19 Freelance Writing jobs in the United Kingdom

We are seeking an experienced Medical Writing Manager / Lead to oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of key regulatory and scientific documents. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, management of multiple projects, and a focus on delivering high-quality, compliant documentation.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end management of medical writing projects, including planning, timeline management, stakeholder coordination, and delivery of final documents.
• Lead the development of a range of documents, including protocol outlines, informed consent forms, clinical study reports, sections of Module 2 of the eCTD, patient-facing materials, lay summaries, registry content, publications, posters, and abstracts.
• Ensure all content is scientifically accurate, clear, and consistent, meeting regulatory and internal quality standards.
• Coordinate with internal teams (clinical, regulatory, biostatistics, data management, patient engagement, project management) and external partners (CROs, KOLs, patient advocacy groups) to gather input and ensure alignment on objectives.
• Conduct quality control checks for accuracy, grammar, formatting, and template compliance across all documents.
• Ensure all documentation complies with applicable regulatory guidelines and company SOPs, and support submission readiness.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including the implementation of AI tools and digital repositories to enhance document development efficiency.
• Maintain accurate records of timelines, milestones, and deliverables, providing regular progress updates to stakeholders.
• Support training and mentoring of junior writers, promoting collaboration and continuous learning within the team.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of medical writing and project management experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or related industry.
• Proven experience in a senior or principal medical writing role.
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or a related field; an advanced degree (e.g. MSc, PhD) is preferred.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Strong knowledge of scientific and medical terminology, regulatory guidelines, and clinical trial processes.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience mentoring junior team members is a plus.

Who are we?

Complete Regulatory is part of IPG Health Medical Communications, who is home to the world’s most celebrated and awarded Med Comms agencies. We are 800 experts obsessed with combining science, creativity, and technology to create exceptional medical communications solutions for our clients.

What do we do?

At Complete Regulatory,, we provide class-leading writing support and consultancy services to the pharmaceutical industry, producing a wide range of high-quality clinical documentation, including clinical study reports, protocols, clinical summaries, clinical overviews, regulatory responses and other supporting documents, across a variety of therapy areas.

The role

We are looking for experienced Directors of Regulatory Writing with previous experience as a regulatory writer within the pharmaceutical industry and/or a medical writing agency to join our team and help us to build on our continuing success. You will use your thorough knowledge of regulatory documents and development of submission documentation to lead complex submissions and guide other team members.

Our clients value our services very highly and in this role you will work as a trusted partner with various companies, to provide high-level leadership and support on a range of project types and therapy areas. You will help to maintain our excellent client relationships, which will allow you to consult with the client and demonstrate your high-level strategic thinking, based on extensive past experience, to ensure effective medical writing for regulatory authorities.

What will you get in return?

This position will benefit anyone looking to build on their experience in regulatory writing, while working within a highly specialised, supportive and reputable team. In addition, you will become part of a larger organisation, which offers a range of world-class services and a flexible organisational structure.

As well as a fresh challenge in your career, long term career choices and development, you will be rewarded with:

· Flexible Time Off – uncapped paid time off

· Retail and gym discounts

· Great training and development

· Life assurance

· Pension

· Employee assistance programme

· Private healthcare

· Headspace and MYNDUP - a mental health wellness programme

· Cycle to work scheme

· Long Service Award

· Season Ticket Loan

· Flexible working

To Apply or Contact Us

Apply by clicking the link below.

IPG Health Medical Communications is home to the world’s most celebrated and awarded med comms agencies, united by a healthy obsession with creating exceptional medical communications for our clients. Our people are the beating heart of our organisation, and through the positive culture we champion, our teams create communications that not only have a positive impact for our clients, but also impact on the world around us.

We celebrate diversity and encourage applicants from all whatever their background and/or disability. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents, so please reach out and let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to ensure our assessment process works for you.

Job Role: Regulatory Medical Writing Lead

Job Type: Full-time, permanent.

Job Location: UK, Remote – Travel 1x a quarter to the office in Surrey.

Remuneration: £75,000 - £99,000 plus car allowance and bonus.

An opportunity to join a growing specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing innovative treatments for hard-to-treat diseases, with key areas including immuno-oncology, gene therapy, mitochondrial biology, blindness and regeneration, and targeted protein degradation.

Acts as a Global Medical Writing Lead, generally in mid- to late-stage development global project teams. The individual provides leadership with respect to all program documents and may act as the departmental expert on IND/IMPD dossier components, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authorities across programs.

