Senior Medical Writer 

Role Purpose

Our SMWs are responsible for driving day-to-day project delivery (with support from others) within an account in order to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for an experienced writer who has a passion for scientific and medical developments, a keen interest in AI, and who enjoys tackling new problems, interacting with clients, and mentoring internal team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific knowledge:
  • Confidently steps into new therapeutic areas
  • Starting to lead discussions with clients and external experts on therapy area, drivers which influence treatment decision-making and patient pathways
• Strategic knowledge: Helps to lead meetings and strategic discussions with clients
• AI
  • Proactively utilizes a broad range of AI solutions to streamline complex projects, with support from others
  • Evaluates and implements AI-driven solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of projects, identifying opportunities for improvement and collaborating with team members to optimize project delivery
  • Provides guidance and training to team members on best practice
• Project ownership:
  • Leads content delivery for complex projects with supervision from senior team, delegating to AMW/MWs as needed and where appropriate to ensure timely execution to a high standard
  • Skilled in achieving communications objectives by employing a broad range of channels and formats
• Project development:
  • Interrogates briefs from clients/internal teams and proactively flags any queries or potential issues
  • Applies critical thinking skills towards a project brief to achieve deliverables in a timely and efficient manner
  • Provides a proactive, solution-focused approach towards resolving queries, and addressing feedback
  • Initiates discussions with Account Teams regarding potential barriers to successful project completion that may arise
• Editorial:
  • Develops compelling narratives from complex information
  • Structures and writes novel projects that may not have been executed previously
• Quality control:
  • Takes responsibility for overall quality of deliverables with supervision from senior team
  • Reviews JMWs’ work for adherence to brief, client objectives and quality of writing, providing constructive feedback
• On site: Leads elements of the on-site programme across a variety of events with support from others
• Client liaison: Leads scientific discussion with clients and external experts as appropriate to capture briefs, resolve queries, and progress scientific content development in timely and efficient manner
• Growth and new business
  • Supports development of scientific content for new therapeutic areas for new business
  • Proactively identifies new business opportunities with new and existing clients
• Project management: Provides timely and accurate communication to accounts team on writer hours, and project progress
• Teamwork: Trains/mentors junior writers on account-specific therapy area knowledge and processes

Qualifications and skills

• You should bring a strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline (post-graduate degree preferred). A high level of academic achievement is expected
• You should bring previous experience of medical writing at an MW level or above
• A passion for, and profound understanding of, healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential, as well as a keen interest in AI technologies
• You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships. Previous experience mentoring MWs and interacting regularly with clients is essential

What Real Chemistry offers

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Director to join our growing team!

Our Senior Directors are fundamental for directing programmes across the Real Chemistry ‘One Medical’ business. This position is perfect for a visionary leader who can use their extensive team leadership experience, therapy area and scientific expertise, and strong strategic thinking skills to define cutting-edge strategies and ensure excellence in all deliverables across the Medical team.

Senior Directors thrive in shaping the future of the business and fostering a dynamic, supportive, and innovative environment. Our Senior Directors have the opportunity to specialise in content development, team leadership, team development, and/or strategic thinking.

What you’ll do:

• Therapy area and scientific expertise: Direct internal programmes related to therapy area and scientific expertise across the global ‘One Medical’ team
• Strategic thinking: Define strategy on new and complex business proposals in
  collaboration with senior team members
• Client relationships: Proactively act as trusted advisor for clients and internal teams across Real Chemistry
• Managing and advising:
• Lead, shape and direct medical teams to deliver a range of assets whilst fostering an environment of intellectual curiosity
• Ensure that processes and team structures result in the highest quality of
  deliverables
• Coaching and mentoring:
• Foster a culture of mentorship across the agency
• Collaborate with agency leaders to direct mentoring programmes across the
  agency
• Overarching planning to meet KPIs/timelines/budget: Promote development of best practices for project management and content delivery to ensure exceptional quality across the Medical team
• Financial and resource management
• Plan resource allocation across the Medical function, fostering inter-agency
  cooperation and sharing of resources and expertise to amplify collective
  efficiency and effectiveness
• Define and refine processes for financial management of accounts

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• You should bring previous extensive experience within medical education including roles that involved management of multiple large teams of medical writers and/or strategists
• Proven record of building strong client relationships and growing business opportunities
• 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, with a knack for delivering persuasive presentations

Medical Writer

Role Purpose

Our MWs play a fundamental role in our business by contributing to day-to-day project delivery within an account to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for a proactive communicator with a passion for science, a keen interest in AI, and a keen eye for detail who is looking to develop their medical writing career further.  

This role is based in the UK and employed under a UK contract of employment, with contractual working hours of 40 hours per week, but works as part of teams supporting US business and clients. The role works closely with US-based colleagues and may have day-to-day line management from leaders supporting US business. As for any role in Real Chemistry, reasonable flexibility to work across US and other time zones will be required depending on business need.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific knowledge:
  • Has a good understanding of assigned therapeutic areas
  • Effectively analyses and interprets scientific data to work on a wide range of assigned projects
• Strategic knowledge:
  • Understands the medical affairs and commercial spaces within which clients work
  • Reviews literature and competitive information to continually expand understanding of brand/marketplace and emerging competitors and shares findings and implications with teams
  • Participates in meetings and strategic discussions with clients, authors, and advisors
• AI
  • Confidently and efficiently uses AI tools to support assigned tasks, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in their work
  • Seeks out new opportunities to apply AI tools in to improve personal workflow and task management
• Project ownership:
  • Takes some responsibility for day-to-day delivery of scientific content under supervision of MW2 or SMW and higher
  • Ensures communication objectives are met on assigned projects
• Editorial:
  • Adapts writing style to suit different audiences (e.g. primary and secondary care physicians, nurses or patients)
  • Structure and writes more commercially focused or complicated materials such as story flows/strategic frameworks, competitor intelligence, advisory board reports, etc. with clear supervision from SMW or higher
• Quality control:
  • Ensures all work is referenced appropriately and is provided with a full reference pack
  • Ensures all work is tagged appropriately on VVPM
  • Is fully adherent to and shows a good working knowledge the ABPI code of conduct
  • Demonstrates knowledge of good practice/industry guidelines and ensures project work is compliant with these with supervision from senior team
• On site: May go on-site across a variety of events and interacting with clients and faculty to develop and finalise content
• Client liaison: Has begun to have client contact for content development on straight-forward projects and escalates queries in more challenging scenarios
• Project management
  • Adheres to project schedules and briefs
  • Understands key dates in project timelines and keeps the account team apprised of status on projects by providing timely and accurate communication
  • Proactively clarifies how a project status is tracking versus the number of hours available
  • Participates in the tracking of project deliverables, identifying impact of out-of-scope changes
  • Adheres to project budgets, or proactively provides appropriate reasons not to
• Teamwork: Trains/mentors junior writers on writing and company processes

