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 compre