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Pharmaceutical Editor/ Medical Writer/ Medical Editor c £26 - £27k (London) 12 month contract An experienced scientific/ pharmaceutical editor/ scientific writer/ medical writer is urgently required for a leading pharmaceutical services provider to contribute fully to the writing searching, collection, indexing and updating of information of their pharmaceutical information and write news reports regarding products in research & development. They will also update the pharmaceutical database. Key Responsibilities of the Role: * Write news on the latest developments for products gathered from a range of sources including: press releases, company interviews, company websites, analyst and press briefings, company annual reports, national and international scientific and commercial conferences * Prepare, input and proofread above information using the drug database according to house style, and database input and coding rules * Encourage flow of information by developing contacts with pharma and biotech R&D companies * Work closely with other team members to provide expertise in new drug development, new chemical entities, new mechanisms of action * Work closely with other team members on development of the service and database, developing a good understanding of production and database maintenance. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Graduate or postgraduate in chemistry, pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences Scientific news reporting/publishing/ editing / writing/ medical writer experience or drug information experience within the pharmaceutical/ medical industry * Excellent communication skills * Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and maintain attention to detail * Strong team player * Computer literacy, experience in Internet and online searching * There could be 3 or 4 weekends you would be expected to travel abroad in a year so you must be happy to do this. To find out more contact Alison Fisher (Senior Consultant) at Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment, on +44 (0)207 421 5200 or +44 (0)7814547440 or by email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Alison Fisher Senior Consultant HUDSONSHRIBMAN s c i e n t i f i c r e c r u i t m e n t T: +44 (0)207 421 5200 M: +44 (0)7814 547 440 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> W: www.hs-scientific.co.uk<http://www.hs-scientific.co.uk/> Hudson Shribman, Smithfield Business Centre, 5 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4BH. Company Registered in England Registered no.3589671 Registered Office 7/10 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London, W1G 9DQ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ********************************************************************** Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from the web site. Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail'. It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html Email commands: 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate. Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address that you used to register on psci-com. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] **********************************************************************