Medical Editor

Company Description

EVERSANA INTOUCH™ is a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients.   

We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers.    

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need.   

And as a part of EVERSANA, a pioneer in next-generation commercial services, we connect dots that other agencies can’t, helping drive commercialization success.   

Our eight affiliates within the EVERSANA INTOUCH Network include EVERSANA INTOUCH Solutions, EVERSANA INTOUCH Proto, EVERSANA INTOUCH Seven, EVERSANA INTOUCH Oxygen, EVERSANA INTOUCH Engage, EVERSANA INTOUCH B2D, EVERSANA INTOUCH Media, and EVERSANA INTOUCH International.    

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA INTOUCH, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   

Job Description

What does a Medical Editor do?

The Medical Editor is responsible for a range of editorial services, including medical editing, copyediting, proofreading and fact checking of digital and print pharmaceutical advertising materials, internal and external presentations and corporate communications. A Medical Editor understands the project lifecycle of pharmaceutical advertising tactics and promotes editorial consistency and FDA compliance during this cycle. Medical Editors focus on leading and supporting specified brands as well as associated launches.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Edit for language clarity and consistency, brand and messaging accuracy, appropriate tone, overall cohesiveness, flow, organization, client and AMA style, grammar, spelling, typographical errors and formatting
• Participate in the content review process throughout all stages of a job, including fact checking with accurate referencing

• Manage and resource numerous brand tasks with competing deadlines, coordinating coverage with other Editorial team members
• Support coverage of affiliate and launch tasks
• Represent the Editorial department at internal kickoffs and status meetings
• Create and maintain style guides for clients and brands
• Alert senior team members and Editorial management to project and task concerns. Work with Account, Project Management, Copy and other brand team members to ensure all tactics are compliant with client and FDA requirements and prepare them for medical/regulatory submissions

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required
• 3+ years of editing experience within a healthcare or pharmaceutical advertising agency environment

• Thorough knowledge of current AMA style; experience with medical/regulatory/legal reviews and familiarity with FDA requirements for drug promotion preferred
• Ability to understand medical/scientific terminology
• Extremely detail oriented, thorough and accurate
• Digitally savvy with excellent verbal, written, organizational, time-management and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience managing rapidly shifting priorities and deadlines in high-pressure situations
• Experienced in Adobe Acrobat Professional, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind. 

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results. 

Take Action I am empowered and empower others to act now. 

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.