Hybrid Scientific Writing Lead

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About the role

  • Scientific Writing Lead managing a team of writers to deliver scientifically accurate content. Collaborating across teams to enhance content strategy and maintain operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop Scientific Writers across locations by ensuring robust onboarding, continuous capability growth, and performance support.
  • Build and sustain a high-performance culture grounded in scientific excellence, curiosity, ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
  • Foster collaboration, psychological safety, trust, and customer‑centricity while driving innovation, agility, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the team.
  • Oversee project planning, resource coordination, prioritization, and timelines to ensure consistent, timely, high‑quality content delivery, while upholding content standards and enabling best‑practice sharing across the team.
  • Manage recruitment, performance, and talent development to build critical capabilities and a strong, future‑ready talent pipeline.
  • Lead the creation of high‑quality scientific content (e.g., slide decks, symposia materials, Ad Board outputs, training content) aligned with TA strategy.
  • Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to clarify scientific priorities, refine key messages, and ensure content meets strategic needs.
  • Oversee QC, proofreading, compliance with SOPs/GPP/industry standards, and ensure audit-ready documentation and governance.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare (PhD, PharmD, MD or equivalent); additional training in Scientific Content is an advantage.
  • Fluent oral and written English; additional languages desirable.
  • 10+ years’ experience in pharma/healthcare/life sciences or medical communications, with strong scientific writing and content development expertise.
  • Demonstrated people leadership or experience leading writers/project teams, including coaching, onboarding, and performance support.
  • Proven ability to develop diverse scientific materials (e.g., slide decks, symposia content, Ad Board materials, training documents, backgrounders).
  • Strong track record reviewing/refining scientific content for accuracy, consistency, clarity, referencing, and alignment with standards (e.g., GPP, ICMJE).
  • Experience managing structured review workflows, timelines, multiple priorities, stakeholder inputs, and maintaining version-controlled, audit-ready documentation.
  • Ability to interpret and synthesize complex scientific data and translate it into clear, audience‑appropriate communications across channels.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Sales incentive bonus
  • Pension scheme
  • Share purchase scheme
  • Health insurance
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Subsidized dining facilities
  • Employee recognition scheme
  • Learning and development opportunities

Job title

Scientific Writing Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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