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About the Role

Principals at Real Chemistry play a fundamental role in shaping individual projects within an account, co-leading the creation of outstanding medical content across various therapy areas and providing strategic insights to elevate client deliverables. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator who enjoys managing writing teams, ensuring quality and accuracy, and acting as a primary contact for clients.

Responsibilities

Co-lead development of high-quality medical content under senior direction across multiple therapy areas and initiatives to meet/exceed client expectations.
Provide strategic input to aligned accounts.
Demonstrate confidence and competence in questioning to probe and understand client briefs and distill for Real Chemistry teams.
Adopt a questioning mindset to scientifically and strategically challenge and elevate outputs with clients and internal teams.
Co-lead implementation of AI into new projects and initiatives under senior direction within an account.
Act as day-to-day medical contact for clients.
Manage and mentor junior individuals and teams to work competently, confidently and efficiently to deliver high-quality work in high-pressure situations.
Be responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of assets and that they are crafted and delivered in line with client objectives and expectations.
Delegate work within account to ensure everyone is hitting billable targets and learning through new opportunities.
Co-lead excellent medical content across a broad range of deliverables, demonstrating versatility.
Uphold and advocate for the highest standards in medical writing within accounts.
Identify the most appropriate channel, style and format for a project to achieve client objectives and maximise engagement.
Uphold the highest standards within accounts.
Advocate for best practices in project management and delivery to maintain the highest content quality within account.
Lead development of knowledge training for junior members within account.
Provide coaching and mentorship to JMWs/MWS/SMWs.
Coordinate specialised mentorship programs for JMWs.
Manage and prioritise competing workloads within the account, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the team's projects.
Be responsible for guaranteeing that assets are crafted and delivered in line with KPIs, timelines, and budget constraints.
Define and organise resource distribution within accounts to facilitate strategic succession planning and to optimise the alignment of medical colleagues' skills and capacity with account requirements.
Participate in general financial oversight of the account.
Support definition/shape of strategy on new business proposals and pitches.
Contribute to identification of opportunities for organic growth through participating in key engagements.
Support the shaping and execution of strategy for projects in collaboration with medical writing and client service teams and key strategic contact.
Act as knowledge partner by confidently engaging with clients to exchange ideas, create options etc in conjunction with medical writing and accounts teams.
Provide input on how a scientific evidence-base can shape a brand’s go-to market strategy, positioning, evidence generation and medical communication strategy.
Identify key actionable insights, recommendations, opportunities, threats, and critical success factors to inform product strategies.
Shape and structure meetings/workshops to support decision-making.

Requirements

Previous experience of medical writing at an SMW level or above.
Previous experience managing medical writers and interacting regularly with clients is essential.
A profound understanding of healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential.
A high level of academic achievement is expected.
You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships.

Skills

Medical writing
Team leadership
Client relationship management
Strategic thinking
AI implementation
Content development
Project management
Coaching
Mentorship
Financial oversight
Business development
Scientific expertise
Communication

Location

Remote
Hybrid
Onsite

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Office-based

Experience Level

Principal
Senior Medical Writer (SMW) or above

Education Level

High level of academic achievement

Benefits

Free snacks
Generous holiday and paid time off
Private medical, dental, and vision plans
Support in saving for the future
Mental wellness coaching and support
Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning

About the Company

Real Chemistry is a global agency providing a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Their culture is rooted in their people, with a commitment to excellence for both clients and colleagues.
They foster a unique environment where innovation thrives and people are impact-obsessed.

Equal Opportunity

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer.
They strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment.
They encourage applications without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws.
They welcome conversations about accommodations throughout the interview process.