Posted: 03/21/20252025-03-212025-04-24Employment Type:ContractJob Category:Content & CopywritingJob Number: 631118Is job remote?: YesCountry: United States
Job Description
Planet Interactive is seeking a Medical Editor to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical clients.
Pay Rate: $40-46/hr depending on experience
Location: Remote, working PST hrs (qualified candidates must be US Citizens working within the United States)
Medical Editor Responsibilities:
Edit and proofread copy for assigned and other brands as needed.
Fact check annotated copy using provided references, ensuring acceptable sources are used.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with Editorial Director and team members to maintain quality and meet goals.
Prioritize and manage workload, meetings, and various tasks to ensure all deliverables are met with excellence; ability to handle multiple jobs and prioritize as needed.
Thoroughly understand assigned brands and product categories.
Demonstrate a drive to ensure adherence to client and brand guidelines.
Contribute ideas/feedback for improving process and minimizing error.
Proactively offer and provide help to others to ensure all work moves through the department efficiently.
Create/maintain brand style guides and bibliographies in a timely manner.
Understand and execute AMA style and varying editorial styles per brand needs.
Medical Editor Qualifications:
Any College degree.
3 to 5 years medical editing and fact checking experience in a pharma ad agency/medical education environment (agency experience preferred). This is a non-negotiable. Pharma advertising agency candidates will be given preference.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with a motivated, self-starting attitude.
Ability to creatively adapt to changing deadlines, providing recommendations as needed.
Knowledge of current AMA style and FDA guidelines governing pharmaceutical promotional materials.
Solid ability to use MS Office (including Outlook, Teams, and Word), Adobe Acrobat, and/or ProofHQ.
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