AI Scientific Editor - Medicine (Work-from-home)

Cactus Communications; Philippines; On-site; PHP 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

CACTUS Communications is seeking an Editor to combine language skills with subject-area expertise to help researchers publish in prestigious journals. You will edit AI-assisted manuscripts to ensure clarity, coherence, and publication readiness while preserving scientific accuracy.

You will improve sentence flow, check terminology, follow journal guidelines, and meet turnaround times across manuscripts. Excellent English proficiency and meticulous attention to detail are essential, with prior

Qualifications

• Excellent English proficiency and attention to detail (prior editing experience would be great)

Responsibilities

• Critically review and edit AI-assisted/processed manuscripts to ensure that the final text is scientifically clear, coherent, publication-ready, and written in standard academic English
• Add editorial value beyond grammar and surface-level corrections by improving clarity, sentence-level flow, logical consistency, readability, and overall manuscript quality while preserving the author’s intended meaning and scientific accuracy
• Exercise editorial judgment to identify gaps, inconsistencies, unclear interpretations, awkward phrasing, and missed issues that may persist in pre-edited manuscripts
• Ensure that all subject-specific conventions, terminology, and style requirements are consistently followed
• Adhere to job-specific guidelines and format manuscripts according to target journal requirements when applicable, while meeting the turnaround time across assigned manuscripts

Skills

Excellent English proficiency

Attention to detail

Job description

CACTUS provides language editing services to help researchers in their quest for publication. If you find yourself correcting everyone's grammar and like to stay updated on the latest developments in your field of study, this opportunity is just for you.

As an Editor, you will combine your language skills and subject-area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.

Job Responsibilities

• Critically review and edit AI-assisted/processed manuscripts to ensure that the final text is scientifically clear, coherent, publication-ready, and written in standard academic English
• Add editorial value beyond grammar and surface-level corrections by improving clarity, sentence-level flow, logical consistency, readability, and overall manuscript quality while preserving the author’s intended meaning and scientific accuracy
• Exercise editorial judgment to identify gaps, inconsistencies, unclear interpretations, awkward phrasing, and missed issues that may persist in pre-edited manuscripts
• Ensure that all subject-specific conventions, terminology, and style requirements are consistently followed
• Adhere to job-specific guidelines and format manuscripts according to target journal requirements when applicable, while meeting the turnaround time across assigned manuscripts

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• Excellent English proficiency and attention to detail (prior editing experience would be great)

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) 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.