Qualifications and skills

• You should bring a strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline (post-graduate degree preferred). A high level of academic achievement is expected
• A passion for, and profound understanding of, healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential, as well as a keen interest in AI technologies
• You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and have a keen eye for detail
• You should bring previous experience as a (junior) medical writer at an agency or within a pharmaceutical organisation

What Real Chemistry offers

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/

Job Summary:

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Account Manager to join our growing team!

As a Senior Account Manager, you will act as the key day-to-day client contact, managing relationships and taking responsibility for the delivery of several medium to large projects. As a client account lead or captain (depending on the size of the account), you will be responsible for managing the execution of parallel ongoing projects and take an active role in coaching your junior team and ensuring projects are delivered effectively alongside the account lead and/or sponsor.

You should have a clear understanding of the programme as a whole (not just the projects you are working on) across your accounts, increasing your involvement in the strategic planning and financial management of your accounts and focusing on developing your leadership style to actively manage up and down, based on project needs.

What you’ll do:

Client delivery

• Act as day-to-day client contact: provide regular status updates to your client (leading updates on more complex projects); anticipate client needs; respond to client queries and share recommendations (following discussion with your account lead); manage client expectations on timelines, scope of project, etc.; take client briefs and clearly communicate to team members, implementing realistic project plans

• Confidently formulate objectives and strategies for new client work with support from your account lead, ensuring that programme strategy is pulled through

• Lead large projects with less support from your account lead, being accountable for the whole project from start to finish

• Provide counsel to the client throughout the project with confidence to challenge the client when required; manage challenging conversations with the client, as required

• Provide support to your account lead in addressing programme and team challenges

• Formulate solutions to client challenges such as last-minute requests

• Have a clear understanding of the programme as a whole (not just the projects you are working on), including the client objectives, strategy and environment so that you are able to confidently lead internal meetings and client calls

• Ensure momentum is maintained across the programme and contact with client continues whenever the account lead is absent

Business development

• Identify areas for organic growth within existing accounts (evolving existing programmes and/or additional tactics) and confidently sell new ideas in to clients, with support from your account lead

• Play a management role in the new business process (assisting in the production of credentials and pitch presentations, coordinating and managing team members and external suppliers), having a significant share of voice/visibility with the internal cross-functional team

Team management

• Begin to develop your leadership style, instilling professional values and good working habits in your teams

• Look for opportunities to inspire, motivate, and empower your team on a daily basis, leading by example and setting the standard for junior accounts team members

• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members and manage their performance

• Support interviewing for new AAs – SAAs

• Line manage at least one accounts team member AAs – SAAs, providing day-to-day support and longer-term career development guidance

Financial management

• Develop more complicated budgets for integrated client programmes and track resource use against available budget throughout the month

• Coach others to develop accurate budgets for clients, reflecting back on previous projects and gathering cost quotes

• Support your account lead with the financial management of your accounts, proactively getting involved in invoicing, forecasting and resourcing and attend month-end finance meetings

• Complete your timesheets and expense claims accurately and on time and take an active role in reviewing timesheets across the majority of your projects

Agency environment

• Participate in internal initiatives which contribute to the culture or development of the Medical Communications team, or Real Chemistry more broadly (e.g., compliance/socials/inspiration)

• Keep abreast of award-winning work and insights from other industries, sharing as appropriate

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Relevant degree in a scientific subject

• Excellent business communication skills, including informal/formal presentation and writing skills

• Excellent business communication skills

• Informal/formal presentation and writing skills; including presenting to clients

• Skilled in data communication

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).

• Edit junior staff writing and presentation material

• Must have Medical Education experience; integrated experience preferred.

• Skilled in data communication and able to develop final documents and presentations

• Able to develop solutions to client needs and problems, with a strong work ethic and a track record of high-quality deliverables on schedule and on budget

• Experience coaching and mentoring junior team members

• High energy, able to effectively operate in a fast-paced, growing and evolving environment

Who we are

Omnicom Health is the global healthcare communications partner that accelerates the impact of medical science for pharma and biotech clients. We boldly define the healthcare communications landscape at the convergence of people, purpose, science and technology, driving the impact that pharma needs to realize the promise of innovative medicines.

We’ve created a unique model of four disciplines - Commercial & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Publications and Regulatory – that enables hyperconnected, audience-centric engagement that delivers for our clients.

Our Purpose

Scientific discovery moves humanity forward, creating better ways to connect, to care, to live. The innovations our clients create not only improve, but save lives, and we work every day to maximize that impact. Our industry knowledge and foresight is matched with relentless execution, and we partner with clients to ensure that their story connects with the right audience when it matters most. Together, we move medicine closer to patients and accelerate the impact of science.

About the Role:

The Principal Medical Writer (PMW) is responsible for the production of high-quality medical content written to a consistently high standard that is aligned with client’s communication objectives and is delivered both on time and to budget. The PMW confidently incorporates strategic direction on assigned accounts and is the acknowledged go-to contact for in-depth knowledge of select therapy areas. Principal Medical Writers generously share their time and knowledge throughout their account team, particularly with scientific teammates, giving constructive feedback to help develop medical writing skills.