The individual independently analyzes proposed program, study, and related documents for their ability to deliver the information required by the target audience (e.g., regulatory authority) with accuracy and consistency. The individual reviews documents within a therapeutic area with respect to consistency with the team/corporate established strategy and document history; ensures a consistent pattern of successful completion of assigned responsibilities within a program resulting in the production of high-quality documents that meet corporate needs and global regulatory requirements; and provides intellectual leadership and contributes document knowledge and expertise to the global project team.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a primary lead for all assigned programs (generally mid- to late-stage development).
• As a document specialist, provides intellectual leadership and contributes document knowledge and expertise to the global project team.
• May act as the departmental expert on IND/IMPD dossier components, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authorities across programs.
• Reviews documents within a therapeutic area with respect to consistency with the team/corporate established strategy and document history, ensuring a consistent pattern of successful completion of assigned responsibilities resulting in the production of high-quality documents that meet corporate needs and global regulatory requirements.
• For all documents within a program, independently implements adjustments in specific document content within framework of provided templates in order to fit the needs of specific document/core team requirements.
• Participates in standards and processes initiatives/activities and other departmental project activities (up to a total of 15% of time).
• May participate in a multidiscipline productivity or process initiative.
• Supports Line Management in the improvement of departmental performance and outsourcing alliances through analysis and evaluation of metrics and performance data.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent, 10+ years relevant experience. Preferred: PhD/Pharm D or MS/MA/MPH with at least 10 years as a writing professional in pharmaceutical industry, with 2-5 years' experience in managing/supervising activities associated with the creation of regulated documents in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Technical expert on all document types produced by medical writing.
• Demonstrated and substantial experience in leading/managing the creation of IND/IMPD and NDA/MAA components, briefing documents, responses to regulatory authorities. Preferred experience in preparing for advisory committees.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; strategic thinker.

Please note this role is a senior role within the business so you MUST have extensive experience in RA medical writing and have excellent communication skills.

The role DOES NOT offer job sponsorship so you must hold the full right to work in the UK and be based in the United Kingdom.

For more information please reach out to me at

We have writing vacancies across multiple levels;

• Medical Writer
• Senior Medical Writer
• Principal Medical Writer
• Copywriter/Senior Copywriter

Each role is with a fantastic healthcare communications agency, with locations across the UK (offering both remote and hybrid work)

PLEASE NOTE: These roles are available for UK BASED CANDIDATES ONLY. If you are outside of the UK please DO NOT APPLY.

Perks and Benefits:

• HYBRID AND REMOTE ROLES
• COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE TEAMS
• EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS ABOVE INDUSTRY STANDARD

Candidates must have:

• Experience in a medical writing role as part of a healthcare comms agency
• Minimum BSc in life sciences (PhD advantageous)
• Experience working across a variety of materials, including publications (experience in Neurology/Oncology/Rare diseases/HIV advantageous)

Job Role: Senior Manager, Regulatory Medical Writing

Job Type: Full-time, permanent.

Job Location: UK, Remote – Travel 1x a quarter to the office in Surrey.

Remuneration: £56,000 - £75,000 plus car allowance and bonus.

An opportunity to join a growing specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing innovative treatments for hard-to-treat diseases, with key areas including immuno-oncology, gene therapy, mitochondrial biology, blindness and regeneration, and targeted protein degradation.

Acts as a Global Medical Writing Lead, generally in mid- to late-stage development global project teams. The individual provides leadership with respect to all program documents and may act as the departmental expert on IND/IMPD dossier components, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authorities across programs.

The individual independently analyzes proposed program, study, and related documents for their ability to deliver the information required by the target audience (e.g., regulatory authority) with accuracy and consistency. The individual reviews documents within a therapeutic area with respect to consistency with the team/corporate established strategy and document history; ensures a consistent pattern of successful completion of assigned responsibilities within a program resulting in the production of high-quality documents that meet corporate needs and global regulatory requirements; and provides intellectual leadership and contributes document knowledge and expertise to the global project team.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a primary lead for all assigned programs (generally mid- to late-stage development).
• As a document specialist, provides intellectual leadership and contributes document knowledge and expertise to the global project team.
• May act as the departmental expert on IND/IMPD dossier components, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authorities across programs.
• Reviews documents within a therapeutic area with respect to consistency with the team/corporate established strategy and document history, ensuring a consistent pattern of successful completion of assigned responsibilities resulting in the production of high-quality documents that meet corporate needs and global regulatory requirements.
• For all documents within a program, independently implements adjustments in specific document content within framework of provided templates in order to fit the needs of specific document/core team requirements.
• Participates in standards and processes initiatives/activities and other departmental project activities (up to a total of 15% of time).
• May participate in a multidiscipline productivity or process initiative.
• Supports Line Management in the improvement of departmental performance and outsourcing alliances through analysis and evaluation of metrics and performance data.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent, 10+ years relevant experience. Preferred: PhD/Pharm D or MS/MA/MPH with at least 10 years as a writing professional in the pharmaceutical industry, with 2-5 years' experience in managing/supervising activities associated with the creation of regulated documents in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Technical expert on all document types produced by medical writing.
• Demonstrated and substantial experience in leading/managing the creation of IND/IMPD and NDA/MAA components, briefing documents, and responses to regulatory authorities. Preferred experience in preparing for advisory committees.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; strategic thinker.

Please note this role is a senior role within the business, so you MUST have extensive experience in RA medical writing and have excellent communication skills.

The role DOES NOT offer job sponsorship, so you must hold the full right to work in the UK and be based in the United Kingdom.

For more information please reach out to me at