Scientific Writer Maternity Cover

Mar 14, 2025
London
Full Time
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Not Disclosed
Skills
Invasive Cardiology • Logistics Distribution • Corporate Risk Management • Field Marketing • IT Sales • Administration Support
The Role
Invasive Cardiology • Logistics Distribution • Corporate Risk Management • Field Marketing • IT Sales • Administration Support
pstrongSalary per annumstrongppstrongContract Maternity Cover Month FixedTerm ContractbrstrongppWe are looking for a conscientious Scientific Writer to join our Editorial team The role of the Scientific Writer is to contribute to the creation of content for the Pharmaceutical Press (PhP) products This includes activities such as triaging inbound sources maintenance of databases researching content organising workflows and updating specific areas of content in the PhP products which can be tightly defined by proceduresbrppIf you are looking for a new and exciting challenge this may be the role for you!ppstrongRequirementsstrongbrpulululliHigher education qualification in a life science subjectliliExcellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and conciselyliliAbility to work effectively within a team and to organise own workloadliliDesirable an understanding of medicinesherbal medicines pharmacology toxicology excipients or drug development analytical science or chemistry medical terminologyliliDesirable evidence of writing or editorial experienceliulpstrongThe DirectoratestrongppIn the Publishing Directorate were the world leaders in evidencebased pharmaceutical publications and guidance Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals trust us to provide expert analysis educational support webinars and news that informs supports and enhances their practice We independently source evaluate and communicate and make practical medicines knowledge accessible worldwide In the Publishing Directorate the following teams work collaboratively to provide our worldclass products the Journals team the Sales and Marketing team the Technology team the Product team and the Editorial team (in which this role sits)ppstrongstrongThe TeamstrongstrongbrppThe Science team is a small team of Scientific Writers supported by Commissioning and Editorial Assistants in the wider PhP editorial team We work closely with external experts as advisors authors and editors to develop valuable content for our publications which are recognised brands in their respective fields as such hold ourselves and our content to a high editorial standard As a team with a diverse workload we rely on good communication and work in a flexible collaborative way to get the job doneppstrongstrongstrongHow we are currently workingstrongstrongstrongbrppRPS supports and works in a hybrid way which means you will be able to work from home however there will be an expectation for collaborative facetoface working on average and typically this may be something between working days per month at our London Officestrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongphrp styletextaligncenterstrongstrongstrongstrongClosing date November strongstrongstrongstrongpp styletextaligncenterIf you would like to learn more about the rolestrongstrongema hrefhttpswwwrpharmscomPortalsRPS%document%libraryOpen%accessJob%Description%(People%Team%)Scientific%Writer%JDpdfveraLedGPjISoQiDShwQ%d%d targetblankview our job descriptionaemstrongstrongpp styletextaligncenterstrongPlease attach your strongCV and Cover Letterstrongstrongphrp styletextaligncenteremWe are passionate about creating a culture of belonging inclusion and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender age or disability and we encourage applications from all backgroundsemstrongstrongememstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongp