This is for experienced writers and unfortunately due to the team needs we cannot accept recent graduates with no agency experience for this role. However please keep an eye out for all Junior medical writer roles and grad program roles. We also need individuals who have worked as a medical writer in an agency environment. Any applications missing this will not be considered unfortunately.
What if your expertise could help someone, somewhere, to live a better life?
Helping children living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis to communicate their pain, giving people with psoriasis their confidence back, shocking 2.3 million HCPs into taking action against second heart attacks to proving to the world that eczema isn’t a skin condition.
Havas Lynx Group is a creative communications agency dedicated to changing the way the world does healthcare communications for the better. We are committed to bringing about change. Change informed by experience, driven by innovation and proven in delivery. We work alongside healthcare professionals, patients, carers, and pharmaceutical brands to overcome the complex challenges of modern healthcare. Our work blends strategic insight and deep scientific understanding with creativity and digital innovation, delivering healthcare campaigns and solutions that really make a difference to people’s lives.
We’re a team of over 500+ people in Manchester and London, with a history of over 35 years and an ever-evolving future. You can get a feel for the #LYNXLife via YouTube, #LYNXLife playlist, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Everything this company achieves, every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins, is down to everyone that works here.
Our role
We are seeking an experienced medical writer that comes has a robust background in a healthcare communications agency or pharmaceutical company. Having knowledge in oncology, diabetes, HIV and infectious diseases, or dermatology would be advantageous.
What You Can Expect To Be Doing
* You will work on client brand activity and be the ‘go-to’ writer across a number of clients and therapy areas
* You will produce and edit copy into the correct format for use across various media as appropriate, drawing on your experience to consider the suitability of UX and project flow
* You will work closely with the Client Services team to devise solutions that fulfil and exceed client expectations, and make innovative suggestions
* You will mentor juniors and take overall responsibility for their involvement, actively progressing their personal development
* You will continually expand your excellent knowledge of industry regulations (e.g. the ABPI Code of Practice) and the medical approval processes (Zinc and Veeva)
What We’d Like To See From You
* 1.5 years experience as a medical writer in an agency setting ideally across creative medical writing
* Experience working with global pharmaceutical companies and creative brief'
This is for experienced writers and unfortunately due to the team needs we cannot accept recent graduates with no agency experience for this role. However please keep an eye out for all Junior medical writer roles and grad program roles.
What You Can Expect From Us
A supportive and challenging environment in which you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact that matters. We put a huge investment into #LYNXLife and our #LXAcademy internal programmes. It’s a unique initiative that aims to reward hard work, reduce pressures, and ensure that we can all enjoy our time at Lynx. Our strategy is to build capabilities internally and inspire the best talent, so we can continue to deliver on our mission.
You can also expect a whole host of benefits, including:
* Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office in Kings Cross
* 28 days annual leave
* Increasing holiday allowance connected to length of service (with the option to buy more, or sell)
* Early Friday finish throughout the year
* Extra early Friday finish during summer months
* Late Monday start during winter months
* Wellness Wednesdays with extended lunch hours
* Wellbeing programme – yoga, football, running club, hiking and more
* Season ticket interest free loans for travel
* #LXAcademy – our huge bespoke training programme for personal and professional development
* Life insurance
* Company pension scheme
* Medicash healthcare benefit
* Enhanced parental return to work scheme
* Fully paid for, company parties and socials!
Get in touch to find out how we can make an impact that matters together