Manager, Content Editing

Wolters Kluwer•Madison, WI

4d•$60,700 - $106,000

About The Position

The Manager, Content Editing leads an editorial team supporting content across the Lexidrug portfolio. The role oversees daily operations, team development, and content quality to ensure accurate, consistent, and timely delivery aligned with editorial standards and business objectives. The manager coordinates priorities and resources, partners with clinical and cross-functional stakeholders, and implements workflow improvements. The position also supports the evolution of trusted, structured drug information to meet user needs and enable product innovation, content reuse, and AI-enabled applications. The manager supervises team activities, provides direction and professional development, oversees editorial review and quality processes, and coordinates priorities and resources to meet deadlines. The role partners with clinical leads, contributors, consultants, and other departments, resolves or escalates content-related issues, and contributes to content plans and assigned modernization initiatives. The manager also manages individual performance and contributes to hiring and other personnel decisions, with guidance and final approval from higher-level leadership as appropriate.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. in English, Journalism, Health Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years of experience in content editing.
Minimum 5 years of experience in medical content editing.
Minimum 1 year of demonstrated leadership and project management experience.
Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience.
Experience working in Microsoft Word, Excel, XML, and a Content Management System.
Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical terminology.
Understanding of content quality standards and editorial guidelines.
Ability to manage, mentor, and motivate entry-level professionals.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to provide clear guidance.
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects concurrently.
Attention to detail and ability to identify and correct content errors.
Ability to address and resolve content-related issues efficiently.

Responsibilities

Supervise daily team activities, provide direction, and support onboarding, training, coaching, and professional development while fostering a collaborative work environment.
Set priorities, allocate team resources, and coordinate workloads to meet departmental objectives, deadlines, and project timelines.
Oversee content editing and review to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to editorial guidelines, quality standards, and applicable requirements.
Implement established content quality guidelines, coordinate review cycles, and resolve or escalate content-related issues as appropriate.
Partner with clinical leads, contributors, consultants, and other departments to align work activities, address dependencies, and support timely content delivery.
Monitor content quality and workflow outcomes, identify improvement opportunities, and implement changes to reduce errors and strengthen efficiency and consistency.
Contribute to departmental content plans and execute initiatives that improve content usefulness, structure, and reuse across Lexidrug products and AI-enabled applications.
Manage individual performance and contribute to hiring and other personnel decisions, with guidance and final approval from higher-level leadership as appropriate.
Use desktop editing, document management programs, or proprietary software to enter text, verify or edit XML, and/or enter codified drug-related data in accordance with policies and processes for each content type.