Senior Editor - Medical Communications

Job title: Senior Medical Editor – Medical Communications

Locations: London, Chester, Manchester (Hybrid)

Organisation: Springer Health+

Full time, Permanent

About Springer Nature Group

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About Springer Health+ (Previously Springer Healthcare)

Springer Health+ is a leading global medical communications and education provider, working in partnership with pharmaceutical companies and key opinion leaders. At Springer Health+, we see beyond the data – we see the people behind every breakthrough. We do more than help experts across the medical community keep up with science; we help them move it forward, making healthcare smarter and more human.

To find out more about us visit our website at https://springerhealthplus.com

About the role

As a Senior Medical Editor, you will work closely with team members to produce high-quality scientific content of medical communications and medical education that satisfy client needs.

You will be responsible for reviewing, copyediting and proofreading a wide range of scientific documents and materials for use in medical communications projects, with a focus on accuracy and clarity. You will also work with the editing team to manage account style guides and consult with account scientific leads on specific style questions.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit content, including manuscripts, reports, abstracts, presentations, posters, digital content and other medical communications and education deliverables
• Check for grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors, and make necessary corrections
• Suggest changes to improve the clarity and flow of content
• Proofread content, including review of page proofs and line-by-line checks of typeset layouts
• Ensure that the content adheres to appropriate style and tone
• Review artworked graphs and figures for accuracy and adherence to appropriate style
• Ensure consistency is maintained both within and between projects according to style guides
• Verify facts and figures in the content against marked-up references to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Develop and maintain account style guides
• Work closely with other team members, including editors, writers, scientific leads, designers, typesetters and client services personnel
• Meet deadlines and work efficiently under pressure
• Participate in internal editorial meetings, contributing to the development of editorial workflow and providing insights on editorial processes
• Manage time effectively to deliver projects to a high quality, on time and within budget, highlighting potential delays to the appropriate team members

Education, experience and skills

Education:

Essential

• Bachelor of Arts in English or a Bachelor of Science in a Life Science

Desirable

• Higher degree (MSc or PhD)

Experience:

Essential

• Extensive experience as a copyeditor/technical editor/proofreader within medical communication agencies or the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry

Skills:

Essential

• Excellent copyediting skills with a strong command of grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as the ability to revise and improve written content to ensure clarity and coherence
• Proficient scientific editing skills with fact-checking ability to verify facts and figures in the content to ensure accuracy
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, identifying and correcting errors, inconsistencies and inaccuracies, as well as ensuring that content adheres to established style guides and tone
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A proactive and flexible team player with a collaborative approach
• Adaptable with an ability to work on a variety of projects, styles and therapeutic areas
• Organised and skilled in time management
• Highly computer literate and skilled in using common software (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, EndNote reference management tool) and gains new software skills quickly

Desirable

• Experience with industry-wide guidelines and editorial styles (eg, AMA style)

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