Principal Medical Copywriter

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is a full-service creative agency operating in the health and wellness space. Our purpose is to unleash the ‘Wellness Effect’ in every person through meaningful personalised experiences, because we achieve greater outcomes when we are fully engaged in our wellness. We believe when our people do well, our work does well, our clients do well, and our patients do well, inspiring even more wellness in the world.

We sum it up in two small words…
Do Well.

That’s the what, but the how is guided by four defining principles – curious, creative, discerning, brave. These are the values we look for and nurture in others and ourselves, underpinning as they do a culture of collaborative entrepreneurialism that drives high-performance.

The Principal Medical Copywriteris a senior figure in the creative department, the copywriting team and on client accounts. The role involves both medical copywriting and aspects of management.

You’re responsible for translating scientificlanguage into compelling, emotive copy for a range of medicalaudiences. Words are your tools and you have mastered them. You have incredible scientific knowledge and play a lead role communicating with clients, medics and colleagues alike.

You will help copywriters develop their craft to deliver materials of the highest quality. You lead by example. You encourage the team to always push the boundaries and elevate the work.

In this senior-level role, you will be viewed as a leader and valued partner by overseeing quality content development, providing scientific guidance both internally and externally on current and new business, and motivating and inspiring the team.

• Comfortablywrites and guides the writing of persuasivecopy for multiple formats, channels and audiences; quickly translates scientific product data into compelling promotional stories; has mastered the crafting of story flows; employs tone of voice to great effect
• Works closely with account leads; takes responsibility for medical accuracy, writing standards, approval processes and quality control levels on key accounts
• Confidently leads interactions with clients and colleagues to support overall account management; advises teams regarding complex narratives and portfolio messaging development; constructively resolves difficult conversations
• Works closely with senior creative colleagues to inform development of relevant creative themes; ensures medical and creative alignment; upholds creative standards; plans and advises on tactical proposals
• Provides effective primary people management for direct reports; capably leads, oversees and mentors writers within account teams; proactively provides feedback and support; identifies training and development needs
• Actively involved in resource management, training and recruitment; works with management team to evolve and improve our service offering
• Provides scientific and strategic counsel for clients and colleagues; maintains a high profile as an expert across a wide range of therapy areas
• Efficiently manages a broad range of account requests/challenges; identifies threats to deliver, offers solutions and challenges approaches; exemplifies resilience
• Demonstrates in-depth understanding of brands and competitors; makes proactive recommendations for driving organic growth; leads scientific aspects of pitches
• Engages with existing and potential clients to maximise selling opportunities, showcase creative work and champion the Saatchi brand at all times
• Supports the strategic direction for existing clients and pitch work

• Extensive proven experience in a medical copywriting role demonstrating:
  • overarching scientific and content leadership for multiple accounts
  • responsibility for maintaining high scientific and copywriting standards
  • development of junior & mid-level writing talent
• A solid scientific background (you should hold at least a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences
• Expertise in healthcare communications and a thorough understanding of industry regulations
• Incredible eye for detail
• Able to develop strong relationships thanks to verbal and written communication…