Senior Medical Writer - Medical Communications

The Klick Group —comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick is consistently recognized for its people-first culture as a Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising. Klick also recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health.

About our Medical Craft
As the single largest medical team integrated across a single agency, the Medical team uncovers scientific truth through broad expertise in science and regulatory, medical strategy, medical communications, and value, access and reimbursement. The Medical team understands clinical aspects in depth to discover unique offerings and shape the brand-building process as early as possible.

Job Description

Klick is hiring a Senior Medical Writer to develop scientifically accurate, strategically aligned medical communications for life sciences clients. This role partners closely with Medical Strategy, Science & Regulatory, Client Services, Project Management, and Creative teams to deliver clear scientific storytelling across traditional and digital channels. The Senior Medical Writer will support client-facing work, contribute to strategic recommendations, and help maintain high-quality content standards across multiple therapeutic areas.

What You’ll Do

• Develop scientific platforms, lexicons, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, peer-to-peer slide decks, advisory board reports, training content, and digital medical communications.
• Interpret clinical data, literature, product strategy, and therapeutic area context into clear scientific narratives for healthcare audiences.
• Review medical communications deliverables for scientific accuracy, client brief alignment, quality control standards, and appropriate incorporation of feedback.
• Collaborate with Medical Strategy, Science & Regulatory, Client Services, Project Management, Design, and client stakeholders to meet timelines, budgets, and project objectives.
• Contribute to proposal development, client discussions, new project ideas, and mentorship of junior medical writers on defined deliverables.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5+ years of medical communications writing experience, preferably in an agency environment, across multiple client-facing deliverables.
• Degree in life sciences, with PhD, MD, PharmD, or other advanced scientific degree preferred.
• Experience developing manuscripts, abstracts, posters, scientific slide decks, advisory board reports, or medical education materials for healthcare audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct literature reviews, synthesize clinical data, and translate complex science into clear, accurate medical narratives.
• Experience presenting or discussing scientific content with pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences clients and cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of scientific databases, referencing tools, approval platforms, or related resources used in medical communications.

Desired:

• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Experience developing digital healthcare communications, omnichannel medical content, or interactive training programs.
• Experience across multiple therapeutic areas, with evidence of quickly learning and applying new clinical context.
• Experience contributing to pitch work, proposal development, or strategic medical communications planning.
• Experience mentoring associate or junior medical writers on scientific content quality and project execution.

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