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STARTING OUT IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Medical communications provides consultancy services to the pharmaceutical industry to help raise awareness of medicines via education and promotion. Read on if you want to know more about a career in medical communications.
More information will be added to these pages over the coming weeks. Meanwhile if you have any questions at all, anytime, please do contact Peter Llewellyn
Job opportunities | Careers guides | Upcoming events | Previous events
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Current opportunities for trainees:
Junior medical writer, UBC-Envision Group, Horsham and Hammersmith
The UBC-Envision Group has clients across the world and offices in the UK and USA.
With a range of unique scientific and cutting-edge technology solutions including Datavision™,
we are market leaders in medical communications.
Due to significant expansion we have opportunities for medical writers in Horsham and
Hammersmith, UK. We are seeking talented, determined and enthusiastic graduates to join
and train with our unrivalled team of experienced, professional medical writers.
View full job details here
Posted 27 August 2010
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Careers guide now available - Updated Edition - March 2010.
From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications, written by Dr Annick Moon, Published by NetworkPharma.
[DOWNLOAD HERE - PDF FORMAT 1.8 MB]
This guide focuses primarily on the role of the Medical Writer in medical communications agencies. The Medical Writer’s role is to use science and
language to deliver education and communication programmes for the pharmaceutical industry, while working to the highest ethical standards and
adhering to industry regulations and guidelines. The aim of this guide is to give the industry information you need to decide if you
are suited to the role of Medical Writer, and to provide the insider knowledge you need to excel at interview.
[DOWNLOAD HERE - PDF FORMAT 1.8 MB]
Note if you have difficulties reading this PDF file it's most likely you need an updated Acrobat Reader from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader.
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UPCOMING EVENTS... UPCOMING EVENTS...
We have been running occasional careers events, either open days or small intensive workshops, as opportunities arise. We hope to run more in the future so do stay in touch.
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LUNCHTIME CAREERS EVENT, OXFORD
10 January 2011, Medical Sciences Teaching Sciences, Centre (MSTC), Oxford University
This is now established as an annual Medical Writing Careers Session, hosted by Oxford University but open to post-graduate students and post-docs from any academic institutions. Once again we will provide the opportunity to meet with a number medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presents medical writing as an attractive career option.
Attendance at the event is free of charge. More details of the programme will be provided soon, but it will follow a similar format to the previous event in January 2010.
If you would like to participate in this event either as an an attendee or exhibitor, please email Peter Llewellyn
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CAREERS INSIGHT WORKSHOP, OXFORD
23-24 May 2011, Oxford
This is now established as an annual intensive workshop for delegates with a genuine interest in joining the MedComms industry. A superb line up of speakers talk about about the pharmaceutical industry, the role of MedComms agencies and the specifics about working as a medical writer and some of the activities they would expect to undertake. We highlight related writing roles as well as other roles within the agencies such as Account Management.
Attendance at the event is free of charge. More details of the programme will be provided soon, but it will follow a similar format to the previous event in May 2010.
If you would like to participate in this event either as an an attendee or exhibitor, please email Peter Llewellyn
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PREVIOUS EVENTS... PREVIOUS EVENTS...
Below are links to reports of previous careers events some of which include copies of the presentations to download.
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5 July 2010 - Medical Writing Careers Session, Imperial College, London
[Post-event report here.]
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24-25 May 2010 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
[Post-event report here.]
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11 January 2010 - Medical Writing Careers Session, Oxford University
[Post-event report here.]
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11-12 May 2009 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
[Post-event report here.]
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12 January 2009 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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1 July 2008 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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17-18 April 2008 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
[Post-event report here.]
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18 December 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Manchester University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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11 July 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
[Post-event report here.]
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WHAT ELSE?
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Email Alert
If you would like to be alerted about new information and events aimed at people interested in a career in Medical Communications (MedComms) in the UK, please sign up here.
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Updated 2010 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications
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MedComms companies featured in the updated 2010 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
Adelphi
Caudex Medical
Choice Pharma
Complete Medical Group
Darwin Healthcare
Euro RSCG Life Medicom
Fishawack Communications
IMC Healthcare
Insight Medical Writing
KnowledgePoint360
Nucleus Group
PAREXEL MedCom
Porterhouse Medical
UBC Envision Group
Watermeadow
Wolters Kluwer
Recruitment companies featured in the updated 2010 careers guide, From academic to medical writer: A guide to getting started in medical communications:
Carys Mills
Inspired Selection
NonStop Pharma
Zenopa
[DOWNLOAD CAREERS GUIDE HERE - PDF FORMAT 1.8 MB]
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