Senior Medical Writer at Ogilvy Health Canada | CA | Rezi

Senior Medical Writer at Ogilvy Health Canada

Senior Medical Writer

Ogilvy Health Canada · CA

2 weeks ago

Senior Medical Writer

Ogilvy Health Canada · CA

19 days ago
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About the Role

As a Senior Medical Copywriter at Ogilvy Health, you will collaborate within a multi-functional team and lead the Writing Department. Your responsibilities include quality assurance, managing projects from draft to release, reviewing copy for accuracy and compliance, mentoring junior staff, presenting to clients, developing brand tactics, and conducting research. You will report to a senior Medical writer for guidance and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

  • Help foster a collaborative environment
  • Write copy for any kind of promotional piece across any medium
  • Attend project briefs, and work with the cross-functional team
  • Work with Art Directors at project inception to understand specs and text restrictions
  • Be a champion for assigned brands
  • Collaborate with other Creatives to achieve the project’s communications objectives
  • Manage copy updates for assigned projects, and/or delegate
  • Manage and source reference documents for your brands, and/or delegate
  • Be a resource for the cross-functional team on regulatory issues (PAAB, ASC, etc.)
  • Provide insight into disease state and therapeutic landscape for your brands
  • Proofread when needed
  • Participate in brainstorms and ideation sessions
  • Participate in conceptual development as part of senior creative team
  • Present internally or to clients
  • Review and sign-off on pieces prior to release

Requirements

  • Medical/Pharmaceutical and/or CME experience is a must
  • 4+ years’ experience as a copywriter, in an agency or similar environment
  • Ability to craft engaging, digestible copy for any audience in any channel
  • Excellent command of English grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Professional knowledge of medical terminology and expertise at articulating pharmaceutical process/requirements and manage regulatory submissions
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Dynamic thinking with skill for simplifying complex concepts
  • Eager to collaborate and, at times, lead
  • Solutions-oriented and resourceful
  • An avid listener and learner
  • Meticulous – attention to detail is a must
  • Accountable, independent, and mindful of others
  • Self-motivated

Skills

  • Medical terminology
  • Pharmaceutical process/requirements articulation
  • Regulatory submissions management
  • Simplifying complex concepts

Location

  • Canada

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior
  • 4+ years

Education Level

  • Science degree

Salary/Compensations

  • $65,000—$115,000 CAD

Benefits

  • Tools to succeed
  • Autonomy to seek new paths
  • Support from expert colleagues
  • Opportunities to do proud work

About the Company

  • Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for 75 years.
  • Ogilvy builds on its legacy through Borderless Creativity, innovating across advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities.
  • Experts collaborate seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries.
  • Ogilvy ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC.
  • Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP).