Principle Medical Copywriter

Job Description

Role: Principal Medical Copywriter

Department: Medical

Location: Hybrid/Remote (Flexible) – London, UK

Job type: Full Time

About Our Client

Our client helps science-led health brands engage with patients, healthcare professionals, carers, and payers to deliver measurable impact. They design transformative, digital-first experiences that move people along the path to better health, creating value across today’s connected healthcare ecosystem.

The team is multidisciplinary and collaborative, including strategists, creatives, analysts, social media experts, project managers, and client service leads. They deliver innovative healthcare experiences, from connected content programmes and mobile apps to digital services and social communities. By leveraging emerging technologies, they help healthcare brands build loyalty, connect care ecosystems, and disrupt traditional markets.

Our client works globally with UK, EMEA, and international clients, collaborating across offices worldwide to bring applied innovation to every project.

The Role

As a Principal Medical Copywriter, you will be a senior leader in the medical copywriting team and a trusted advisor to clients and colleagues.

You will:

• Translate complex scientific data into persuasive, audience-appropriate copy
• Lead key accounts and ensure all outputs meet highest scientific, creative, and regulatory standards
• Provide mentorship and people management for junior and mid-level copywriters
• Shape messaging, narratives, and brand voice across campaigns and channels
• Advise teams on strategic and scientific aspects of pitches, briefs, and account work
• Collaborate closely with creative, account, and scientific colleagues to ensure alignment and quality

In this senior-level role, you will be recognized as a thought leader, championing quality content development, providing guidance on scientific strategy, and inspiring your team to push boundaries and elevate their work.

Why This Opportunity

• Lead high-profile global healthcare accounts and shape scientific messaging
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level copywriters
• Influence strategy, messaging, and campaign execution across multiple channels
• Collaborate with a dynamic, innovative, and multidisciplinary team
• Play a key role in driving growth and excellence for client accounts

Key Responsibilities

• Champion best practice in the medical copywriting team
• Write and guide persuasive copy across formats, channels, and audiences
• Ensure medical accuracy, quality control, and regulatory compliance on key accounts
• Lead discussions with clients and colleagues on complex narratives and portfolio messaging
• Collaborate with senior creatives to inform themes, concepts, and tactical proposals
• Provide people management and mentorship to team members
• Contribute to resource management, recruitment, and training initiatives
• Maintain expertise across multiple therapy areas and advise on scientific strategy
• Identify challenges, propose solutions, and drive delivery across multiple projects

Requirements

• Extensive experience in medical copywriting, leading multiple accounts
• Solid scientific background (bachelor’s degree in life sciences, 2:1 or above)
• Deep expertise in healthcare communications and industry regulations (ABPI Code of Practice)
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication
• Ability to work creatively, strategically, and proactively
• Comfortable advising clients and colleagues on scientific and medical content
• Able to inspire a team and elevate standards of work

Approach & Skills

• Creative: Challenge the status quo sensitively; write and coach to creative themes
• Strategic: Understand both the big picture and the details
• Proactive: Drive your own work and that of your team
• Communicative: Collaborate effectively across teams
• Ambitious: Take ownership, roll up sleeves, and lead by example

Why Join Our Client

Our client believes that keeping the world healthy is a shared responsibility. Their work creates sharper, more memorable, and valuable healthcare brands to drive better outcomes.