Our recruitment process
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Submit your application
After you send us your CV and cover letter, we will review your application and be in touch with an update within 5 working days.
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Initial call with our careers team
A member of our careers team will often schedule a call to go over your experience in a little more detail and give you an opportunity to ask questions about the role you've applied for.
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Call with the hiring manager
After the shortlist is finalized, you'll be invited to speak to one or two members of the team where you'll be asked more questions about your education/career and get the chance to ask more in-depth questions about the types of projects specific to the team.
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Assessment
You'll be sent a task to complete, typically within 1 week, and your final interview will also be scheduled too. The task set will be reflective of the type of work you could be doing within the team. This could be a writing test, presentation or something else specific to the role.
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Final interview
After your assessment is complete, you'll have your final interview with 2 - 5 members of the team. You'll typically be asked to present your assessment and answer some competency and skills-based questions. This is also a good time to think of any further questions you'd like to ask about the role.
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The outcome
After your final interview you'll be verbally offered the position or, if you were unsuccessful, you'll be given feedback. If you verbally accept the role, you'll be sent your official offer letter within 2 working days.
FAQs
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For every application, we're looking for a well-structured CV and cover letter. We'd expect your application to be tailored to the role you're applying for, what made you want to apply and why you'd like to be considered for the position.
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After you've submitted your application, you'd typically get an update within 5 working days. If you have applied for a role (e.g. an entry-level role) which will have a lot of interest, it may take a little longer to get feedback over to you.
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Yes, a member of our careers team will be in touch to provide you with feedback following an interview.
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Yes, absolutely! If you contact our careers team directly, they'll be able to organize any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.
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Typically, we offer opportunities which focus on long-term careers, rather than short-term internships. Occasionally, there are internships available, but not often.
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If you can't see a role you'd like to apply for, use the connect function on our website to submit your preferences and keep up-to-date with any new roles which become available.
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Before joining Amiculum our team members may have varied career backgrounds within life science industries. A step into a new medical communications career may mean an entry-level role is more suitable, where our experienced team can provide you with the training, support and development needed. If you choose to reach out, our careers team would be happy to advise on the suitability of a vacancy.
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Yes! You would be eligible to apply, depending on the role. Many of our account management and business support teams do not hold degrees in life sciences, although you would still need relevant experience for these roles. Unfortunately, for any medical writing roles you would need a life sciences degree due to the level of technical knowledge required for these positions.
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So long as you're based in the country which the role is advertised and hold the right to work there, you can absolutely apply for a position and, if successful, you'd be welcome to work remotely. Some of our business support teams, like our Technology and data security team, do operate a hybrid work set-up, but the vast majority of other roles will have the option to work remotely. If you do not reside in a country which an Amiculum office is based, unfortunately you would not be able to work remotely from that country.
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Yes, Amiculum is able to sponsor visas for senior-level positions in the UK, however, are unable to sponsor entry-level and graduate candidates, due to UK visa restrictions. There are also restrictions in the other countries which Amiculum already operate, so if you do not already hold the right to work in those countries, in can be difficult to obtain sponsorship.
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AMICULUM's probation period is 6 months.
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Progression isn't always linear at Amiculum. We are job-title-free which means you have control over which direction you want your career to go and where your skills are best aligned and where the business need is too.
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You can work from an Amiculum office as little or as often as you like. There may be occasions where your team will want to get together, but these are usually infrequent and you'd be given plenty of notice before this happens. Some of our business support teams, like our technology and data security team, do operate a hybrid work set-up, but the vast majority of other roles will have the option to work remotely.
More questions?
If you have any further questions about working for AMICULUM or the application process, please reach out to a member of our friendly Careers team, and they'd be happy to advise.