This exciting new PMW role offers a mix of Publications Planning/Strategy and Medical Affairs projects for a global, high-profile multi-indication Oncology product in the Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) class.

 Key Responsibilities:

Communication

• Provide regular feedback to senior teams across accounts and projects
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly to different audiences through a variety of media (print and digital)
• Identify and communicate important updates and any medical/regulatory milestones to the team
• Provide additional insight into writing styles, content inclusion, data interpretation and subsequent actions based on previous experience

Project Delivery

• Able to write across multiple projects and accounts simultaneously, whilst monitoring team output
• Consistently deliver client-ready deliverables across a wide range of projects
• Work closely with the wider team to lead and drive projects, providing expert content development support
• Demonstrate full compliance with internal processes and lead adherence to best practices across teams, setting the example for junior team members to follow
• Support the senior team by taking the lead on multi-writer projects, assisting with scientific and communications reviewing
• Partner with client services teams in forecasting and resource planning
• Provide feedback on scientific components of budget development
• Contribute to and support the evolution of best practices and processes, ensuring maximum efficiency
• Enter time and submit expenses by the deadlines set, using appropriate job codes

Scientifically Savvy

• Independently produce consistently high-level content
• Share in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance to support the wider team
• Provide scientific leadership on assigned accounts, including implementing detailed strategic direction
• Demonstrate a high degree of scientific and commercial knowledge and insights across all activities
• Maintain an excellent and in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance, acting as role model for others to learn from

Business Development

• Participate in business development initiatives with both existing and potential clients when required

Collaboration and building relationships

• Establish and maintain excellent scientific relationships/communications with clients, third-party suppliers, key opinion leaders and medical experts to help develop high-quality content
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within and across departments, attending and contributing to briefing/internal discussions when required

 Developing Talent

• Oversee the work of and provide clear direction to junior scientific service colleagues, delegating responsibilities and tasks where appropriate to provide experience, growth and knowledge transfer
• Review copy and provide helpful and clear constructive feedback to junior team members
• Ask team members (across all levels) for feedback, and proactively implement learnings
• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximising exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training and requesting training as required

Taking the Initiative

• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximising exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training and requesting training as required.
• Undertake tasks outside of the specifics of the job description where business reasons require it

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant science subject or 5+ years’ experience as a Medical Writer in a medical communications agency or similar environment
• Extensive medical writing experience in a medical communications agency or similar environment with demonstrated proficiency writing for Publications Planning & Strategy and Medical Affairs deliverables
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Have an excellent command of the English language in both written and verbal communications

Desirable

• Experience writing in Oncology in a medical communications agency or industry
• A keen interest in working and developing scientific expertise across a range of deliverables and therapy areas
• Ability to travel

If there is anything in this ad that appeals to you, but your experience doesn’t match the criteria, please get in touch with us anyway as we’d love to hear from you.

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.

Senior Account Manager – Omnicom Health Medical Communications 

Who we are 

At Omnicom Health Medical Communications, we give science a story to tell. As a global leader in publications, medical affairs, regulatory consultation, and AOR medical communications, we boldly define the journey from molecule to market for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Our agency is powered by the convergence of highly skilled people, a higher purpose, and the nexus of science and technology innovation.

We support 150+ transformational medicines across pharma, biotech, and healthcare. From early‑stage discovery through commercialization, Omnicom Health Medical Communications partners with the medical communications community across the lifecycle of their assets—supercharging their science to engage and reach healthcare professionals.

The role 

As a Senior Account Manager, you will execute projects independently with the support and direction of the Account Lead, including, but not limited to, timeline development and management, financial reporting and management, client-contact report development, client meeting agendas and action-item report development, interaction and coordination with other internal stakeholders (including scientific services, editorial, creative, and digital), onsite program management, materials development, concept planning, and coordination with external vendors. You will own all aspects of client and project management, including internal and client-facing kickoff meetings at the start of an initiative through to completion and delivery.

What You Will Do:

• Execute projects autonomously, with proven knowledge of internal processes, and capably and directly manage projects while working with interdepartmental teams
• Provide expert oversight of Workfront and other content management databases/portals (if applicable to account, eg, Veeva, Datavision)
• Work closely with Finance Director for accurate picture and preservation of account financials
• Correctly use existing financial tools (eg, Job Position Report) to keep team abreast of key financial data trackers and accurately use forecasting platform, in addition to keeping the team forecast up to date
• Develop client budgets, scope of work, and estimates with minimal revision needed
• Partner with clients independently and lead client meetings and calls with focus on project status and completion
• Accurately complete client-contact reports with minimal supervision/revision
• Understand and internally discuss client strategy and/or objectives
• At times oversee the work of and provide direction to junior team members and delegate projects to provide experience and knowledge transfer
• Take the lead on interdepartmental relationship issues and identify and solve problems, give and receive constructive criticism in an assertive way, and immediately and helpfully address conflicts with peers

• Participate in and contribute to select business planning sessions
• Assist in preparation of new business pitches/presentations, including research, scheduling, and other internal needs

Requirements:

• Degree in life science or degree in liberal arts, marketing or communications, with a strong appreciation for medical communications and scientific storytelling, and an interest in pharmaceutical marketing
• 3-4 years of experience in account/project management in an agency setting; some pharmaceutical or healthcare-focused client experience preferred, but not required
• Expertise in MS Office (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint)
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Solution focused, with a high degree of problem solving
• Passion for excellence and extremely detail oriented
• Comfortable leading client calls
• Highly organized, able to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Willingness and ability to travel for programs if requested; 10% travel likely (pending accounts)

Senior Medical Writer

Who we are

Omnicom Health Medical Communications is the global healthcare communications partner that accelerates the impact of medical science for pharma and biotech clients. We boldly define the healthcare communications landscape at the convergence of people, purpose, science and technology, driving the impact that pharma needs to realize the promise of innovative medicines.

