Overview
Hyper intelligence. Curious mindsets. Accelerated progress.
Regulatory Medical Writer
salary: £36,000 - £47,000 plus benefits
Reports to: Medical Writing Manager or Principal Medical Writer
Directorate: Research & Innovation
Contract: 2 fixed-term contracts – 1x 15 months and 1x 2 years
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working requests considered, minimum 32 hours per week)
Location: Stratford, London (1-2 days a week in the office). We’re happy to offer home-based contracts under our flexible working policy. Occasional travel is required—typically 4 to 6 times a year within the London area; travel expenses are not covered. Travel is kept minimal and purposeful to add value to your work and team collaboration.
Closing date: 5 October 2025 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if there is a high volume of applications or once a suitable candidate is found. Please apply early to avoid disappointment. For any recruitment process adjustments or questions, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Competency-based interview and Medical Writing task.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
Role context
Cancer Research UK are looking for 2 Regulatory Medical Writers: a 15-month contract to support our portfolio while we scope and embed new technology, and a 2-year contract to support our platform trial, DETERMINE. These roles sit within the Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development (CDD), where the goal is to bring new treatments to people with cancer. The CDD is the world’s only charity-funded drug development facility and is the sponsor of early-phase and precision medicine clinical trials in oncology agents. The portfolio spans antibodies, cell therapies, vaccines, drug conjugates and small molecules.
As a Medical Writer you’ll provide broad medical writing expertise for the production of clinical study reports, investigator brochures and other clinical/scientific reports for CDD’s early-phase oncology trials. You will act as lead author on assigned projects, perform quality control reviews of documents produced by other Medical Writers, and be embedded within a multidisciplinary, cross-functional project team. Collaboration is essential, and you will work strategically within an evolving environment.
Note: This role is not suitable for those who only have pharmacovigilance or medical devices medical writing experience or only medical writing experience within science communications. You must have strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trial documents (e.g., investigator brochures, clinical study reports, posting of clinical trial summary results).
This is a great opportunity for a current Regulatory Medical Writer seeking a more purpose-driven environment or experience in phase 1 oncology trials, or for a Medical Writing Associate ready to progress.
What will I be doing?
* Writing, editing, reviewing and quality control of documents for the timely production of clinical study reports and investigator brochures.
* Managing the preparation of clinical study reports by building consensus with project teams on report requirements, data delivery responsibilities, production timelines, and the preparation/review of summary clinical trial results and other disclosures as required.
* Managing the scheduling, preparation and updating of investigator brochure packages used in CDD-sponsored trials, ensuring annual review in line with current regulations.
* Liaising with the project team to complete project-specific tasks including review of protocols, Trial Master Files, data (including expert reports) and analytical plans.
What are you looking for?
* Proven experience in medical/medical sciences writing, including significant experience in regulatory medical writing or a mix of regulatory medical writing with related clinical trials, pharmacovigilance or medical writing
* Science graduate
* Good knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trial documents (e.g., investigator brochures, clinical study reports, posting of clinical trial summary results)
* Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail
* Confident communication skills and ability to foster strong working relationships both internally and externally
* Project management skills
* Experience within early-phase oncology trials is desirable but not essential (please do still apply even if you don’t have this)
* Experience with AI medical writing tools is beneficial
Our organisation values
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination; Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism; Human: Act to have a positive impact on people; Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively. We value candidates who embody these values to drive progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We offer a working environment that supports wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, plus opportunities for career and personal development. Policies enable work-life balance and wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits on our careers page.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications, but we won’t view them until we invite you for an interview. Please complete the work history section of the online application form for fair assessment.
For more information, visit our website or contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
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Our vision is a charity where everyone belongs, benefits from and participates in our work. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are underrepresented. If you have any concerns or require adjustments during the application process, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400. We are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18.
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