Senior Medical Editor

Job Description

WHAT DOES A SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR DO?

The Senior Medical Editor is responsible for a range of Editorial services, including medical editing,
copyediting, proofreading and fact checking of digital and print pharmaceutical advertising materials,
internal and external presentations and corporate communications. The Senior Medical Editor upholds
the outlook, needs and requirements of the Editorial competency to teammates in other departments
to maintain quality, and has ownership of all projects for assigned clients. Senior Medical Editors lead
specified complex brands or clients along with associated launches and support the onboarding of new
hires.

We are seeking a sharp, enthusiastic, and well-organized professional to join our dynamic team. If you are a self-starter with a “can-do” attitude who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, Intouch Solutions may be the place for you!

• Edit for language clarity and consistency, brand and messaging accuracy, appropriate tone,
  overall cohesiveness, flow, organization, client and AMA style, grammar, spelling, typographical
  errors and formatting; support reviews with AI tools
  • Participate in the content review process throughout all stages of a project, including fact
  checking with accurate referencing
  • Manage and resource numerous brand tasks with competing deadlines, coordinating coverage
  with other Editorial team members. Interface with Creative, Account, Project Management and
  other teammates to assist in project prioritization and increase ease of project completion while
  maintaining quality
  • Lead assigned launches; support coverage of agency team and launch tasks
  • Represent the Editorial department at internal kickoff and status meetings
  • Create and maintain style guides for clients and brands
  • Onboard and mentor junior team members as needed
  • Support department initiatives around best practices and process to uphold quality and
  efficiency standards
  • Alert Editorial management to editorial process and/or quality concerns, and work closely with
  them and other teammates to resolve issues as they arise

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required
• 5+ years of editing experience within a healthcare or pharmaceutical advertising agency
• environment
• Thorough knowledge of current AMA style; experience with medical/regulatory/legal reviews
• and familiarity with FDA requirements for drug promotion
• Demonstrated comfort and confidence with medical/pharma and industry terminology
• Extremely detail oriented, thorough and accurate
• Proven experience in managing rapidly shifting priorities and deadlines in high-pressure
• situations
• Ability to take ownership, be accountable and work independently
• Digitally savvy with excellent verbal, written, organizational, time-management and problemsolving skills
• Experienced in Adobe Acrobat Professional, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint