responsibility and accountability
THE MEDICAL WRITING TEAM
Our medical writing team plays a fundamental role within the agency, working with strategic planners on scientific strategy, and then working closely with our creative and digital teams on an extensive range of projects. Our work is varied including a mix of Rx, biotech, health service companies, and animal health.
We currently work in the following therapy areas: respiratory, oncology, neurology, diabetes, dermatology, cardiovascular, and medical devices.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a Medical Writer, you will join the VCCP Health team in London. You will work across a range of accounts, reporting to the Scientific Team Lead and working closely with the medical team, copywriters, and other internal teams to generate interesting, compliant, medically accurate work that is appropriately formatted and suitable for use across different media. You will add value and ensure that the work is following the brief and is of high quality. Working with the Accounts team, you will present your work to clients and ensure good communication with all internal and external teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of the therapeutic areas that are assigned to you
- Generate high-quality, strategically aligned, scientifically accurate, ABPI-compliant work that meets client briefs
- Develop strong working relationships with colleagues and clients
- Follow and drive internal and external processes
- Oversee projects from conception to delivery, ensuring highest standards are maintained throughout
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- A BSc or higher in the life sciences with relevant medical writing experience within medical communications, pharmaceutical marketing, or a related environment
- Ability to work across multiple therapeutic areas and managing own workload
- Proven ability to work under pressure
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- High attention to detail is a must
- Excellent and proven organisational skills
- Comfortable liaising with internal teams and confident to present externally to clients
- Familiarity with ABPI guidelines, Zinc, and/or Veeva Promomats
- Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
ATTITUDE:
- A passion for scientific communication
- Resilience to keep going in a fast-paced environment
- Strives for excellence
- Can do attitude
- Approachable and personable
- Builds rapport and is able to quickly establish excellent working relationships
- Team player
