Principal Medical Writer

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. Principal Medical Writer Our Principals play a fundamental role in shaping individual projects within an account with the support and direction of others. They co-lead the creation of outstanding medical content across various therapy areas and provide strategic insights to elevate client deliverables. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator who enjoys managing writing teams, ensuring quality and accuracy, and acting as a primary contact for clients. Our Principals have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, and/or strategic thinking. 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 strat