If you want to apply your life science PhD outside the lab and have an interest in communicating clinical research data via peer review journals for an audience of healthcare professionals this entry level opportunity is ideal. The business offering this trainee post is a medical communication agency. A Medical Communications Agency delivers editorial and communication services to pharmaceutical companies. The aim is to educate clinicians in disease awareness and inform of the pharmaceutical companies clinical research regarding drugs and pharmaceutical treatments. The material is disseminated via peer reviewed publications.

As Associate Medical Writer you will :

• Conduct background literature research across a range of therapy areas
• Draft, write and edit materials such as abstracts, posters, outlines, papers. manuscripts, and oral presentations for publication via peer reviewed journals

The agency is one of the most highly regarded in the medical communications industry. It has an excellent structured training and personal development plan ensuring your continual scientific, editorial, and commercial skills.

You will join an educated multi-cultural team ensuring an intellectually stimulating working environment.

• PhD in biosciences
• Evidence of an interest in writing and editing bio-scientific materials
• An excellent command of English – all material is produced in English
• The proven ability to communicate research to a varied audience and readership
• An interest in interrupting clinical data that impacts clinical developments and decisions of health care professionals in their prescribing decisions and treatment of patients
• This is a commercial environment and as such you shall need to demonstrate the ability to meet project timelines and adjust to changing and new tasks quickly
• You shall manage material across a range of disease areas and therefore the ability to learn and and apply newly acquired bioscience knowledge is essential
• The right to work in the UK and/or the EU