Senior Editor

Choosing the right company when looking for your next editorial role can be a challenge. We partner with a select few Medical affairs agencies to match candidates with the correct company, perfectly matching your values, goals and work like balance needs with our partners.

We partner with Medical Affairs organisations that have people at its centre, share our passion for collaboration and ongoing training and development programmes.

So whether you're looking to work within an office, remote or have niche requirements we'll help you select the right agency to allow you to thrive in and out of work.

You'll thrive if you:

• Demonstrate extraordinary attention to detail and apply this across a variety of content formats
• Possess a strong command of the English language which you utilise to add quality to all client deliverables
• Can manage a range of internal client expectations, demonstrating multitasking skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Are passionate about editorial best practice and lead by example to upskill the wider team

What our partner's like to see:

• An eye for detail
• An experienced editor with experience in the life sciences
• Demonstrated editorial skills across a range of core tasks including: top-line proofing/quality control checks (assessing for sense, consistency, spelling and grammar etc.), editing (thorough structural review and assessment of clarity), proofing of artwork (checking layout, design, consistency of colours etc versus original copy)
• Capability to apply core editorial skills across a variety of written and electronic materials, including but not limited to: PowerPoint presentations, manuscripts, proposals/pitch presentations, marketing materials, websites and printed artwork materials
• Offer support to the medical writing team in the development of reference packs, completing accuracy crosschecks and uploading key materials onto client approval systems eg Zinc as necessary
• Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively, liaising with key project contacts where conflicts occur and ensuring all projects are delivered within agreed deadlines
• Develop an understanding of the purpose/aims of healthcare marketing/communications (or related field)
• Champion editorial processes and be a good source of information on these processes for colleagues
• Champion editorial processes and represent a key contact for the company on best practices, including maintenance of the company house style (as appropriate)
• Line management / mentoring / training of junior editorial team members (as appropriate)
• Develop and disseminate understanding of specialist editorial skills including understanding of the publishing process, copyright requirements and journal/KOL identification
• Take a lead role and work with the Scientific Services Director to resource workload effectively, including engagement and management of freelance support as required

Apply now and let's have a conversation all about you, so we can find your perfect next role.

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