We’ve created a unique model of four disciplines - Commercial & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Publications and Regulatory – that enables hyperconnected, audience-centric engagement that delivers for our clients.

Our Purpose

Scientific discovery moves humanity forward, creating better ways to connect, to care, to live. The innovations our clients create not only improve, but save lives, and we work every day to maximize that impact. Our industry knowledge and foresight is matched with relentless execution, and we partner with clients to ensure that their story connects with the right audience when it matters most. Together, we move medicine closer to patients and accelerate the impact of scien

Key Responsibilities

Communication

• Understand the purpose and role of communications in the wider therapy area and commercial landscape
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly to different audiences through a variety of media (print and digital)
• Identify and communicate important therapy area updates and any medical/regulatory milestones to the team and clients where appropriate. Link this with any potential new business opportunities where applicable
• Provide regular feedback to junior teams across accounts and projects
• Ensure regular status updates to senior team members on accounts and projects, including being able to clearly escalate anticipated challenges/needs in a timely manner

Project Delivery

• Able to work across multiple projects and accounts simultaneously, whilst monitoring team output
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of timelines, budgetary constraints and scopes of work
• Adhere to the quality control process and ensure all work produced by the team has gone through the correct internal review process, setting the example for junior team members to follow
• Demonstrate a good understanding of project management and resource planning
• Maintain a working knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards and compliance
• Enter time and submit expenses by the deadlines set, using appropriate job codes

Scientifically Savvy

• Independently produce consistently high-level content
• Independently and accurately incorporate strategic concepts into projects
• Lead and develop content with minimal review/direction, including data understanding and ability to communicate to a wide range of complex projects
• Become a scientific expert in your allocated therapy areas, sharing your knowledge within the agency and with clients where appropriate
• Lead and take responsibility for client review meetings, and demonstrate the ability to present and be comfortable with the interrogation of your work

Business Development

• Work with relevant project teams to help develop project proposals and input on budgets
• Attend pitches as required

Collaboration and Building Relationships

• Build effective relationships with external suppliers, key opinion leaders and medical experts to help develop high-quality content
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within and across departments, attending and proactively contributing to briefing/internal discussions
• Independently lead written and verbal client communications
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of business offerings, identifying opportunities for account growth and cross-selling
• Proactively address and manage any conflicts that arise

Developing Talent

• Oversee the work of and provide clear direction to junior scientific services colleagues, delegating responsibilities and tasks where appropriate to provide experience, growth and knowledge transfer
• Review copy and provide helpful and clear constructive feedback to junior team members
• Assist junior team members with interpreting external feedback and applying learnings
• Help guide junior team members in their own strategic development by clearly explaining how to incorporate strategic concepts into projects
• Assist junior team members in identifying tasks and responsibilities that need to be prioritised and explaining the rationale
• Provide effective line management, and supervise and support your team to help them achieve their objectives

Taking the Initiative

• Ask team members (across all levels) for feedback, and proactively implement learnings
• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximising exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training and requesting training as required
• Undertake tasks outside of the specifics of the job description where business reasons require it

Adherence to company best working practices

Undertake tasks outside of the specifics of the job description where business reasons require it

Senior Medical writers are required to adhere to HCG’s standard policies and procedures. Failure to comply with any policy may result in retraining, disciplinary action and/or possible dismissal. Copies of HCG policies, including but not limited to the following, are available from HR:

• Ethical Working Practices
• Client Confidentiality Agreements
• Timesheet Submission Practices
• Email, Internet, and Electronic Information Policy
• Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Policy

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant science subject or 3 years’ relevant experience
• Experience with medical writing, in particular Publications work
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Have an excellent command of the English language in both written and verbal communications

Desirable

• Previous experience in a medical communications agency or industry would be advantageous
• Previous line management experience would be advantageous
• A keen interest in working and developing scientific expertise across a range of therapy areas
• Ability to travel

Scientific Director - Omnicom Health Medical Communications 

Reporting to: Senior Scientific Director / Group Scientific Director

About us 

At Omnicom Health Medical Communications, we give science a story to tell. As a global leader in publications, medical affairs, regulatory consultation, and AOR medical communications, we boldly define the journey from molecule to market for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Our agency is powered by the convergence of highly skilled people, a higher purpose, and the nexus of science and technology innovation.

We support 150+ transformational medicines across pharma, biotech, and healthcare. From early‑stage discovery through commercialization, Omnicom Health Medical Communications partners with the medical communications community across the lifecycle of their assets—supercharging their science to engage and reach healthcare professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Support the senior leaders, taking the lead on multi-writer projects, assisting with resourcing and scientific communications review
• Demonstrate a high degree of scientific and commercial knowledge and insights across all activities, helping guide others to develop this skill
• Oversee content on a wide range of complex projects across multiple teams and therapy areas
• Demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in review of scientific content, helping to guide others to develop this skill
• Consistently produce client-ready deliverables across a wide range of projects
• Demonstrate full compliance with internal processes and lead adherence to best practices across teams, setting the example for junior team members to follow
• Provide feedback on scientific components of budget development
• Identify and communicate important updates and any medical/regulatory milestones to the team. Link this with any potential new business opportunities where applicable
• Enter time and submit expenses by the deadlines set, using appropriate job codes

Strategic Mindset

• Act as scientific lead on assigned accounts, providing strategic direction and scientific leadership
• Demonstrate a high degree of scientific knowledge and commercial insight across all activities
• Partner with client services teams in strategic planning activities and account/issues management
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of a range of therapeutic and scientific concepts, and the ability to communicate these to colleagues, clients and external experts, knowing how and when to adapt language and content
• Demonstrate leadership to deliver the highest possible standards in scientific excellence throughout the entire project process
• Able to keep an effective overview of the ‘bigger picture’, whilst not getting lost in the detail for the account and agency

Business Development

• Participate in business development initiatives with existing and potential clients, as well as collaborating with the business development team in order to develop proposals and pitches
• Work collaboratively across departments to cross-sell services, demonstrating an excellent understanding of the client’s business strategy/implications
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of business offerings, identifying opportunities for account growth and cross-selling

