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Key Responsibilities
All Principals share the following core responsibilities
Therapy area and scientific expertise: Co-lead development of high-quality medical content under senior direction across multiple therapy areas and initiatives to meet/exceed client expectations
Strategic thinking:
Provide strategic input to aligned accounts
Demonstrate confidence and competent 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
AI: Co-lead implementation of AI into new projects and initiatives under senior direction within an account
Client relationships: Act as day-to-day medical contact for clients
Managing and advising:
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 opportunitiesThe Principal, Medical Content additionally has the following responsibilities
Project expertise: Co-lead excellent medical content across a broad range of deliverables, demonstrating versatility
Content excellence:
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
Quality standards:
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
The Principal, Medical Team additionally has the following responsibilities
Coaching and mentoring:
Provide coaching and mentorship to JMWs/MWS/SMWs
Coordinate specialised mentorship programs for JMWs
Overarching planning to meet KPIs/timelines/budget:
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
Financial and resource management
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
The Medical Strategist additionally has the following responsibilities
Business development:
Support definition/shape of strategy on new business proposals and pitches
Contribute to identification of opportunities for organic growth through participating in key engagements
Strategic leadership:
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
Critical thinking:
Identify key actionable insights, recommendations, opportunities, threats, and critical success factors to inform product strategies
Shape and structure meetings/workshops to support decision-making
Qualifications and Skills
You should bring 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
