job discription

1. Copy Editor – 4 to 5 years of experience
Confidential
Responsibility:
The editor is responsible for editing assigned projects within tight deadlines and to the highest quality
standards. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:
 Editing original content that is published globally on our leading healthcare professional
education site along with other materials, including text, images, and graphics
 Ensuring consistency and correctness in spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and
usage per AMA and Medscape house style; applying judicious substantive edits, as well
as offering suggestions for improving clarity, format, and flow (all while upholding the
author's voice)
 Revising scientific language for usage, flow, and clarity, as well as ensuring facts, data,
and scientific units have been used consistently
 Formatting reference citations according to modified AMA style
 Fact-checking and conducting other quality control reviews
 Proofreading print collateral and webpages
 Providing insight and guidance to other team members on editorial style, policies, and
best practices
 stakeholders by clearly articulating with an effective communication style
 Conveying edits and queries using a respectful tone and concise format
 Continuously identifying opportunities for process improvement
 Completing other responsibilities, as assigned
The Editor must have:
 Have a solid editorial background in multiple medical therapeutic areas and in the
healthcare industry.
 Be someone who’s comfortable editing in Microsoft Word using track changes, MS Excel
as well as in PowerPoint (Office 365)
 Possess a positive attitude, friendly query style, and who knows how to prioritize multiple
deadlines in a high-volume environment and return work on time (and how to proactively
assess and inform other stakeholders of any delays)
 Enjoy the opportunity to write and wordsmith, as needed
 Obtain satisfaction in the accuracy and consistency of your work
 Be a true team player who jumps in and tackles new assignments and looks for ways to
help assist colleagues in the department
 Be comfortable in a highly deadline-driven environment, and able to pivot quickly
between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities
 Enjoy leveraging technology to make your job easier
Qualifications:
 Bachelor or Masters degree in life science, English, or journalism, or equivalent work
experience
 Minimum of 3 years related medical/scientific editing experience, preferably in a large
medical education and/or medical communications company, and/or professional medical
publisher
 Proven medical editing skills, with a high level of attention to detail and experience in a
broad variety of medical therapeutic areas
 In-depth knowledge of medical/scientific phrasing, nuances, and terminology, including
statistical concepts
 Experience with internet technologies and online/electronic editing
 Demonstrated understanding of editorial processes and procedures

2. Copy Editor – 4 to 5 years of experience
Confidential
 Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently
coordinate and work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly deadline-driven
environment, while taking into consideration global stakeholders based across multiple
time zones
 Ability and desire to meet deadlines and deliver results with minimum supervision by
creatively using existing resources in a productive and/or innovative way, to quickly deal
with unforeseen issues, and suggesting plausible solutions to ensure that timelines are
consistently met
 Self-motivated, possessing a positive attitude and very high energy, with a willingness to
accept varied assignments
 Exceptional focus on accuracy, attention to detail, and consistency of work, without being
officious
 Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
 Excellent computer software skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Gmail)
 Excellent knowledge of the Chicago manual of style and Vancouver style
Preferred Qualifications
 Experience editing independent medical education materials and Journals
 Experience editing non-native English writing
 Experience using web-based project management tools (such as Zoho or MS Project)
 Experience with ReadCube or other referencing software