Senior Medical Editor

Company Description

EVERSANA INTOUCH® is a global, full-service marketing agency network serving the life sciences industry, and is the first – and only – agency network to be part of a fully integrated commercialization platform through EVERSANA®. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients. 

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. 

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.  

Job Description

WHAT DOES A SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR DO?

The Senior 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. The Senior Medical Editor represents the outlook, needs and requirements of the editorial competency to teammates in other company departments and has ownership of all projects in an assigned portfolio.  

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:  

• Edit for language clarity and consistency, brand and messaging accuracy, correct balance, appropriate tone, overall cohesiveness, flow, organization, style, grammar, spelling, typographical errors and formatting  
• Fact check materials to ensure comprehensive and accurate support for claims  
• Participate in development phase to initiate consistency in content and layout  
• Participate in the content review process throughout all stages of a job: review content of each project for spelling, grammar, clarity, fulfillment of creative brief, correct client and AMA style, and appropriate and accurate referencing  
• Follow up with Creative, Copywriters and Account on content revisions as needed  
• Interface with Creative, Account, Project Management and other teammates to assist in project prioritization and increase ease of project completion as needed  
• Resolve questions on project details with Account and/or Project Management independently  
• Represent department at internal kickoff and status meetings  
• Ensure all pieces are compliant with each client’s unique medical/regulatory/legal requirements  
• Develop and maintain style guides for clients and brands  
• Train and mentor junior team members as needed  
• Lead or co-lead team initiatives, including creation of best practice and process documentation toward upholding quality and efficiency standards  
• Alert Editorial Directors to editorial process and/or quality concerns, and work closely with them and other teammates to address issues as they arise 
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.  
• All other duties as assigned  

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent education plus professional experience) required  
• 5+ years of editing experience in the healthcare and/or pharmaceutical industry required. At least 1 year of experience in the advertising and/or marketing industry preferred  
• Thorough knowledge of AMA (10th edition) style and familiarity with AP style; experience with medical/regulatory/legal reviews; familiarity with FDA requirements for drug promotion  
• Ability to understand medical/scientific terminology  
• Extremely detail oriented, thorough and accurate  
• Proven experience managing rapidly shifting priorities and deadlines in high-pressure situations  
• Ability to take ownership, be accountable and work independently  
• Digitally savvy with excellent verbal, written, organizational and time-management skills  
• Ability to work and edit within Microsoft Office suite of products as well as Adobe Acrobat Professional 

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