Copy Editor

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 authors 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 the modified AMA style
  

• Factchecking and conducting other quality control reviews
  

• Proofreading print collateral and web pages
  

• 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 highvolume 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 deadlinedriven environment and able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting priorities
  

• Enjoy leveraging technology to make your job easier
  

Requirements

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
  

• Indepth 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
  

• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to efficiently coordinate and work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly deadlinedriven 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
  

• Selfmotivated 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 nonnative English writing
  
• Experience using webbased project management tools (such as Zoho or MS Project)
  
• Experience with ReadCube or other referencing software