Senior Medical Editor
Citrus Health GroupAbout the role
Citrus Health Group is a new type of agency that brings an empathetic patient focus to the new product commercialization process. Citrus creates hand-picked teams that provide clients with scientific, clinical, pharmacologic, evidence-generation, pricing and reimbursement, market access, affordability, and patient support expertise and experience in their time of need. Client teams are built with talented experts who function as a fluid, agile, and highly energized team.
We are passionate about science; our focus is to effectively communicate science in compelling and engaging ways to drive true value and enable patients to gain access to new medicines. We do so with the highest level of integrity and respect for the ethical nature of our business.
We invite you to join our talented team of dedicated professionals, working closely together to provide the services our clients need, at the time they need them. We are driven by one word, RESPECT. We respect each other, we respect our clients, and we respect the professionals we work with on behalf of our clients. We value every team member and strive for an inclusive and collaborative culture that fosters the best in everyone.
About the Opportunity
The Senior Medical Editor is assigned to support a portfolio of client accounts, and partners with Medical & Scientific Services, Project Management, Account Services, and Creative Services teams to ensure Citrus deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy.
The Senior Medical Editor is responsible for quality assurance throughout project lifecycles, providing proofreading, copyediting, styling, and formatting services for the full range of client deliverables on assigned accounts. Formats may include Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Creative layouts, and digital or multimedia content. This role may include mentorship of editors and Citrus colleagues, adoption of and training on processes and technology, and other responsibilities as designated. Core responsibilities and qualifications are noted as follows.
This role does not require an in-office presence and is open to candidates within the United States or Canada.
Core Responsibilities
Editorial Review
- Edit for flow and structure, copyedit, and style all forms of deliverables for medical affairs, commercial, patient and payor communications, and publications teams. Examples of deliverables include (but are not limited to) manuscripts, EndNote libraries, figures, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, slides, meeting materials, brochures, mailings and handouts, video scripts, websites, and other print and digital assets
- Proofread Creative poster layouts against poster templates and congress guidelines, annotate amends for Creative, and/or incorporate text changes into layout
- Conduct pre- and post-Creative review for all Creative assets at defined stages of the project lifecycle
- Propose adjustments to content layout and design elements, for appropriateness and consistency with client brief and style
- Collaborate with Medical & Scientific Services team to verify accuracy and completeness of content via fact check of data points and close review of reference lists
- Develop and maintain style guidelines for your assigned clients that meet with client standards and expectations; align with client corporate and brand style guidelines, agency style guidelines, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, and all Citrus editorial, publication, and ethical procedures
- Serve as subject-matter expert regarding client and agency style, AMA style, structure, grammar, usage, and congress and journal standards
- Identify project areas that may require expertise from other team members and elicit input as appropriate
- Assist colleagues with editorial problem-solving, troubleshooting, and brainstorming
Process Management and Delivery
- Attend product status meetings to keep abreast of upcoming or in-progress editorial projects, and to track congress status
- Apply project management techniques to planning and scheduling work, in partnership with Account, Project Management, and Creative colleagues; obtain comprehensive project briefs, querying as necessary for clarity and understanding of requirements, due dates, and budget constraints; safeguard scope of delivery, timelines, and resourcing; communicate progress, risks, and dependencies
- Proactively collaborate with Creative, Acco
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