Senior Medical Copywriter

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Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture‑changing, value‑driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.

Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit , and follow us on Linked In, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

Ogilvy Health extends the same commitment to impact, delivering iconic, culture‑changing, value‑driving ideas across health. With a focus on medical and health communications, Ogilvy Health collaborates across offices worldwide to innovate at the intersections of advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities. Ogilvy Health is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit , or follow Ogilvy Health Canada on Linked In.

A Senior Medical Copywriter at Ogilvy Health collaborates within a multi‑functional team of Creatives, Client Services, Strategic Planners and Project Managers, and is a leader in the Writing Department. They are involved in a wide range of projects including quality assurance, taking writing projects from first draft to final release, reviewing creative copy for accuracy and compliance, mentoring, presenting to clients, developing brand tactics, and researching existing and prospective clients.

Senior Medical Copywriters will have their work checked by a Creative Copywriter when necessary and will report to a more senior Medical Writer for mentorship and quality assurance.

• 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 an expert 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 the Senior Creative team
• Present internally or to clients
• Review for quality assurance and provide final sign‑off on pieces prior to release

• Relevant education (science degree)
• 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 across any channel
• Excellent command of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Professional knowledge of medical terminology and expertise at articulating pharmaceutical processes/requirements and managing regulatory submissions
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Dynamic thinking with skill for simplifying complex concepts
• A team player who is eager to collaborate and lead, solution‑oriented, resourceful, an avid listener and learner, meticulous, accountable, independent, mindful of others, and self‑motivated

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game‑changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self‑expression. We believe in building powerful teams with purpose – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness,…