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 contracts - 1x 15 months fixed term and 1x 2 years fixed term
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). Home-based contracts available through our flexible working policy. Occasional travel (typically 4–6 times a year within London area) with travel expenses not covered. Travel kept minimal and purposeful to add value to work and team collaboration.
Closing date: 30 October 2025 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found. Please apply early. For recruitment adjustments or accessibility needs, contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Competency based interview and Medical Writing task.
About Cancer Research UK and CDD: Cancer Research UK exists to beat cancer. We are looking for 2 Regulatory Medical Writers to support our portfolio and a 2-year contract to support our DETERMINE platform trial. Roles sit within the Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development (CDD), which leads early phase oncology trials in a charity-funded setting and covers a broad portfolio including antibodies, cell therapies, vaccines, drug conjugates and small molecules.
Role Purpose and Duties
As a Medical Writer you’ll provide broad medical writing expertise for 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 and perform quality control of documents produced by other Medical Writers. You will be fully embedded within a multidisciplinary, cross-functional project team across CDD departments. Collaboration and strategic thinking within an evolving environment are essential.
Important note: This role is not suitable for those with only pharmacovigilance or medical devices experience or only science communications writing. You must have strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trial documents (e.g., investigator brochures, clinical study reports, and posting of trial results).
This is a great opportunity for a current Regulatory Medical Writer seeking a purpose-driven environment or to gain experience in Phase 1 oncology trials. It is also suitable for a Medical Writing Associate stepping up.
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, responsibilities for data delivery, and production timelines; participating in the preparation and review of summary clinical trial results and other disclosures as required.
* Managing the scheduling, preparation and updating of investigator brochure packages for 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 regulatory medical writing or related clinical trials/pharmacovigilance experience.
* Science graduate.
* Good knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trial documents (investigator brochures, clinical study reports, posting of trial results).
* Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail.
* Confident communication skills and the ability to foster strong working relationships internally and externally.
* Project management skills.
* Experience within early phase oncology trials is desirable but not essential (please 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 seek people 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 provides a generous benefits package, opportunities for career and personal development, and high-quality tools to improve work-life balance and wellbeing. 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 but will not be viewed until invitation for interview. Please complete the work history section of the online application for fair assessment.
For more information please visit our website or contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
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We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. If you require adjustments to enable this process, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400. We cannot recruit anyone under 18 due to health & safety and safeguarding risks.
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