Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Copywriter

Saatchi & Saatchi$81K — $129K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in English, journalism, communications, or science preferred
  • Pharmaceutical and oncology advertising experience required
  • 2-4 years in copywriting or a related creative role in medical writing
  • Experience with healthcare professionals (HCP) is necessary
  • Proven writing ability across various media and formats
  • Strong conceptual thinking, presentation, and AI skills
  • Excellent time management and client-facing communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Oversee content creation to maintain message consistency
  • Write clear, concise, and well-organized copy for diverse audiences
  • Conduct independent fact-checking for projects
  • Adapt writing style to fit different clients and brands
  • Collaborate with Editorial to ensure accuracy and clarity
  • Integrate creative content with client Medical and Legal requirements
  • Lead concept development aligned with brand and audience needs

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and 401K benefits
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Family forming assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
  • Robust and inclusive benefit programs
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Senior Copywriter within CoLab, you'll serve as a brand steward, delivering high-quality, strategically aligned content across a range of media. With 2-4 years of experience, you bring creative consistency, conceptual strength, and a deep understanding of brand voice and audience needs, and the HCP perspective. As a collaborative partner, you work seamlessly across Account, Strategy, Editorial, and Project Management teams to develop cohesive, audience-centric content.

You'll lead projects of moderate scale and help shape the creative direction of the team-all while contributing to a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, and excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee branded and unbranded content creation to ensure message consistency across tactics
  • Write clear, concise, accurate, and well-organized copy across formats and audiences, using AI responsibly
  • Accurately annotate projects for fact-checking without supervision
  • Pivot writing style and voice to suit different clients, brands, and audiences
  • Partner with Editorial to ensure clean, accurate content
  • Bridge creative approach with client Medical and Legal requirements
  • Lead concept development with strong understanding of brand and audience
  • Present ideas clearly and professionally, adapting to feedback in real time
  • Manage multiple projects independently under tight deadlines
  • Provide mentorship and feedback to junior team members
  • Participate in performance discussions and support team development
  • Communicate clearly to ensure timely, high-quality delivery
  • Begin managing up by ensuring work is reviewed at key milestones
  • Identify upsell opportunities within projects
  • Encourage a sense of belonging and support a respectful team dynamic
  • Handle emotionally charged situations with confidence and professionalism
  • Champion the team's creative purpose and contribute to its evolution

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree with coursework emphasis in English, journalism, communications, or a science preferred
  • Must have pharmaceutical and oncology advertising experience
  • 2-4 years of experience in a copywriting or related creative role in medical writing
  • HCP experience is required
  • Proven ability to write and lead across a range of media and formats
  • Strong conceptual thinking, presentation and AI skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with confidence and effectiveness in client-facing interactions
  • Excellent collaboration, communication, and time management skills
  • Commitment to team values, creative excellence, and inclusivity principles
  • Respectful, inclusive, and emotionally intelligent team player
  • Demonstrated ability to contribute to a positive team culture and align with CoLab's values

Preferred Qualifications
  • Global market experience is a plus
  • Client-facing experience is a plus, with the ability to confidently engage with clients, contribute to meetings, and address questions and feedback with appropriate support
  • Previous experience working within a holding company structure is preferred, with an understanding of cross-functional collaboration and complex stakeholder environments

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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Compensation Range: USD $81,225.00 - USD $129,987.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/6/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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