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The Opportunity: Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior Medical Editor to join our dynamic team. The Senior Medical Editor is a champion of high-quality work within a fast-paced environment and uses their experience and sharp eyes to ensure top-notch work on brand assignments. This individual will be instrumental in performing daily editorial responsibilities on 3 to 5 brands, including proofreading, initial reads, cold reads, fact-checking, correction checks, and double reads according to project stage and agency process.

Key Responsibilities

Core Function:

• Edits/proofreads print and digital materials to ensure consistency with established grammar, punctuation, spelling, and adherence to AMA, client, and house style guidelines.
• Fact-checks referenced information before jobs are sent to client/regulatory for approval.
• Ensures relevant standards (eg, client/brand, AMA, FDA) are met.
• Maintains style sheets and master reference lists for assigned brands and stays current with standards for co-editors' accounts-able to cover other brands when needed.
• Collaborates with other departments to maintain high content quality, clarity, accuracy, and consistency, ensuring adherence to timelines.
• Supports senior management in departmental and company initiatives, contributing to the creation or revision of departmental resources and processes.
• Trains and mentors interns and associate editors if pursuing a management path.

What You'll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree (minimum), preferably in English, communications, journalism, or health sciences field.
• Experience:
  • 3-5 years of professional medical editing experience, including fact-checking.

Specialized Knowledge:

• Strong medical editing skills, including copyediting, substantive editing, and fact-checking; knowledge of AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition; and familiarity with FDA guidelines.
• Is knowledgeable of and remains current on FDA guidelines.
• General understanding of both print and digital projects, and how their unique needs affect editorial reviews.

Skills:

• Strong skills in time management, prioritizing, organizing, and problem-solving, with attention to detail and ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• General proficiency in digital/remote work communication tools.
• Proficiency with standard software: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook; Adobe Acrobat.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Pharmaceutical advertising agency experience is preferred.
• Experience using Ziflow or similar online review platform preferred but not required.

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