Job Title: Principal Medical Writer

Job Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Location Type: Remote

Job Contract Type: Full-time

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We are seeking an experienced professional with advanced medical writing expertise who can independently manage complex regulatory writing projects.

This role demands a deep understanding of clinical trial designs, statistical analysis interpretation, and clinical document processes.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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Principal Medical Writer

In this role you will

• Author and deliver high‑quality clinical regulatory documents, including protocols, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Investigator’s Brochures, briefing documents, CTD submission documents, and responses to regulatory authority questions.

• Lead and contribute to the planning, development, and delivery of clinical dossier documents for global regulatory submissions, ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness.

• Partner within cross‑functional, matrix teams to produce fit‑for‑purpose documents that accurately reflect clinical and statistical data and comply with GSK standards and regulatory requirements.

• Manage complex writing projects, coordinating multiple contributors and adapting plans to address evolving priorities, therapeutic areas, and submission needs.

• Interpret complex clinical and statistical information, identify key trends and messages, and translate data into clear, well‑structured regulatory narratives.

• Review reporting and analysis plans, provide critical input on tables and data presentation, and apply efficient document development approaches, including review tools and automation.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• PhD or equivalent relevant experience within the life sciences.

• Advanced experience in clinical regulatory medical writing within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Demonstrated ability to independently author complex regulatory documents and lead or significantly contribute to CTD submission dossiers, including Module 2 documents.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, regulatory requirements, statistical concepts, and interpretation of clinical data.

• Proven leadership capability with experience influencing and collaborating effectively in global, multicultural, and matrixed environments.

• Working knowledge of ICH guidelines, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Closing Date for Applications – 2nd July 2026

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

As a focused biopharma company, we discover, develop and deliver medicines and vaccines to create value for patients and shareholders. We are on track to make a positive impact on the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. In R&D, we combine the science of the immune system with advanced technologies to develop new medicines and vaccines that can help transform people’s lives. We focus on four areas – respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – where we have the strongest expertise and significant patient need remains. By developing differentiated medicines and vaccines across these areas, we can deliver patient benefit at scale and generate value for people, health systems, shareholders and society.

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Skills

Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Communication, Customer Service, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Influencing Without Authority, Learning Agility, Literature Reviews, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Industry, Presentation Techniques, Regulatory Submissions, Scientific Writing, Strategic Thinking

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This Position Description is to provide a framework for job understanding between employee and manager. It may not cover or contain the full listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice and at the discretion of the management of the Company. The position description is not used in the assignment or assessment of any GSK level or grade used in the Job Evaluation Process.

Compensation Grade:

7

Job Posting End Date:

16-08-2026

Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus:

Yes

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