Medical Editor

Publicis Health, LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Canada is seeking a qualified medical writer/editor to ensure scientifically sound marketing content and compliance with regulatory standards. You will collaborate across teams, review sources, educate staff, and defend materials through regulatory review processes.

Strong literature skills and team leadership are essential. Join a regulatory‑minded team that supports medical accuracy in marketing materials and works with US/Canada submissions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in medical writing or editing.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences, and/or regulatory affairs.
• Familiarity with US and Canada pharmaceutical marketing formats.
• Familiarity with US and Canada pharmaceutical marketing regulations.
• Familiarity with medical-legal review processes.
• Ability to supervise more junior staff.
• Ability to read and interpret medical literature.
• Ability to search for appropriate medical literature.
• Must be capable of working independently and in a team.
• Experience with regulatory submissions in pharma.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Copy, Creative and Account Services to formulate medically sound marketing content.
• Review medically relevant, topical, and organized content for marketing materials.
• Evaluate sources provided by the client and other agencies.
• Educate staff on product research and claims limits.
• Educate staff on disease states.
• Educate staff on regulatory standards.
• Review documents to ensure passage in regulatory approval.
• Defend editorial content before regulatory review committees.
• Support copywriters by finding literature.
• Vet and address medical/regulatory feedback from the client’s team.
• Submit marketing materials into MLR platforms with annotations.

Skills

Medical writing

Editing

Team supervision

Literature interpretation

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelors or Masters in life sciences

Regulatory affairs in US/Canada

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

PowerPoint

Job description

Company description

Publicis is an omni-channel communications agency with over 600 employees across our Canadian operations. The office is the largest in our industry in Canada and boasts talent across various disciplines of marketing and advertising expertise. Publicis carries a balanced split of Canadian, U.S. and Global clients for which we are Agency of Record. Publicis supports a range of D&I actions through our Driving Change team as well as giving back to the community through a long-standing participation in the Out of the Cold Program. With a strong, active and familial culture, Pub United is the agency’s social club, hosting events as wide reaching as Curling, Trivia Nights and more.

Overview

The department vets copy that can pass the rigorous scrutiny of our clients’ medical-legal committees, as well as Health Canada and the FDA. The team also works with other capabilities to ensure that medical information is correctly conveyed within the creative execution. Once marketing materials are clean and scientifically sound, the department submits into submission platforms for approval by MLR, PAAB and the FDA.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Copy, Creative and Account Services to formulate medically sound marketing content


• Review medically relevant, topical, and organized content for all types of marketing materials


• Evaluate the utility of sources supplied by the client and other agencies


• Educate Publicis Health Staff and freelancers on product research and claims limits


• Educate Publicis Health Staff and freelancers on disease states


• Educate Publicis Health Staff and freelancers on clients’ regulatory standards


• Review completed, referenced documents to ensure passage in the client’s regulatory approval process


• Be prepared to defend editorial content before the client’s regulatory review committees


• Support the work of the copywriters by finding appropriate literature


• Vet, query, and address medical and regulatory feedback from the client’s regulatory review team


• Submit marketing materials into MLR submission platforms with the appropriate annotations

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in medical writing or editing


• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences, and/or a degree in US/Canada regulatory affairs


• Familiarity with US and Canada pharmaceutical marketing formats


• Familiarity with US and Canada pharmaceutical marketing regulations


• Familiarity with medical-legal review processes


• Ability to supervise more junior members of staff


• Ability to read and interpret medical literature


• Ability to search for appropriate medical literature


• Must be capable of working both independently and in a team environment


• Must know how to use Microsoft Word software. Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft PowerPoint desirable


• Must have knowledge/experience in pharmaceutical regulatory submissions

Additional information

Salary

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.

Publicis Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of our community. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply. If you require a specific accommodation please contact Human Resources.