Scientific Specialist, Medical Communications - 6 month maternity leave

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Parexel is looking for a Scientific Specialist for our Medical Communications department. This is a 6 months maternity cover (possible extension) starting in October. You must be living in the UK.

You will be responsible for the development of manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations focused on oncology publications.

The role requires a self-directed scientific communicator with strong technical expertise, capable of managing complex medical communications projects independently while maintaining high quality standards and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain expert-level knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas, client products, and project goals

• Produce high-quality scientific content across all communication formats through rigorous research, writing, editing, and verification

• Own assigned projects/programs end-to-end, independently solving complex technical challenges with minimal oversight

• Ensure excellent project delivery within scope and deadlines

• Manage effective communication and collaboration with clients and external stakeholders (authors, opinion leaders) throughout project lifecycles

• Understand the organization's full range of services and operational processes

Experience

• Very strong prior experience with the development of manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations focused on publications , preferably Oncology within a medical communications agency environment

• Intermediate computer and Internet skills, including knowledge of MS applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Strong scientific writing competency

• Proofreading and copyediting experience

Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills in English

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to acquire and apply specialized therapy area knowledge

• Ability to interpret and organize scientific data

• Ability to understand and implement marketing messages

• Ability to quality control own output

• Effective project management skills.

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Strong client focus and able to interact professionally within a client organization.

• Ability to prioritize work and define steps needed to achieve specified project outcomes.

Education

• Degree and Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Medicine (BSc, BA, PharmD, PhD, MD)