Freelance Collectives in MedComms – a Win-Win for All

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Authors: Elizabeth Harvey, PhD and Papia Das, PhD

Freelance collectives are emerging across many different trades and industries, but what exactly are they and what do they mean for medical communications?

Freelance collectives are groups of freelancers who can work together or independently.

Some collectives bring freelancers in varied roles together to form cross-functional project teams, while others promote collaboration among freelancers in the same role. Some assign freelancers to client projects through centralised project management, while others are smaller networks of individuals self-managing collaborations and project sharing on an ad hoc basis.

Freelance collectives – collaborating to create, solve and succeed

The important underlying factor of all freelance collectives, regardless of operational differences, is the clear advantage of combining the expertise and complementary skillsets of multiple experienced professionals.

In the world of medcomms, project and therapy area experience are key for both agencies and pharma clients when identifying a freelance partner. Luckily, medcomms freelancers are often individuals who have had a successful career in an agency or pharma role, and are highly experienced by the time they begin life as a freelancer. Identifying a freelancer through a collective that has verified its members brings the client added confidence in the freelancer’s experience and skillset.

Using a collective can save time and effort, and increase the chance of finding the right freelance partner at the right time. Collectives also offer the opportunity to outsource bigger projects to a team of freelancers instead of just one individual. For freelancers, collectives allow for collaborative working, while still maintaining independence and control of their own business. By sharing ideas and learning from each other, work quality increases and both clients and freelancers benefit. Truly a win-win for all parties.

Authors’ perspective

Of course, we are biased – we are posting this just a few weeks after launching MedCommsTech, a freelance medical writers collective. Our group are all enthusiastic and excited about our opportunities to collaborate, not only on client projects, but also on building our combined expertise and thought-leadership in medcomms. From our optimistic viewpoint, the future is bright for freelance collectives in medcomms!

Elizabeth Harvey and Papia Das are freelance medical writers and co-founders of MedCommsTech Medical Writers Collective.

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