Medical Editor

Haymarket Media, Inc•New York, NY

8d•$70,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Medical Editor will play a key role in developing and refining high-quality clinical content for a healthcare practitioner audience. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency across a range of medical materials, while supporting the timely delivery of both written and multimedia content. The role requires strong editorial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism/Communications with a strong background in the biological sciences or a Bachelor's Degree in biological science with proven experience in medical/scientific editing
Minimum 2+ years’ experience editing in a medical education, communication, advertising, promotional, pharmaceutical setting
Ability to accurately edit and rigorously fact-check medical and scientific content, ensuring clarity, consistency, and adherence to style standards, in a time-efficient manner with strong attention to detail.
Excellent reading comprehension, listening and analytical skills, and oral and written communication skills
Proficiency with Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Docs/Sheets), Microsoft Word and PowerPoint required
Proficiency with the AMA Manual of Style
A successful record of handling multiple simultaneous projects and deadlines
Experience as a strong team player who can work cross-functionally within an organization
Demonstrated ability to identify and meet the content needs of a highly specialized clinician audience

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with WordPress or another content management system preferred

Responsibilities

Perform daily editing of long-form medical content intended for a healthcare practitioner audience across all medical specialties, incorporating reference fact-checking and adhering to AMA style and internal house editorial style guides.
Develop and produce multimedia components associated with programs, including infographics.
Oversee the capture and review of articles with multimedia components, including marking audio and/or video files for edits and reviewing transcriptions. Capture of multimedia may be done remotely or off-site.
Collaborate closely with members of the Clinical Content Hub team to ensure the timely execution of on-demand clinical content, including active participation in regularly scheduled group meetings.
Uploading and proofreading articles to our content management system WordPress
Coordinate assignments to freelance writers and copyeditors, ensuring adherence to allocated budgets and timelines. Constructive feedback to be provided as necessary.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including the art and web production teams, to develop assets for Clinical Content Hub programs
Maintain an up-to-date editorial calendar and adhere to article production schedules.

Benefits

A competitive compensation package
The salary range for this position is $70,000–$75,000. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, skill level, functional and/or industry knowledge, education level, certifications, as well as other qualifications.
Paid annual vacation, holiday and sick time off
Comprehensive health plans including medical, dental and vision
Competitive 401(k) investment options and generous company matching program
Life insurance
Commuter benefits
Employee referral awards
Tuition reimbursement
Training opportunities through industry-recognized programs
A creative and passionate workplace and a fun, collaborative team environment
Three Week “Work from Anywhere” benefit, to ensure work life balance