Medical Editor, Global Scientific Publications

AbbVie•Chicago, IL

21h

About The Position

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok . The Medical Editor, Global Scientific Publications, is responsible for reviewing, editing, and supporting publication activities and submissions (i.e., manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations) to medical journals and scientific congresses. This individual provides editorial expertise for multiple projects across therapeutic areas within established timelines, interfaces regularly with medical writers to ensure accurate and timely delivery of information and contributes to cross-functional Medical Writing and Publication Team meetings for process improvement.

Requirements

Required education: Bachelor's degree. Relevant professional certification (e.g., AMWA or BELS) preferred.
Required experience: 2+ years of medical editing/publications (or related) experience required in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, or related (e.g., medical communication agency, CRO)
Familiarity with medical writing or creation of abstracts, posters, or slide presentations
Strong project management skills, including the ability to adhere to process requirements and manage competing priorities
Able to work independently and switch between publications supporting diverse therapeutic areas/products (including Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience)
Experience assimilating and interpreting scientific content is preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Superior attention to detail. Expert master of English language. Ability to find and correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors, enhancing publications' consistency, clarity, and accuracy.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Familiarity with Adobe inDesign preferred
A working knowledge of American Medical Association (AMA) style
Must continually train/be compliant with all current industry requirements as they relate to publication practices
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Nice To Haves

Relevant professional certification (e.g., AMWA or BELS)
Experience assimilating and interpreting scientific content
Familiarity with Adobe inDesign

Responsibilities

Reviews scientific materials and publications including (but not limited to): manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations to ensure that quality standards are met
Effectively manages multiple projects and provides proofreading, styling, and copy-editing of a wide variety of medical and scientific content
Assists with quality control of data with appropriate guidance/direction from the medical writer
Checks accuracy and reviews styling of references per journal requirements
Supports submissions to medical journals and scientific congresses
Edits/proofreads for grammar, spelling, sentence/paragraph structure, consistency, formatting, and adherence to AMA Manual of Style and in-house style guidelines
Coordinates and communicates the editorial process with medical writers and pertinent stakeholders
Participates in Medical Writing Team and Publication Team Meetings for process improvement (i.e., may suggest updates to style guides and lexicons style sheets)
Understands and complies with appropriate conventions, proper grammar usage, and correct format requirements per journal/congress, and other governing bodies following applicable guidelines, templates, and SOPs
Maintains current knowledge of publications-related policies, procedures, and work Instructions