Medical Editor

Kaiva Corp•Washington, DC

4d•Remote

About The Position

Kaiva Tech, LLC is seeking a Medical Editor to support the development of complex written documents for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Documents may include briefs, reports, factsheets, presentation slides, advisory or panel meeting materials, and scientific reviews for marketing applications. The role ensures consistency of expression, logical organization and development, readability, appropriate formatting, and conformity to grammar and customer style standards. The editor formats and proofreads documents written by FDA scientists, formats data tables, and creates tables using data derived from FDA regulatory submissions. The position requires applying a style guide and a willingness to learn advanced Microsoft Word features. Education or experience in a scientific or healthcare field is preferred. The position is currently 100% remote, subject to change based on client needs and expectations. The candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Adeptness with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Ability to read and understand a data table.
Familiarity with Microsoft Word, including Track Changes.
Attention to detail, including recognizing extra spaces in text or data-table cells.
Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a scientific or health field.
Work experience as a copyeditor.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word features such as styles, captioning, and cross-referencing.
Experience in healthcare, laboratory, or pharmaceutical industries.
Ability to understand medical literature such as journal articles.
Ability to fact-check scientific writing and data.
Familiarity with a style guide such as AP or AMA.
Familiarity with Section 508 compliance.
Experience with Visual Basic, SharePoint, EndNote, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Education or experience in a scientific or healthcare field.

Responsibilities

Format and proofread documents written by FDA scientists.
Learn and apply a style guide consistently, making and uniformly applying decisions about style elements not covered by the guide.
Identify and correct errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and improve tone, flow, verb tense, and style.
Recognize and correct inconsistent use of scientific terms in text and data tables.
Use Microsoft Word styles and field-coded captions to maintain functional automated tables of contents and lists of tables and figures.
Insert and manage citations and references; create lists of abbreviations and ensure acronyms and abbreviations are used correctly.
Format data tables and create and populate tables using data derived from FDA regulatory submissions.
Create and maintain consistently formatted document templates.
Communicate with FDA scientists about editing project requirements and timelines.
Perform routine quality checks on work completed by other copyeditors.
Support onboarding and training of new copyeditors as needed.
Create and maintain internal documents, including style guides, process documents, and training materials.