Senior Medical Editor

W2O Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

It's not every day we have a chance to make the world a healthier place—but here, it’s our way of life. Idealistic? Maybe. Deeply pragmatic? Always. Real Chemistry is a global health innovation company that has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, tech, and the people at the heart of it all. It’s with a great sense of purpose that we work together with brave health and wellness companies to create and inspire healthier, happier, and longer lives. It’s our passion. And if you’re still reading, we’re guessing it might be yours too. We are looking to add to our alchemic mix of more than 2,000 talented professionals. At Real Chemistry, we don’t just wish the world was healthier. We leverage tech, data and creativity to make it so. You in?

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Medical Editor to join our growing team!

The Senior Medical Editor plays a pivotal role in Real Chemistry’s Global Med Comms team by enhancing the clarity, accuracy, and impact of our medical communications. By meticulously reviewing, editing, and verifying a wide array of medical content, they ensure our content resonates accurately and effectively across various media platforms. This role is instrumental in upholding our commitment to the highest standards.

What you’ll do:

• Edit and proofread medical content across the full spectrum of medical and commercial communications, ensuring clarity, flow, and alignment with client style.
• Styling and retemplating slide decks/documents.
• Simple figure redraws.
• Liaising with Designers / Creative team to check content pre vs post layout/formatting.
• Publication submissions to congresses/journals.
• Advising on copyright status/requirements and facilitating quotes and purchasing.
• Build a working understanding of medical terminology and principles to enhance content quality.
• Perform non-complex data checks as needed.
• Collaborate closely with Medical, Client Services, Design and Project Management to maintain content quality and relevance, and to deliver against agreed timelines.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry best practices for editing and advocate them within your work.
• Develop and maintain client style guides.
• Work across multiple brands/products, adhering to client preferences for all.
• Work with other team leads to evaluate and evolve editorial processes and the editorial team to best support quality assurance goals.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are a highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have:

• Exceptional proofreading and editing capabilities.
• Familiarity with the principles and implementation of recognised industry editing standards (e.g. AMA, Vancouver, and APA).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of medical terminology and principles, and experience conducting thorough fact-checking and source verification.
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• A keen interest to apply AI best practices to enhance editing capabilities.
• The ability to manage time effectively, work both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Keen interest in continuous learning about medical advancements and guidelines.
• Experience in a team environment, showcasing strong organizational and communication skills.
• Significant experience as a medical editor in a medical communications agency is preferred.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have offices in cities with many employees and clients – New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Carmel (IN), Manchester (UK), Edinburgh (UK), and London (UK) – that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including a primary office location near in Moorgate, 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, dental insurance, pension contributions and a five-week sabbatical program. Other perks include health and wellness reimbursements, happy hours, and free healthy snacks to keep you running all day long. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.realchemistry.com/.

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