Senior Medical Writer- 12 month FTC

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VML (Wunderman Thompson)

London, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid

Posted April 20, 2026

Job Description

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

VML HEALTH is a leading global healthcare agency that partners with clients to build connected experiences across the healthcare ecosystem. A deep understanding of individual needs and behaviour, and how they are connected, allows us to create seamless experiences. And when these experiences are personalized, unique and relevant at every touchpoint, their power is all the more profound.

We power connections beyond science into human behaviour. We believe that science can change the world and that changing the world starts with a single person behaving differently. Overcoming beliefs and barriers to make life better for patients and healthcare communities is second nature to us.

Role: Senior Medical Writer (12-month fixed term contract)

Location: London, Manchester or Remote

Job Summary:

We are seeking highly motivated Senior Medical Writer to join our growing team servicing the needs of global Pharmaceutical and Medical device companies.

Core aspects of the role:

Hands on development – and oversight – of a range of scientific/medical education materials such as slide decks, KOL presentations and content for Ad Boards
Review and refine documents to ensure that they meet industry standards and client-specific requirements
Stay up to date on the latest trends, regulations, and documentation practices to support both internal development and client engagement
Work on self-development by ensuring quick and comprehensive understanding of new therapeutic areas, thereby inspiring team and client confidence
Proactively maintain and update project reference packs, document templates and style guides
Leading discussions on scientific content with clients and external experts (KOLs), both face to face (when necessary) and on calls
Able to contribute to scientific strategy development to inform tactical planning of accounts, both internally and with clients
Contribute to organic growth opportunities on accounts and provide scientific input for proposals for business growth
Mentor and coach more junior writers (may not always be relevant depending on size and composition of workstream team).

Key Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or PhD in a biology- or medicine-related discipline
5+ years experience, ideally gained within a med comms agency
Business professional / fluent speaker of English
Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); general tech aptitude and

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