Collaboration and Building Relationships

• Establish, maintain and lead scientific relationships/communications with clients, medical experts and third parties, supporting junior team members to ensure they develop this skill
• Lead collaborative work between Omnicom Health Med Comms and client teams/medical experts to moderate/facilitate activities

Builds Effective Teams

• Share in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical industry standards across multiple teams and therapy areas, keeping up to date on latest industry developments
• Utilising previous experience, guide the decision-making process and provide additional insight into writing styles, content inclusion, and data interpretation
• Oversee the work of and provide clear direction to junior scientific service colleagues, delegating responsibilities and tasks where appropriate to provide experience, growth and knowledge transfer
• Provide clear, constructive and actionable feedback to junior staff on a regular basis, and to peers when required
• Help guide junior team members in their own strategic development by clearly explaining how to incorporate strategic concepts into projects
• Provide effective line management, and supervise and support your team to help them achieve their objectives
• Partner with HR to identify and proactively address any performance management issues
• Take responsibility for the account team’s understanding of the therapy areas they work on
• Share your knowledge and experience by confidently developing and delivering group presentations, or one-to-one/small group coaching sessions where appropriate
• Ask team members (across all levels) for feedback, and proactively implement learnings
• Own responsibility for your personal development, regularly looking for other ways to learn and grow professionally by maximising exposure to new opportunities, making the most of training and requesting training as required
• Undertake tasks outside of the specifics of the job description where business reasons require it

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant science subject or 6+ years’ experience writing in a medical communications agency or similar environment
• Experience in independently writing across a range of medical communications media
• Previous line management experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Have an excellent command of the English language in both written and verbal communications

Desirable

• Previous experience in a medical communications agency or industry would be advantageous
• A keen interest in working and developing scientific expertise across a range of therapy areas
• Previous business development experience – including taking part in live pitches
• Ability to travel

Job Summary:

Real Chemistry is looking for a Account Manager to join our growing team!

As an Account Manager, you will act as the key day-to-day client contact, managing relationships and taking responsibility for the delivery of several medium-sized projects. As a captain, you will be responsible for managing the execution of parallel ongoing projects and take an active role in coaching your junior team and ensuring projects are delivered effectively alongside the account lead.

What you’ll do:

Client delivery

• Act as day-to-day client contact: provide regular status updates to your client; respond to client queries and share recommendations (following discussion with your account lead); manage client expectations on timelines, scope of project, etc.; take client briefs and clearly communicate to team members, implementing realistic project plans

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of your account, including managing the processes of the account (including running regular internal team meetings), flow of work (review content developed by more junior team members), delegation of tasks (oversee status reports to ensure all team actions are complete) and the status of jobs across the account (not just your own)

• Ownership of and accountability for medium-sized client projects, ensuring that projects are delivered to highest possible standards within budget and agreed timeframes

• Actively demonstrate an understanding of your clients’ needs (building an awareness of their strategy and brand) and preferences in your interactions and the delivery of work

• Confidently develop written content (briefing documents, etc) and gain experience reviewing junior team members’ work, ensuring content is accurate and developed to a high standard ahead of more senior review

Business development

• Start to identify areas for growth (evolving existing programmes and/or additional tactics), proactively sharing new ideas with your team and client

• Take an active role in new business, which may include undertaking and presenting research to the pitch team, or facilitating team input via brainstorms/presenting as part of the pitch team

Team management

• Maintain an awareness of the professional development of more junior team members on your accounts, through regular catch ups and interactions

• Develop your coaching, delegation and briefing (both internally and externally with suppliers) skills, and lead by example; use these approaches to upskill, develop and inspire more junior team members

• Buddy new SAA/AM starters

Financial management

• Develop a greater understanding of the account finances beyond your projects, proactively supporting your account lead with financial management including managing Salesforce opportunities, invoicing and forecasting

• Develop accurate budgets for clients, reflecting on previous projects and gathering cost quotes

• Manage the budget for projects that you own, feeding into your account lead as part of the broader programme finances; identify where project is going out of scope and alert your account lead with details of additional budget required

• Input into the resourcing process by sharing with your account/medical writer lead the requirements for your projects

• Complete your timesheets and expense claims accurately and on time and take an active role in reviewing timesheets across some of your projects

Agency environment

• Participate in internal initiatives which contribute to the culture or development of the Medical Communications team, or Real Chemistry more broadly (e.g., compliance/socials/inspiration)

• Immerse yourself in the medical communications and pharma industries, and your client companies and therapy areas: engage with every opportunity to establish an awareness of developments, innovations and trends. Look for opportunities to reflect these in your work and flag your ideas to your teams and wider team to raise your internal profile

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Relevant degree in a scientific subject

• Highly organised with a mindfulness of deadlines, the ability to manage multiple tasks based on priorities and a strong attention to detail

• Independent thinker confident in taking ownership of assets and material development, but a team player who enjoys collaboration

• Ability to mentor junior staff and delegate accordingly in order to achieve project deadlines

• Has confidence to manage upward when required; able to communicate with managers when deadlines will not be met or when issues are foreseeable

• Demonstrated strong work ethic, with a track record of following through on client requests and with high-quality deliverables on schedule and on budget

• Ability to develop project scopes and vendor contracts

• Excellent business communication ability, including informal/formal presentation and writing skills

• High energy, able to effectively operate in fast-paced, growing and evolving environment

