Medical Editor

Havas Life Mumbai; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Life Mumbai is seeking a detail-oriented Nightly Editor to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality of pharma marketing materials in a fast-paced agency environment.

The ideal candidate will excel in grammar, fact-checking, and adherence to AMA style, while coordinating with copywriters, account teams, and project managers to meet deadlines. Availability 2:00 PM–10:00 PM ET with flexibility is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English or a related field is required.
• Experience editing pharmaceutical marketing or healthcare communications is required.
• Expert knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style and its application.
• Exceptional grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading skills.
• Strong fact-checking and analytical abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating within a team.
• Willingness to work 2:00 PM–10:00 PM ET with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit marketing materials to ensure accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Maintain consistency in formatting, messaging, and editorial standards across all brand materials.
• Review projects for adherence to client-specific editorial standards and style guides.
• Fact-check claims, references, citations, and supporting content for accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate closely with copywriters, account teams, project managers, and editors to meet deadlines.
• Monitor project timelines and editorial review cycles; identify issues and propose solutions.
• Assess project priorities to determine appropriate prioritization of multiple projects.
• Provide support during periods of increased workload.

Skills

Editing

Grammar

Fact-checking

Proofreading

Time management

Independent work

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Editorial standards

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in English

Tools

Ziflow

Job description

Havas Life Mumbai is part of the global Havas Health Network, delivering strategic healthcare and wellness communications for leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare brands. We combine science, creativity, and innovation to create impactful campaigns for healthcare professionals and patients.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate takes pride in producing flawless work, has an exceptional eye for detail, and thrives in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment. They are proactive, adaptable, and committed to maintaining the highest editorial standards while supporting their team and ensuring every deliverable is accurate, polished, and client-ready.

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented Nightly Editor to join our editorial team. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of deliverables before submission. The ideal candidate is a meticulous copyeditor with a strong command of grammar and style, exceptional fact-checking skills, and experience reviewing pharmaceutical marketing materials in a fast-paced agency environment.

This position requires availability Monday through Friday from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET, with occasional flexibility to accommodate changing business needs and project deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Copyedit marketing materials to ensure accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax
• Maintain consistency in formatting, messaging, and editorial standards across all brand materials
• Review projects for adherence to client-specific editorial standards and established style guides
• Fact-check claims, references, citations, and supporting content to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Collaborate closely with copywriters, account teams, project managers, and fellow editors to meet deadlines
• Monitor project timelines and editorial review cycles, proactively identifying potential issues and communicating solutions
• Assess project priorities and deadlines to determine the appropriate prioritization of multiple projects
• Provide support during periods of increased workload

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in English or a related field
• Experience editing pharmaceutical marketing or healthcare communications
• Expert knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style and its application
• Exceptional grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading skills
• Strong fact-checking and analytical abilities
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team
• Willingness to work 2:00 PM–10:00 PM ET, with flexibility as business needs require

Preferred

• Experience using Ziflow or other online proofing and review platforms
• Agency experience supporting pharmaceutical or healthcare clients
• Launch experience
• Familiarity with FDA promotional regulations and medical/legal/regulatory (MLR) review processes

About Havas India

Havas India gathers the expertise of 20 agencies and specialized divisions across 3 verticals:

• Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure play social media), and Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing)
• Havas Creative Network – Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions) Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale)
• Havas Health & You – Havas Life Sorento (health & wellness communications).

With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai, with over 2000+ professionals and associates.

As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2023, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations are what keep us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ and follow Havas India on social media.