Reporter (Pharma)

Citeline, part of the Norstella group of Pharma information solutions, is one of the world's leading providers of data and intelligence on clinical trials, drug treatments, medical devices and what's new in the regulatory and commercial landscape. Relying on us to deliver vital advantage when making critical R&D and commercial decisions, our customers come from over 3000 of the world's leading pharmaceutical, contract research organizations (CROs), medical technology, biotechnology and healthcare service providers, including the top 10 global pharma and CROs.

From drug and device discovery and development to regulatory approval, and from product launch to lifecycle management, we provide the intelligence and insight to help our customers seize opportunities, mitigate risk and make business-critical decisions, faster. As the pharma and healthcare sector faces unparalleled upheaval, customers rely on our independent advice, enabling them to cut through the clutter and make sense of changing drug development, regulatory and competitive landscapes.

To amplify the ability to make critical decisions, Citeline is proud to become part of Norstella; an organisation that unites the market leading companies Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo and The Dedham Group. Our shared goal is to improve patient access to life-changing therapies. We are stronger together and as a Norstella company, Citeline plays a key role in helping to connect the dots from pipeline to patient.

What you'll be doing:
Scrip is an online, subscription publication that works to keep its readers informed of the biggest news and trends affecting the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries. We track commercial developments and R&D developments in the world's top markets and emerging geographies, providing our subscribers with up-to-the-minute news coverage and seasoned insight to help them capitalize on opportunities and avoid costly pitfalls in today's competitive and fast-moving pharma and biotech sectors.

At Scrip, part of Citeline (a Norstella company), we have an exciting opportunity for a UK-based Reporter/Journalist to join our international editorial team and become part of an industry-leading pharma, medtech and consumer health intelligence business.

Our dedicated team of writers based in countries around the world collaborate around the clock to keep our subscribers up to date, not just on what's happening in the pharma industry, but what it means for them. You'd be joining a title with a 50-year reputation for in-depth news and analysis and a wealth of journalistic experience, industry knowledge and high-level contacts.

We're looking for someone with a passion for hunting down the ‘so what?' of a story, who wants to uncover the angles that will matter to a specialized readership, and who relishes the opportunity to build in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the biotech and pharma industry.

Can you unearth the real story behind a company press release? Pick up the phone to business leaders, scientific experts and investment analysts and ask the questions that really matter? Complement your writing with compelling charts and graphs? Scour databases and speak to analyst colleagues to generate original content? Network and build contacts while turning around timely reports from a scientific or industry conference? Research and write a feature on an important area of pharmaceutical development? Develop new formats for presenting valuable information? Then we want to hear from you.

Join Scrip's UK editorial team and lead the news agenda reporting on and analysing developments in the global pharmaceutical industry.

Duties and responsibilities

In a typical week you could:
Write one story a day on issues such as
ompany deal making or financial updates
ompany leadership and strategy
ipeline progress for medicines in development
herapeutic area market intelligence
cientific conference coverage
Interview company executives to augment your articles
Develop a data-led infographic
Research/write a feature length story
Attend an international conference to report news, conduct interviews and build contacts
Work with other members of the team to plan editorial direction