Medical Editor

Summary

Join Nucleus Global, a leading medical communications company, as a Medical Editor. You will review and edit various medical materials, ensuring accuracy and style consistency. Responsibilities include editing for grammar, spelling, and flow, adhering to style guides, and researching medical topics. The ideal candidate possesses a life sciences or related degree, prior medical editing experience, and proficiency in AMA style. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential. Nucleus Global offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in the life sciences, journalism, English, communications, or a related field
• Previous experience as a medical editor, in a medical communications agency or related industry
• Proficiency in AMA style
• Excellent knowledge of English grammar
• Experience editing medical materials
• Ability to read, learn, and understand complex medical and scientific materials
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage workload
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong ability to work as part of an effective team
• Flexibility to handle changing priorities in a fast-paced environment with sometimes demanding deadlines while maintaining high quality and accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat

Responsibilities

• Ensuring editorial accuracy and style/format consistency of manuscripts, abstracts, oral presentations, slide decks, and other materials
• Editing content for grammar, spelling, accuracy, consistency, and flow
• Ensuring adherence to AMA, in-house, or client style guides as appropriate
• Proofreading layouts against approved copy to ensure correct grammar and spelling and good typography and performing a final check of adherence to editorial standards
• Researching medical and scientific topics as needed using various information sources, including PubMed, governmental and organizational websites, and other sources
• Helping to maintain in-house and client style guides
• Contributing to Copy Talk newsletter

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the oncology therapeutic area is a plus
• Experience with Hive or EndNote is a plus
• BELS certification is a plus

Benefits

• Flexible benefits
• Personal support
• Tailored learning and development opportunities