Our Purpose:

Science & Purpose is a full-service agency dedicated to bringing deeper meaning to science. We were launched from Patients & Purpose in 2021—built on a passion for patient health with a unified focus on both patient and HCP communications. We work to create a deeper understanding of science, deeper connections with brands, and ultimately, a deeper impact on health outcomes for all.

Who We’re Looking For:

We are building an inclusive culture of solution seekers, collaborators, and creators—all of whom possess an entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity. We are excited to shape the future of Science & Purpose with individuals who are energized by possibility and opportunity, and equally obsessed with having a core role in bringing the power of science to more patients and HCPs.

What You’ll Do

You will be leading multiple brands for a large portfolio of business and team across Patient and Healthcare provider work. You will be leading the day to day and for the future. Beautiful design and great concepts are a must with prior healthcare experience. This will be a strong hybrid opportunity amongst digital, video, VR, print and much more.

Title: Senior Medical Writer

Company/Location: Science & Purpose / New York

Department/Discipline: Medical

Principal role

To produce technical and creative healthcare copy of the highest standards under the direction of Medical Strategy. Working across the agency’s healthcare brands & projects for a variety of clients, the role principally involves medical writing, referencing, and ensuring scientific accuracy from brief to delivery, across a range of touchpoints.

Experience required

At least 1-2 years’ copywriting/medical writing experience in a healthcare-related role, with an undergraduate degree in life sciences as a minimum requirement. Additional qualifications such as an MSc or a PhD are preferable.

Core skills

You will need to show: 

• The ability to write accurate, compelling and engaging copy, whatever the audience
• Scientific integrity and supportability for all communication generated
• Structured thinking, in order to craft logical stories and communicate complex ideas clearly
• Attention to detail, with an eye for editorial consistency and spelling/grammatical/data accuracy
• Initiative to proactively provide your strategic and scientific POV where appropriate
• Flexibility, resourcefulness and ability to manage multiple projects within agreed deadlines 

You should also seek to develop your medical strategy skills in the longer term.

Core responsibilities

You will be expected to: 

• Understand and simplify complex scientific information, presenting it in a clear and appropriate way for specific target audiences
• Be able to effectively source scientific information online and be familiar with the data/product/disease state for specific brands and liaise with clients when necessary
• Maintain responsibility for the copy and medical content of jobs
• Educate internal teams on scientific information by creating medical downloads, data cheat sheets, etc. as needed
• Develop and work with scientific concepts in collaboration with Medical and Creative Teams, to produce compelling messages/copy that can be substantiated in line with clients’ strategic aims
• Work effectively in partnership with the Account Team to exceed clients’ expectations
• Understand market dynamics and client needs, and contribute to strategy in partnership with Brand Strategy
• Help to support to other members of the Medical Strategy team when required
• Present work internally and attend client meetings and conferences where appropriate
• Assist the lead medical strategist with pitch presentation development e.g. with desk research

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• $120,500- $130,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.