Copywriter (Pharma Agency)

Company: Avalere Health
Location: New York City
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description About Avalere Health United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE . At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind. Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere. Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources. Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs. We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves. We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application. About the role As a Copywriter at Avalere Health, you will develop content for pharmaceutical brand communications for healthcare professionals and patients. You will be directly involved in the day-to day writing of projects and materials. This will entail initiating manuscripts and revising them to address internal team feedback as well as client marketing and regulatory teams’ feedback. You will be responsible for annotating and referencing the work that is based primarily on scientific and medical information. Your writing skills must be able to strike the appropriate tone and voice for specific audiences. You will be a member of the Creative Team, participating in concepting, brainstorming, and idea generating based on strategic goals for the brand, and will be presenting your work. You will play an integral role on the team in the ongoing development of content creation. What you'll do Write a mix of long and short term copy based on project briefs across multiple media platforms (from social/digital to patient stories/articles) for patient audiences. Manage content throughout the life of projects. Collaborate with art directors, writers, and editors as well as other team members to develop creative concepts. Present ideas to clients. Annotate manuscripts with accuracy to support claims in references. Work within an established process, able to multi-task on various projects at various stages, using your detail-oriented skills. Be highly motivated in finding creative solutions, helping the team meet its goals, and wanting to help HCPs and patients via the compelling healthcare communications you create. About you Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Advertising or related field required. Min 2 years of related work experience within a pharma/healthcare agency essential. Previous experience with rare diseases preferred but not essential. Portfolio/samples required (please include a link to this in your resume). Writing experience in several forms of media required e.g. long form content articles and short term digital/social/events. Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines. Collaborative and positive attitude and real team player! What we can offer You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August. Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business. We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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