Scientific Editor: Bioinformatics (Work-from-home)

Cactus Communications; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

CACTUS provides expert language editing services to help researchers communicate their findings clearly and publish their work. As Editor, you will leverage your subject-matter expertise to evaluate and refine manuscripts, ensuring scientific accuracy and discipline-specific clarity while enhancing language quality.

Your role focuses on reviewing content, ensuring terminology accuracy, and improving the presentation of research for publication in prestigious journals.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Informatics/Health Informatics/Bioinformatics (mandatory).
• 5+ first-author publications (mandatory).
• Ability to assess study design, methodology, statistics, and interpretation.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail.
• Experience in scientific editing or academic publishing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit manuscripts to improve clarity, coherence, and readability while preserving the author's meaning.
• Ensure subject-specific terminology and scientific arguments are accurate and appropriate for the audience.
• Improve presentation of complex findings to enhance publication readiness.
• Edit manuscripts to meet high standards of academic writing and format per target journal guidelines.

Skills

Academic editing

English proficiency

Critical reading

Education

PhD in Biomedical Informatics/Health Informatics/Bioinformatics

Job description

CACTUS provides expert language editing services to help researchers communicate their findings clearly and successfully publish their work. If you have a strong academic background, enjoy engaging with cutting-edge research, and have an eye for improving scientific writing, this opportunity is for you.

As an Editor, you will leverage your subject-matter expertise to evaluate and refine research manuscripts, ensuring scientific accuracy and discipline-specific clarity while enhancing the quality of the language. Your efforts will help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.

Job Responsibilities

• Review and edit manuscripts to improve the clarity, coherence, and readability of scientific content while preserving the author's intended meaning.
• Ensure that subject-specific terminology, conventions, and scientific arguments are accurate, consistent, and appropriate for the target audience.
• Improve the presentation of complex research findings to enhance their communication and publication readiness.
• Edit manuscripts such that the final text meets the highest standards of academic writing, is free of unclear, illogical, or unidiomatic sentences. Adhere to job-specific guidelines and format manuscripts according to the target journal when required.

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• A PhD degree in Biomedical Informatics/Health Informatics/Bioinformatics (mandatory)
• Strong publication record, with 5-10 or more first-author publications (mandatory)
• Ability to critically assess study design, methodology, statistics, and interpretation
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate scientific content and ensure discipline-specific accuracy.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail.
• Prior experience in scientific editing or academic publishing is preferred.

Benefits of this Role

• Flexibility to decide when you work
• Receive a predictable volume of work each month
• Develop an understanding of the finer points of editing and gain access to articles and tips on our learning and discussion platform
• Get an inside view of research carried out worldwide

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.