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Programme Manager – Publications
Location: London/Manchester/ Hybrid / Remote UK
At Inizio Medical, the combined expertise of ApotheCom, Nucleus Global, and Ashfield Medcomms—supported by the specialist skills of Medistrava—delivers world-leading medical communications. We create impactful scientific content, unify expert networks, and drive outcomes that matter.
About the Role
Are you an experienced Medical Communications professional with a background in project delivery, publications management, and client partnerships? We’re seeking a Programme Manager to join our growing team and help deliver scientific communication programmes across diverse therapeutic areas.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced agency environment, collaborating with clients and internal teams to manage complex publications and medical affairs projects from start to finish.
Whether you’re an experienced Programme Manager or looking to advance your MedComms career, you’ll develop expertise in:
- Project management and client engagement
- Financial operations
- Collaboration in a supportive and dynamic team
Key Responsibilities
As Programme Manager, you’ll oversee day-to-day project management across multiple assignments, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.
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Key tasks include:
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Managing publications projects end-to-end, covering:
- Abstracts
- Posters
- Manuscripts
- Congress-related deliverables
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Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, and status trackers
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Independently driving smaller projects while supporting larger accounts and programmes
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Coordinating internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution
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Balancing competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
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Supporting project financial management, including:
- Invoicing
- Budget creation and forecasting
- Financial tracking
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Understanding Statements of Work (SOWs) and managing project scope effectively
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Identifying and communicating potential risks and out-of-scope activities
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Participating in client status calls and maintaining regular communication via email and virtual meetings
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Building and fostering strong working relationships with both clients and internal colleagues
Requirements
To excel in this role, you’ll bring the following experience and skills:
- Medical Communications agency experience
- Publications management expertise, particularly in:
- Abstracts
- Posters
- Manuscripts
- Project management experience, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Financial acumen, including:
- Invoicing
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Strong organisational and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Direct client experience and proficiency in managing project communications
- Oncology-related experience and prior use of iEnvision would be advantageous but not essential
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Why Join Inizio Medical?
At Inizio Medical, we prioritise our people—our strength lies in ours. Enjoy:
- Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits:
- Private medical insurance
- Company pension
- Flexible, hybrid working to support work-life balance
- Friendly and inclusive culture, featuring:
- Regular Friday socials
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Town Hall events
- Career development opportunities
- Access to world-class learning resources
- Diversity, inclusion, and belonging at the heart of our values:
- We celebrate our differences, knowing they drive innovation, creativity, and success
We value diversity of thought and experience. If this role excites you—and your background doesn’t perfectly match every listed requirement—we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be the perfect match for us (or another opportunity within the team).
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