Senior Medical Writer 

Our Senior Medical Writers are responsible for driving day-to-day project delivery (with support from others) within an account in order to create outstanding medical content across a variety of therapy areas. This position is ideal for an experienced writer who has a passion for scientific and medical developments, a keen interest in AI, and who enjoys tackling new problems, interacting with clients, and mentoring internal team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific knowledge:
  • Confidently steps into new therapeutic areas
  • Starting to lead discussions with clients and external experts on therapy area, drivers which influence treatment decision-making and patient pathways
• Strategic knowledge: Helps to lead meetings and strategic discussions with clients
• AI
  • Proactively utilizes a broad range of AI solutions to streamline complex projects, with support from others
  • Evaluates and implements AI-driven solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of projects, identifying opportunities for improvement and collaborating with team members to optimize project delivery
  • Provides guidance and training to team members on best practice
• Project ownership:
  • Leads content delivery for complex projects with supervision from senior team, delegating to AMW/MWs as needed and where appropriate to ensure timely execution to a high standard
  • Skilled in achieving communications objectives by employing a broad range of channels and formats
• Project development:
  • Interrogates briefs from clients/internal teams and proactively flags any queries or potential issues
  • Applies critical thinking skills towards a project brief to achieve deliverables in a timely and efficient manner
  • Provides a proactive, solution-focused approach towards resolving queries, and addressing feedback
  • Initiates discussions with Account Teams regarding potential barriers to successful project completion that may arise
• Editorial:
  • Develops compelling narratives from complex information
  • Structures and writes novel projects that may not have been executed previously
• Quality control:
  • Takes responsibility for overall quality of deliverables with supervision from senior team
  • Reviews JMWs’ work for adherence to brief, client objectives and quality of writing, providing constructive feedback
• On site: Leads elements of the on-site programme across a variety of events with support from others
• Client liaison: Leads scientific discussion with clients and external experts as appropriate to capture briefs, resolve queries, and progress scientific content development in timely and efficient manner
• Growth and new business
  • Supports development of scientific content for new therapeutic areas for new business
  • Proactively identifies new business opportunities with new and existing clients
• Project management: Provides timely and accurate communication to accounts team on writer hours, and project progress
• Teamwork: Trains/mentors junior writers on account-specific therapy area knowledge and processes

Qualifications and skills

• You should bring a strong scientific background with a degree in a scientific or medical discipline (post-graduate degree preferred). A high level of academic achievement is expected
• You should bring previous experience of medical writing at an MW level or above
• A passion for, and profound understanding of, healthcare, science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry is essential, as well as a keen interest in AI technologies
• You’ll need to be personable, articulate, and capable of nurturing relationships. Previous experience mentoring MWs and interacting regularly with clients is essential

What Real Chemistry offers

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, and multiple late-stage development programs addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States. Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at www.axsome.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About This Role

Axsome Therapeutics is seeking a Specialty Account Manager (SAM) to execute commercial activities for an assigned geography, establish relationships with customers, and ensure successful promotion of SYMBRAVO, an oral acute migraine medication. SAMs will be responsible for product performance at a territory level and expected to be a disease category expert and product champion. The SAM will provide account management support and exhibit business knowledge of the local landscape to assess key stakeholders plus future trends within the marketplace.

Job Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Proficient in both virtual and live customer engagements  
• Assume full ownership of assigned territory’s performance as a specialty account manager, building awareness for SYMBRAVO amongst key customers in a competitive therapeutic environment 
• Develop a comprehensive and effective territory business plan aimed at achieving and exceeding quarterly and annual goals established by commercial leadership 
• Promote within our approved labeling in a comprehensive, fair, and ethical manner that is consistent with industry specific and corporate legal and regulatory guidelines 
• Develop strong customer relationships by better understanding the customer’s needs 
• Serve as a resource/consultant to customers and staff regarding payer policies and processes (i.e., eligibility and benefit verification, prior-authorization, and appeals/denials) 
• Maximize use of marketing resources to maintain and develop customer relationships for the purpose of growing the customers’ confidence to prescribe Axsome medications for appropriate patients 
• Communicate territory activity in an accurate and timely manner as directed by management 
• Provide feedback to sales and commercial leadership, colleagues, marketing, and other internal departments about changing environment and results 
• Successfully complete all training classes in a timely manner 
• Complete administrative duties in an accurate and timely fashion 
• Manage efforts within assigned promotional budget 
• Effectively collaborate across all corporate functions 
• Attend medical congresses and society meetings as needed 
• Ensure timely access for patients through patient services and savings programs 
• Overnight travel as indicated by the needs of the business 
• Additional responsibilities as assigned 

Qualifications / Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university 
• Minimum of 5 years of field customer experience and/or account management. Minimum of 3 years Healthcare Professional experience with relevant CNS experience will also meet the qualifications for this role 
• 5 years of consistent top performance in the pharmaceutical, biotech or medical sales space 
• Migraine/CNS experience strongly preferred 
• Demonstrated experience delivering outstanding results  
• Launch experience strongly preferred 
• Must live in the territory's geography 
• Experience strategizing within cross-functional teams, utilizing differential resources to achieve business goals 
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple tasks concurrently under aggressive timelines in a dynamic environment 
• Comfortability with uncertainty and high expectations 
• Patient support services experience a plus 
• Strong digital marketing aptitude 
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills 
• Frequent driving, including extended periods of time behind the wheel 
• Prolonged sitting and standing as part of daily job functions 
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30lbs regularly 
• Overhead reaching required to close and secure liftgates or similar equipment 

Salary & Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this role is $100,000 - $150,000. The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Axsome offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, significant equity and a generous benefits package.

Axsome is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Axsome Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or third-party recruitment agencies and will not pay placement fees for unsolicited candidates that are sent to hiring managers, the HR team or other Axsome team members. Only approved vendors who have been explicitly asked to support a specific search will receive access to our Applicant Tracking System to submit candidates for consideration.

No-one’s favourite brand is the one that helps them live longer; we believe it should be.

Over the last 5+ years, 21GRAMS has been on a mission, bringing a more soulful, meaningful and fundamentally more human approach to healthcare brands. And it’s been successful. But we need to do more. 

Our mission is about creating the most effective work for clients through the power of creativity, and that starts with listening and thinking. By knowing the audience better than they know themselves, and applying that insight to the client’s business opportunity, we can build brands and create campaigns that are more powerful than any sneaker brand. And for that, we need you!

