Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness exists to Move the World. We are an agency that moves people and is moved by people.

As technology plays a greater and greater role in our lives, there’s a risk it can disconnect us too. We believe that empathy is the skill to keep us human. Empathy combines care & understanding to balance the digital and physical, the scientific and artistic, and the personal and global.

Empathy, as a combination of care and understand, doesn’t just better connect our work to audiences, it also improves the connection between us and our clients; and to one another within the agency.

We pride ourselves on caring about our clients’ business more than they do & strive to demonstrate this in every interaction.

What we do spans everything from strategic consultancy & business transformation, to integrated brand launches, to multi-channel tactical deployment. Shiny awards aren't the be-all and end-all, but our trophy cabinet offers recognition of our determination to deliver standout, innovative work for our clients across a broad range of disciplines and specialisms.

To find out more please visit: http://www.saatchiwellness.co.uk

As part Publicis Health, we’re fortunate to have the support of a large organisation, opening up opportunities to pitch collaboratively with other agencies in the group and work with an enviable client base.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will be the scientific guru of the agency – the go to person for all scientific and medical queries
• You will work with other creatives to develop concepts and solutions that respond to a variety of client briefs
• Responsibility of the day-to-day delivery of scientific content, ensuring quality, scientific accuracy and timely execution
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of assigned therapeutic areas and understand the commercial environment within which clients are working
• Have a good understanding of relevant codes of practice and ensure all content is compliant
• Provide research and editorial support for pitch development and other new business
• initiatives as needed
• Responsible for fact and reference checking of work

JOB CRITERIA

• Therapeutic Knowledge and Skills
• Able to assimilate relevant information and quickly gain in-depth understanding of new therapeutic areas to apply to written materials
• Effectively analyse and interpret scientific data 

Writing Ability

• Shows an aptitude for structuring and writing projects based on a thorough brief
• Able to craft promotional content and formulate a compelling narrative from complex information
• Able to adapt writing style to suit different audiences (such as GPs, nurses, patients) with minimal supervision
• Confident leading interactions with clients regarding content development and finalisation
• Adept at finding visually compelling ways to present complex information
   

Reviewing Ability

• Exquisite attention to detail
• Able to appropriately review and copy-edit projects typically encountered in line of work, in alignment with project brief
• Able to proofread, accurately data check and prepare reference packs
• Provide scientific and editorial feedback regarding material development to peers in support of client goals

Interpersonal Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge of good practice/industry guidelines
• Demonstrates strong organisational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Reliably executes client and account team requirements, adapts to meet changing needs, and takes ownership for delivering results

Account Services/ Budgeting Activity/Project Management

• Able to build strong relationships with clients
• Adheres to project parameters including deadlines, budget, and content limitations
• Participates in meetings and strategic discussions with clients and colleagues
• Provides a proactive, solution-focused approach towards defining client brief and expectations, resolving queries and addressing feedback
• Participates in the tracking of project deliverables, identifying impact of out of scope changes
• Initiates discussions with account teams regarding potential barriers to successful project completion that may arise

Strategic Planning

• Inputs into the development of strategy for assigned brands and participates in brainstorm meetings and proposal development
• Able to assimilate commercial information for assigned therapeutic areas
• Has a firm appreciation of commercial context
• Aware of the strategic objectives for the brands to which assigned and applies these effectively in written work

WHO YOU ARE

• A background in life-sciences and healthcare communications with an interest in advertising
• Experience of working within a team environment and building strong inter-team relationships
• Able to translate complex science into easy to understand terms
• Able to present your work and ideas clearly and with an engaging approach to clients, and internal stakeholders
• Able to work across a range of accounts and be comfortable in gaining experience of multiple therapy areas
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating professionalism and understanding at all times

Experience

• At least 2 years’ agency experience
• Previous clinical, writing, publishing and/or pharmaceutical experience

Preferred Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in life science (at least 2:1) required
• Post-graduate degree preferre

THE POWER OF ONE PURPOSE FUELLED BY A DYNAMIC HEALTH ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM

At Publicis Health, we are united around one purpose: to create a world where people are equipped and motivated to take control of their health. We transform healthcare marketing and communications into healthcare engagement.  We believe healthcare marketing is healthcare, fostering healthy conversations, healthy behaviors and healthy people. 

Publicis Health is a Dynamic Health Engagement Platform, an organising principle that seamlessly connects data, content and technology; is driven by marketing and business transformation; and offers our clients fluid access to world-class talent and game-changing capabilities. With 40 offices and 15 brands across the globe, Publicis Health’s worldwide staff is comprised of more than 3,000 healthcare professionals who are experts in advertising and branding, data and analytics, strategic planning, service design, digital media and technology, science, and medicine. 

Publicis Health companies include Digitas Health, Discovery USA, Heartbeat, insync, Langland, Payer Sciences, PlowShare Group, Publicis Health France, Publicis Health Media, Publicis LifeBrands, Publicis Resolute, Razorfish Health, Real Science, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, and Verilogue. For more information, visit us at www.publicishealth.com.