Editor – Healthcare Communications

MEDIA CONTACTS; Forty Green; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent medical communications agency is looking for a talented Editor with a science background to join their supportive team. This role involves providing editorial and compliance support, ensuring accurate editing of materials, and working closely with program teams in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Life science degree required.
• Experience in medical communications essential.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and scientific referencing.

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial and compliance support.
• Ensure accurate editing of materials.
• Critique documents for format and style.

Skills

Editorial support

Compliance

Editing

PowerPoint

Scientific referencing

Education

Life science degree

Tools

Zinc

Job description

An independent medical communications agency is seeking a talented Editor to join their rapidly growing team. This is a fantastic role for an Editor with a science background and an interest in writing and communications to join a close-knit, supportive medical education agency.

The role will require knowledge of working in a medical communications agency setting and the ability to commit to a hybrid working setup between their offices and home.

The agency:

• Independent medical communications agency specialising in brand-led medical education programmes and meetings
• Flat structure, sociable, good work-life balance
• Staff work with quite a lot more autonomy than in most agencies
• Everyone has an outstanding understanding of how pharmaceutical marketing works, so are tuned into the needs of clients

The Editor's Job:

• You will provide editorial and compliance support to the team
• Ensure accurate editing of materials
• Be proficient in PowerPoint to edit slides, including formatting text, figures, graphs, and animations
• Critique documents to improve format, use of English, grammar, and style
• Create job bags and project manage the compliance process
• Work in close conjunction with the programme teams
• Ensure adherence to project specifications and budget

The candidate:

• Will have a life science degree
• Work experience in a medical communications or healthcare communications agency is essential
• Experience referencing scientific materials
• Experience with PowerPoint, preferably with hands-on experience of Zinc and other compliance software (desired)

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing medical communications agency. For more details, don't hesitate to ask.