Medical Editor

When you love what you do, it won’t feel like work. Who says your calling and career have to be mutually exclusive? People who join us at PrecisionAQ are drawn to our agency because of their passion for and commitment to truly cutting-edge and incredible work – they stay for our ethos of wecentricity, the community and collaboration we foster here. Launching clients’ treatments. Changing patients’ lives. Advancing creativity and strategy, improving results and outcomes. We do our best and most innovative work when it’s fueled by purpose and comprised of the unique and varied perspectives and abilities of Effectors across the globe.

At PrecisionAQ, talent is displayed in the work, not flaunted in plumes of conceit. Here, cooperation and wecentricity are what we champion. Are you a self-effacing rock star? A sensible diva? A down-to-earth maestro? Have we got a stage for you. Our people are wildly talented, clever, and inspiring.

Who we are:

Our medical editors are the stewards of regulatory compliance and ensure our promotional materials meet accuracy and fair balance requirements as set by the FDA and other regulatory bodies. The Editorial team is accountable for ensuring our materials are grammatically correct, error-free, and comply with AMA style guide or client-preferred language and phrasing, in addition to ensuring required edits are made based on client, legal, regulatory, or internal feedback.

Who you are: 

The Medical Editor is responsible for reviewing and editing all materials at required stages—including scientific platforms, core claims and messaging documents, ads, collateral, white papers, direct mail, websites/interactive, presentations—for written clarity, accuracy/appropriateness, legal/regulatory, consistency, style, and grammar.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:  

• Develop a fundamental, actionable understanding of the science relating to each client’s product
• Fact checks all materials using references and annotations provided by copywriter/medical writer
• Proofreads all assigned materials created within agency
• Keeps current on industry practices and regulatory requirements that affect medical content and copy
• Research using websites and primary source documents. eg, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov
• Flag possible compliance issues as they arise
• Review all created materials for intent, accuracy, claims support, style, and consistency
• Provide recommended copyedits to align content appropriately
• Be proficient in and enforce PRECISION editorial standards using approved resources. eg, Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, The Chicago Manual of Style, and American Medical Association Manual of Style
• Create and maintain custom style guides for each client, noting client trademark information, legal/signoff information, style preferences, and associated safety information
• Confirm materials adhere to FDA guidelines for fair balance, naming, risk information, etc.
• Attend regulatory committee reviews as needed
• Have knowledge of statistics and their application to the interpretation and presentation of clinical data
• Serve as agency resource for industry compliance issues as they impact communications tactics
• Ability to comprehend and edit scientific content when needed
• Review layout materials to ensure that they match approved copy exactly and that the format, organization, alignment, and spacing of copy and graphics are consistent and adhere to established standards
• Overseeing the thorough understanding of grammar rules and comprehension of medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific terminology
• Ensuring familiarity with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations regarding promotional pharmaceutical advertising

Qualifications: 

Minimum Required: 

• Bachelor's Degree in related field (eg, English, Life Science, Regulatory)
• 3-5 years’ experience in editing with medical communication agency; experience in pharmaceutical, medical, legal, and regulatory committee reviews

Other Required:

• May require travel domestically and/or internationally including overnight stays
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (ie, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Skills:

• Ability to prioritize deadline-sensitive projects
• Has keen eye for detail and accuracy and possesses mastery of English grammar, AMA style (11th edition), and FDA rules and regulations
• Knowledge of all proofing and editing symbols
• Has previously worked with digital editing using software such as Workfront Proof, Adobe Acrobat Pro markup tools, and track changes in Microsoft Word, as well as on hard copy

Competencies: