Who we are
Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe
Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft
Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity. 

This brand new leadership role will involve working with the Head of Editorial, Chief Scientific Officer and other members of the content development teams to establish and evolve a never-before-seen cross-discipline editorial team.

As Principal Medical Editor, you’ll initially be providing editorial support primarily to the medical strategy and education (MSE) team, while in parallel working with the leadership teams to create the new function within the agency. You’ll need to define optimal processes and ways of working, advocate for the role of editors and proof-readers (including demonstrating the value they can provide), define recruitment needs and hire appropriately.

Once established, you will be leading and motivating your team. Key parts of your role will be: proactively managing performance, reward and recognition; ensuring continued professional development of the team; maintaining/improving editorial standards; planning resource and workflow; and ensuring shrewd recruitment.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead an editorial team, proactively managing performance, professional development and training as needed, and advocating for the team internally
• Lead by example, providing gold-standard editing across a variety of deliverables
• Help define editorial standards for content, champion best practice and drive the development of new capabilities
• Play an active role in training, both of editorial team members, writers and, to a lesser extent, the broader Langland team
• Proactively manage resource, including identification of both permanent and freelance recruitment needs
• Proactively identify opportunities and threats, and evolving business needs, and work closely with the Head of Editorial to develop solutions
• Establish strong relationships with internal teams

• Good at understanding and communicating complex science (you should hold a bachelor’s degree in the life sciences [2:1 or above])
• Substantial editing experience within a medical communications agency or similar, demonstrating:
• Responsibility for maintaining high editorial standards across a team
• Development of editorial talent through direct line management and training
• An aptitude for identifying opportunities/threats and developing innovative and appropriate solutions
• An ability to motivate & inspire a team, and elevate the standards of content
• Strong internal relationships

An inclusive workplace
The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health. 

Recruitment 

• Diversity & Inclusion management 
• Anonymised CV submissions
• Mandatory unconscious bias training 
• Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socio-economic backgrounds

Culture 

• Support communities for women, LGBTQ+, BAME employees and their allies.
• A mental health programme which includes free HeadSpace membership.

Future
Publicis Groupe has committed €45 million to diversity, inclusion and social injustice within the network As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process.  If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.