Synchrony Group
medical communications
MedicalEditor
“Medical Editor at Synchrony Group. Skills: medical editing, fact-checking, proofreading, editing copy, adherence to client and project requirements, adherence to American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, adherence to client corporate and brand style guides, adherence to agency standards, Microsoft (MS) Word, PowerPoint, MS Excel, Adobe® Acrobat. ensuring the overall editorial quality of communications by providing medical editing for accuracy, clarity, consistency, grammar, and style. ”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure the overall editorial quality of communications by providing medical editing for accuracy, clarity, consistency, grammar, and style; ensure deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy; ensure accuracy and completeness of reference lists; ensure consistency across projects; meet project goals
Industry & Context.
Ability to manage outcomes to win-win resolution; assist colleagues with editorial problem-solving, troubleshooting, and brainstorming
Ability to commit to extra hours and/or nontraditional hours as client needs require, Synchrony is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree (science or English degrees preferred), 3-5 years’ pharmaceutical/medical editing experience
Nice to Have
2 years’ experience specifically working as an editor for a medical communications agency or pharmaceutical company marketing department, Familiarity with agency workflow process, Familiarity with electronic document review systems
What You'll Do.
ensuring the overall editorial quality of communications by providing medical editing for accuracy
working independently to fact-check content
proofread and edit copy
and ensure adherence to client and project requirements
American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style
client corporate and brand style guides
and proofread all promotional marketing communication materials (eg
print and digital selling tools
promotional emails and mailers
print and digital advertisements
annotate and cross-reference promotional materials for submission to client medical/legal/regulatory review
attend client medical
and regulatory review meetings and incorporate changes resulting from those reviews as appropriate
check layouts and digital programming for completeness and accuracy against manuscript drafts and client-approved files
check incorporation of changes into layout document or programmed digital files by Creative Services at various stages of the project lifecycle
ensure accuracy and completeness of reference lists
and adhere to project-
and client-specific style guides where applicable to ensure consistency across projects
determine and communicate need for copyright permissions to reproduce figures/tables and obtain permissions from communicate costs to Account Services to ensure communication to clients as appropriate
assist colleagues with editorial problem-solving
attend product status meetings to keep abreast of upcoming or in-progress editorial projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with members of the Editorial Services, Medical Services, and Creative Services teams to ensure deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy; collaborate with Medical Services and Creative Services department personnel to ensure accuracy of content and convey editorial comments; participate and interact effectively on a team; coordinate and execute multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment to serve many therapeutic teams and meet project goals
Communication Scope
Well-developed professional communication skills, including written and interpersonal
Process & Methodology
Ability to coordinate and execute multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment to serve many therapeutic teams and meet project goals
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