Job Summary

We are looking for driven, savvy game changers who are ready to dive into the trenches and make an immediate impact. We are currently seeking an Account Director with solid client services experience in healthcare who can lead client strategy engagements and oversee project execution as well as drive new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Working within, and leading cross-functional teams internally to deliver outstanding client work
• Taking responsibility for the development and protection of the client/agency relationship
• Establishing strong internal relationships across departments,
• Demonstrating both strategic and tactical ownership of allocated accounts
• Strategically executing global, regional and local campaigns
• Leading strategic planning sessions both internally and with clients
• Playing an active role in the development, training, and motivation of team
• Identifying. supporting and driving new business operations alone and as part of a wider team
• Identifying. supporting and driving organic growth
• Leading operations around the management of client budgets, tracking of project budgets, staffing and team utilisation

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience as an Account Director in a healthcare advertising agency
• Strong experience with global pharmaceutical clients
• Good understanding of brand promotion, and experience in production of campaigns and tactics to support this
• Highly organised with a mindfulness of deadlines, the ability to manage multiple tasks based on priorities and a strong attention to detail
• Can make informed decisions to support the needs of team members
• Independent thinker confident in taking ownership of account development, but a team player who enjoys collaboration
• Able to devise and articulate solutions to problems on an ongoing basis
• Strong written and oral communication and presentations skills
• Good management of Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) – particularly
  PowerPoint

This role will be based from either our London or Manchester offices, and will require twice a week in the chosen office.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/

Real Chemistry is committed to being an Equal Opportunity employer. As such, we seek motivated and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. We strive to employ, motivate, advance and reasonably accommodate any qualified employees and applicants. We believe diversity of persons and ideas forms the most comprehensive, forward-looking company.

What Do We Need?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and energetic Project Manager to join our award-winning Real Chemistry team out of our Manchester office. Working on a range of medical communications and medical affairs projects across some of our top global accounts, you will be a responsible for day-to-day delivery - ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and in alignment with brand objectives and agency standards.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Overseeing delivery of a variety of projects at any one time, including financial management, timelines, and resourcing
• Working closely with Account Management team on overall health of projects
• Leading client and vendor communications at the project level
• Owning timeline development and timesheet compliance
• Enforcing process and timelines
• Building and maintaining product, brand and disease area knowledge
• Creating medium to high scale estimates
• Escalating scope risks and creative redirection

Who Are You?

• Project Management experience in a med comms agency
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously across print, digital and events
• Experience with pharmaceutical clients/brands
• Proficiency in Workfront, Microsoft 365, and Teams. Veeva Vault familiarity is a plus.
• Strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills 

We're ideally looking for someone who could be based from our Manchester office twice a week, but open to discussing flexibility requirements for the right candidate.

Job Summary:

We are looking for A-team players who want to partner with our clients in a career defining opportunity to deliver industry-leading marketing and communications work, that will create medical history.

• Our clients are looking for us to be their strategic advisors, with an agile and creative approach and have a passion for innovative science that is helping them bring a new class of medicines to market

• We encourage our staff to take risks and break new ground to deliver and innovate for clients.

• We are fiercely proud and protective of our culture; founded 18 years ago, we have retained our energy and dynamism as we have grown rapidly and globally that is resolutely focused on doing the best work for our clients.

• Our clients expect the best from us and that leads us to have high expectations, but this creates great opportunities to succeed!

Responsibilities

• Understand the client/brand strategic vision, and contribute to conversations regarding strategy

• Lead planning and preparation for client meetings, allocating roles and tasks to other team members and presenting/leading sessions in meeting as appropriate. This includes booking meetings, providing agendas and producing contact reports for all client meetings

• Take and interpret briefs from clients, identify any information gaps and plan how to fill those gaps

• Support day-to-day client contact in executing requests and delivering planned activities and materials whilst effectively managing client expectations

• Identify and anticipate client requests/issues/needs and plan accordingly

• Responsible for accuracy of all materials at all stages of development

• Build trust with client, whereby you’re seen by the client as their ‘go to’ person

• Demonstrate current knowledge on market and how this can affect clients/brands

• Establish strong internal relationships, and utilise these to seamlessly execute your role

• Display excellent interpersonal skills and coach more junior team members to learn

• Develop draft scopes of work, supplier contracts, presentations, creative briefs, and other internal/external communications

• Ensure client feedback is gathered, understood and addressed as appropriate across deliverables and with respective cross functional teams e.g. creative, tech dev, finance etc.

• Ensure that account status, including a clear indication of next steps and actions, is documented on a weekly basis and shared both internally and with client

• Willingness and ability to run client calls or meetings independently

• Manage account finances and resourcing; must be able to track budget, raise invoices and POs and allocate staffing

Required Skills & Experience

• You have a passion for brand: Getting under the skin of audiences and what makes them tick is what drives your approach in developing communications that resonate with them. Maintaining and protecting strategic vision for the brands you work on is critical to you

• You thrive in an environment that requires constant learning and innovation: Cultivate and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the changing healthcare environment to guide account teams and help Real Chemistry continue to be a leader in the space

• You’re a natural leader, but love working as part of a team: Act as day-to-day representative across multiple healthcare accounts as part of an integrated team; help direct the execution of a range of multi-channel tactics for several clients

• You’re super creative: You can write compelling, engaging and fresh briefs and work with creative teams, including designers and copy writers, to develop exceptional deliverables for our clients

• You have excellent judgement and can make decisions and keep the team informed, but also know when to raise a red flag

• You have a flair for exceptional client service and managements of multiple accounts

• Highly organised with a mindfulness of deadlines, the ability to manage multiple tasks based on priorities and a strong attention to detail

• Independent thinker confident in taking ownership of assets and material development, but a team player who enjoys collaboration

• Able to devise and articulate solutions to problems on an ongoing basis: don’t come with problems, come with solutions

• Professional presence, performs with a sense of urgency and with a client service orientation

• Confidence to manage upward when required; able to communicate with managers when deadlines will not be met or when issues are foreseeable

• High energy, able to effectively operate in fast-paced, growing and evolving environment

• Demonstrated strong work ethic, with a track record of following through on client requests and with high-quality deliverables on schedule and on budget

• Good understanding of brand promotion, and experience in production of campaigns and tactics to support this

• Strong written and oral communication and presentations skills

• Good management of Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) – particularly PowerPoint

• Excellent business communication ability including informal/formal presentation and writing skills; this includes confident public speaking both internally and externally with clients, vendors, and affiliates

• Able to identify own development needs and discuss these with line manager and senior leadership

• BA or equivalent work experience required

Real Chemistry is looking for a Director, Medical Strategy to join our growing team!

