Senior Medical Editor and Project Manager - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

2d•Remote

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine provides state-of-the-art medical education to physicians worldwide. As a Senior Medical Editor and Project Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the development, management, and production of medical and scientific enduring materials and continuing medical education (CME) activities. Key responsibilities include editing and proofreading manuscripts, coordinating revisions and approvals, and ensuring the quality and accuracy of web-based educational resources and activities. A caregiver in this position works remotely from 8;00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or other relevant field and five years of applicable experience in medical publishing OR 10 years of applicable experience in medical publishing
Experience in the development of medical, scientific and educational materials
Strong editing and writing skills
Demonstrated medical and/or scientific editing and writing ability
Ability to understand and distill medical research
Proficient in online medical resource use
Ability to manage freelancers (editors and writers), designers and production people
Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Medical editing and computer skills
Experience using InDesign

Responsibilities

Edit, generate galley proofs, correspond with stakeholders (physicians and other health care professionals), coordinate revisions and approvals and prepare final proofs.
Edit timely review articles and other content with a continuing-education orientation for Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine’s physician audience.
Ensure content quality, accuracy and consistency with editorial and departmental style guidelines.
Verify manuscript references, data, author financial disclosures, continuing medical education requirements and compliance with copyright regulations (including securing permissions as needed).
Proofread article layouts in the final stages of production.
Research topics and perform reference and data verification as required.
Select, create, or coordinate the development of accompanying graphics, illustrations, tables, charts and videos in collaboration with authors, medical illustrators and web designers.
Manage correspondence with authors and communicate peer review results, resolving conflicts as needed.
Use online manuscript submission and peer-review system (Editorial Manager) to secure quality peer reviews.
Participate in the acquisition of physician-authored submissions.
Coordinate, maintain and monitor editorial schedules and deadlines.
Manage multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
In collaboration with department leadership, develop budgets and project proposals as needed.
Provide project management and editorial support for departmental initiatives.