Medical Content Developer

McGraw Hill LLC. • UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

5h • Remote

About The Position

The Medical Content Developer works on established medical education publications across specialist fields, supporting content from conception through publication and go-live across print, digital, mobile, and audio platforms. The role focuses on developing accurate, current, accessible medical content that supports learning by medical students and healthcare professionals while preserving intended medical meaning.

This hands-on, collaborative editorial position partners with authors, subject-matter experts, content portfolio leads, and internal teams. It combines developmental and substantive editing with author relations, project and production management, digital content development, and continuous improvement of editorial workflows and standards. The position is remote and open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; life sciences, education, or a related field is preferred.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in developmental editing, substantive editing, or an equivalent content development role; experience limited to project coordination or general administration does not qualify.
• Experience with medical, scientific, healthcare, or similarly complex technical content, including understanding accuracy, terminology, and the importance of preserving intended medical meaning.
• Ability to manage high volumes of content across multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and prioritize without compromising quality.
• Strong editorial judgment, including the ability to improve clarity, grammar, structure, and consistency and determine when content is ready to progress.
• Professional experience working with senior authors, subject-matter experts, and influential stakeholders, with the communication skills, confidence, and diplomacy to manage feedback and differing perspectives.
• Experience in structured editorial production environments with multiple stages of editing, review, approval, and publication.
• Superior written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft clear editorial guidelines and provide actionable feedback.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities and learn new editorial systems and guidelines.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AMA style and referencing standards; candidates with strong editorial foundations and experience with other recognized style guides will also be considered.
• Direct experience in medical or clinical reference publishing.
• Experience with content management systems, digital publishing workflows, content licensing, or permissions processes.
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 and Section 508 accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
• Experience with medical education platforms, learning management systems, or educational technology products.
• Knowledge of copyright, permissions, and intellectual property in publishing.
• Understanding of instructional design principles and learning experience design.

Responsibilities

• Provide developmental and substantive editing of medical content to improve structure, logical flow, clarity, accuracy, consistency, and pedagogical effectiveness while preserving intended medical meaning.
• Apply AMA style and referencing standards and finalize narrative text, case studies, clinical algorithms, tables, figures, and supplementary materials.
• Escalate issues requiring subject-matter expert input, structure content for print, digital, mobile, and audio delivery, and provide guidance on content guidelines and style standards.
• Serve as a primary liaison between authors, content portfolio leads, and internal teams, communicating expectations, timelines, revision requirements, and editorial standards.
• Work constructively with authors and subject-matter experts, resolve editorial queries, and manage content updates and feedback cycles.
• Collaborate with freelancers, copy editors, and illustrators to meet quality, permissions, and project specifications.
• Manage multiple content assignments, prioritize work, own project milestones, maintain project plans and documentation, and proactively escalate schedule, budget, or quality risks.
• Apply quality-control judgment and partner with the Permissions & Rights Team to secure clearance before production.
• Support CMS workflows, digital publishing, content licensing, permissions activities, and the team's content management system initiative.
• Ensure content complies with WCAG 2.1 and Section 508 accessibility standards, including requirements for alt text, semantic structure, and metadata; collaborate with the Accessibility Team and liaise with authors and freelance art developers on visual elements.
• Collaborate with content developers, product managers, content leads, and production teams so content expertise informs product decisions and supports marketing objectives.
• Stay current with medical education, content technology, AMA style updates, and publishing standards; document lessons learned and propose workflow enhancements and content best practices.

Benefits

• A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level