Join our expanding team to shape 21GRAMS’s global strategic medical capabilities. As part of the Medical Strategy Team, you'll merge scientific expertise with strategic insight and commercial acumen. You'll guide clients through key product lifecycle stages, from defining impactful brand strategies to executing innovative tactics. Beyond analysing complex data, your role involves understanding perspectives and behaviours to craft patient-centric narratives that resonate with stakeholders. We seek someone who fosters curiosity, thinks creatively, and acts as a strategic partner for both our team and clients, ensuring alignment with their goals. 

What you’ll do:

• Drive strategic medical thinking within our creative advertising team 
• Oversee UK-based global medical copywriters, providing mentorship and guidance in the development of key content
• Shape project direction based on client interests and desired outcomes, ensuring scientific elevation and tailored messaging
• Conduct research on medicines, therapeutic landscapes, and competitors to inform brand communication and strategy
• Collaborate with Brand Strategy team and Senior account teams to align direction with client strategy and insights
• Collaborate with Creatives to ensure scientific / medical accuracy in briefs and resonance of outputs
• Provide scientific guidance to teams, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives
• Foster strong client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and support new business initiatives with research and pitch narrative development

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Experience in strategic projects with global clients, preferably from an advertising or agency, in roles like Medical/Scientific Strategist or Senior Medical Writer or Copywriter
• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, RN, MD) in a scientific/medical discipline is preferable
• Ability to discern underlying challenges by actively listening and understanding both spoken and unspoken cues
• High client EQ, adept at adapting approaches to match client styles and interests
• Proficiency in storytelling, presentation, and distilling complex concepts into impactful narratives
• Strong work ethic, proactive attitude, adept at independent project delivery with minimal guidance, proficient in scientific research tools like PubMed, and competent in software like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with the healthcare ecosystem and 4+ years of experience in launching biopharmaceutical brands.

WHO ARE WE

Parse Biosciences is a global life sciences company whose mission is to accelerate progress in human health and scientific research. Empowering researchers to perform single cell sequencing with unprecedented scale and ease, our pioneering approach has enabled groundbreaking discoveries in cancer treatment, tissue repair, stem cell therapy, kidney and liver disease, brain development, and the immune system.

Founded based on a transformative technology invented at the University of Washington, Parse has raised over $100 million and is used by over 3,000 labs across the world. Our growing portfolio of products includes Evercode Whole Transcriptome, Evercode TCR, BCR, Gene Capture, and a software tool for data analysis.

Parse Biosciences is based in Seattle, Washington's vibrant South Lake Union district, where we recently opened a 34,000 square foot headquarters and state-of-the-art laboratory.

THE POSITION

As a Technical Sales Manager, you will be responsible for achieving sales objectives for our single cell RNA sequencing products through the development of new business and management of current customer accounts. You will be expected to create and execute a sales strategy across academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical accounts while working closely with Field Application Scientists and other Parse team members. Candidates should have strong technical skills, sales skills, the ability to develop and manage customer relationships, and a drive to overachieve. Gaining a deep understanding of the single cell market and Parse’s products will be critical to success. 

TERRITORY AND TRAVEL

You will ideally be based in the north of England or Scotland, where the bulk of your field time will be spent. The entire territory includes northern England (Manchester/Liverpool/Leeds/Newcastle etc) and Scotland. The position requires travel approximately 50% of the time.

IN THIS POSITION, YOU WILL

• Generate and manage both high volume and large complex sales
• Ensure customers are satisfied and making rapid experimental progress
• Develop, maintain, and grow repeat business while maintaining strong relationships
• Prospect effectively to generate an immediate, medium, and long-term sales pipelines to ensure consistent quota obtainment
• Negotiate and close deals while minimizing discounting
• Effectively communicate technical advantages to customers
• Develop a quarterly and yearly business plan that incorporates both strategic and tactical activities
• Prioritize and qualify inbound leads
• Provide management with insight on competition, market trends, and customer feedback
• Manage your sales funnel with a high degree of accuracy
• Leverage expertise of Field Application Scientists to support customers and drive sales
• Leverage expertise of prospecting specialists to maximize customer meetings and drive new sales
• Use CRM to manage and track deals
• Continue to develop technical knowledge related to new, emerging, and related single cell research
• Forecast projected sales in your territory
• Display a high degree of professionalism both internally and externally

FOR THIS POSITION, WE LOOK FOR

• Bachelors in biology/genomics or a related field. A Masters or PhD is a plus
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant sales or channel management experience (preferably in either Next Generation Sequencing, genomics, or single cell analysis)
• Previous molecular biology lab experience is preferred
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time (locally, nationally, and internationally as needed)
• A home office in Northern England or Scotland

JOB CONDITIONS

• This position is home office based and will require a reliable internet connection and suitable workspace to fulfill job duties effectively. 
• Regular communication and collaboration with team members will occur virtually through zoom meetings, instant messaging, and email. 
• Travel requirements: This position will include regular travel to customer sites, conferences, various events, and meetings or training at the company headquarters in Seattle. Candidates should have the flexibility to accommodate travel requirements as needed.

Parse Biosciences is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

As part of our commitment to fairness and inclusion, we do not use artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen job applications. Every application is reviewed by a member of our hiring team to ensure that hiring decisions are made thoughtfully and equitably.

Key words: account manager, sales representative, account executive, sales executive, territory manager, territory sales manager, sales specialist, inside sales

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