Medical Editor - Publications

RTI Health Solutions; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

RTI Health Solutions is seeking an experienced publications editor to join our Medical Communications team in the UK. The role focuses on editing manuscripts, posters, abstracts, and protocols, maintaining high-quality standards across diverse deliverables.

You will work with researchers, writers, designers, and project managers, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to style guidelines, including AMA. Opportunities exist for hybrid work from Manchester or remote UK-wide.

Qualifications

• University degree required in liberal arts/English/communications/journalism.
• Minimum of 5 years editing experience (medical/science publications preferred).
• Proficient in AMA Manual of Style, grammar, and punctuation.

Responsibilities

• Edit RTI-HS deliverables for grammar, spelling, style, and consistency.
• Set or follow publications style and specifications for documents.
• Collaborate with editors, writers, clients, PMs, and designers.
• Produce high-quality, impactful documents and contribute to growth of medical communications.
• Ensure graphical data is clearly presented and visuals are balanced.
• Manage complex schedules and production timelines to ensure timeliness.
• Create PDFs and revise text in InDesign.
• Format documents per RTI-HS or client templates.
• Review large-scale organization and flow of documents.

Skills

Editing experience

Communication skills

Time management

Diplomatic feedback

Team collaboration

Prioritising workload

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, English, Communications, or Journalism

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

EndNote

Adobe InDesign

Job description

About The Hiring Group

RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI International, is an independent and internationally recognised research organisation. With offices in the US, UK, Spain, France, and Sweden, we provide healthcare consulting and research expertise to optimise decision making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products across the development and marketing lifecycle. Clients rely on our expertise, quality standards, and integrity to guide their product development and regulatory and market access strategies. Our various practice areas include Value, Access, and HEOR; Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Medical Communications; Global Business Operations; and Strategic Consulting and Growth.

Are you a talented medical editor with great attention for detail who is looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy a mix of collaborative and independent work? Our Medical Communications group is seeking a publications editor with scientific and/or medical communications editing experience to join our growing team—and you might be just the right person! You will join a group of expert medical editors, writers, graphic designers, and scientific communication strategists working together to deliver exceptional content to our clients. In this role, you will collaborate with research staff and other members of the Medical Communications team on a broad range of RTI-HS deliverables, including manuscripts, posters, conference abstracts, presentation materials, literature review reports, economic modelling reports, slide sets, dossiers, and protocols.

This position may be office based in Manchester or remote from elsewhere in UK.

What You'll Do

• Editing RTI-HS deliverables for grammar, spelling, style, and consistency, according to the appropriate style guide and ensuring a high-quality standard
• Setting or following publications style and specifications using company’s, client’s, or journal’s publication style, editorial policy, and publishing specification
• Collaborating with contributors, writers, clients, project managers, editors, and designers
• Playing a key role in producing high-quality, impactful documents and contributing to the expanding field of medical communications as the team grows
• Ensuring that graphical representation of data is clearly expressed and visuals are well balanced
• Establishing and managing complex schedules or closely following and engaging with existing production schedules, taking proactive measures to ensure timeliness
• Creating PDFs and revising and editing text in InDesign
• Formatting complex documents according to RTI-HS or client-provided Word templates
• Reviewing large-scale organisation of documents and their overall flow

What You'll Need

• University degree in Liberal Arts, English, Communications, or Journalism
• Minimum of 5 years of editing experience (medical, scientific, or medical communications editing experience preferred)
• Strong knowledge of general grammar and punctuation rules
• Proficient in using style guides, particularly the AMA Manual of Style
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience editing publications (e.g., manuscripts, posters, conference abstracts) preferred
• Experience with EndNote reference management software and Adobe InDesign preferred
• Familiarity with medical terminology
• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with supervisors and team members
• Adept at supporting a diverse group of internal customers and adapting working style to suit various personalities and needs
• Strong communication skills, including providing diplomatic and constructive feedback to writers, both written and spoken
• Skilled at prioritising workload and making strategic decisions when faced with competing needs
• Willing to seek support from the team when necessary