Associate Medical Writer

About the role

Prime’s purpose is to help speed up meaningful solutions for healthcare problems around the world. The business is driven by collaboration and by bringing together expertise in science, strategy, evidence, technology, and creativity to deliver strong outcomes for clients and patients.

The culture is shaped by four guiding values: being brave, human, passionate, and exceptional. These principles are meant to support performance, teamwork, and personal growth across the organisation.

Role overview

The Associate Medical Writer works alongside senior scientific colleagues to produce a wide range of medical communications deliverables such as abstracts, posters, manuscripts, slide decks, and presentations. With coaching and oversight, the role is focused on creating accurate, compliant, and client-focused scientific content while building core medical writing capability.

In addition to writing, the position involves handling assigned tasks and deadlines, supporting research across therapeutic areas, responding to review comments, and tracking time against project budgets. This is a strong entry-level opportunity for someone who is detail-focused, curious, and eager to grow in a busy medical communications agency.

Key responsibilities

• Draft scientific content for medical communications projects with support from more experienced team members.
• Help move projects forward in line with client expectations, deadlines, and compliance requirements, and raise issues following internal procedures.
• Follow journal, congress, and client style preferences, and keep the team updated if those requirements change.
• Research relevant information and turn it into clear, targeted content.
• Review and apply internal and external feedback while maintaining consistency, scientific accuracy, and compliance.
• Adjust tone, structure, and style to suit the intended audience.
• Manage assigned work so it is completed on time and within the hours allocated.
• Share relevant updates promptly with scientific and client services colleagues.
• Keep up to date on disease areas, competitors, new products, and new indications for assigned accounts.
• Research complex therapy areas and help circulate the most relevant insights to the wider team.
• Carry out fact-checking and identify inconsistencies or compliance concerns when they arise.
• Escalate uncertain matters or items needing final approval in line with standard procedures.
• Track actual time against budgeted time for projects.
• Complete timesheets accurately and submit them on schedule each week to the line manager, client services lead(s), and finance team.
• Understand the hours and scope approved for each task before starting, and flag any mismatch early.
• Use required software confidently, including Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, and other office tools.
• Follow industry self-regulation, compliance guidance, and client SOPs in day-to-day work.
• Continue developing through feedback, collaboration, and active learning.
• Support team objectives and client satisfaction in a cooperative environment.
• Build professional working relationships within the team and, where relevant, with external stakeholders.

Requirements

• A degree in life sciences is expected; a science master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills.
• Sound understanding of pharmaceutical industry processes.
• High attention to detail and strong organisational ability.
• Capacity to juggle multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-moving agency setting.
• Interest in learning new therapy areas and disease states.
• Proactive communication style when sharing updates, ideas, status, and feedback with stakeholders.
• Competence with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Outlook, plus Adobe.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision cover.
• Competitive compensation.
• Generous leave allowance.
• Pension provision.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Training and progression opportunities.
• Hybrid or remote working options.

Additional information

This role is based in London, England, United Kingdom, and is offered as a full-time position with remote working flexibility. The job is aimed at someone at the early stage of a medical writing career. No vacancy count, salary figure, notice period, or start date was specified.

Working style

The position calls for independent task management, close collaboration with scientific and client services teams, and consistent attention to compliance and quality standards.