Senior Medical Editor
About The Position
The Senior Medical Copy Editor serves as lead editor across multiple brands and is expected to understand each brand’s science, competitors, client style, and AMA style. The role models the company’s core values of substance, style, conviction, and grace, and mentors less experienced copy editors. Working with Account and Project Management teams, the editor helps ensure high-quality deliverables are completed within project timelines. The editor works on promotional and educational materials for physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patients, shepherding work from manuscript through print or digital production. The position also contributes research support and maintains brand style guides. Remedy Edge describes its work environment as a flexible hybrid model, with the option to work from its New York City headquarters, at home, or alongside clients. Omnicom policy requires employees to work in the office at least three days per week, subject to local law and any additional agency or manager direction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Three to five years of copyediting experience in a pharmaceutical advertising agency, in-house agency, or medical publishing company is preferred; candidates with copyediting experience in other fields will also be considered.
- Working knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition, is desirable.
- Model the organization’s core values of substance, style, conviction, and grace.
- Be well versed in the science of assigned brands and competitors, as well as client and AMA style.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat to copyedit.
- Copyediting experience in a pharmaceutical advertising agency, in-house agency, or medical publishing company.
- Working knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition.
Responsibilities
- Lead copy editor on multiple brands.
- Copyedit, fact-check, and proofread promotional and educational materials for physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patients from manuscript through print or digital production.
- Work with Account Services, Copywriters, Art Directors, and other team members to ensure print and digital materials are accurate, useful, clear, readable, and appealing.
- Coordinate with Account Services and Project Managers on project quality-control timing.
- Provide guidance to less experienced Copy Editors.
- Help Copywriters and the Account team with research and article retrieval.
- Create and maintain brand style guides.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work model, with work possible from the NYC headquarters, home, or alongside clients.
- Intentional meeting-free time and seasonal flexibility.
- Employee training and development, including a track record of training people with little or no pharmaceutical experience.
- Team collaboration and support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
