Editor

Avalere Health Group; Manchester (WA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Hybrid/remote work

20 vacation days + 1 personal well‑be‑

9 public holidays observed

Fertility and family leave policies

Job summary

Avalere Health is seeking a Brand & Editorial Specialist to own the brand style guide, manage editorial reviews, and ensure regulatory and client standards are met. You will collaborate with copy, design, PM and client teams to maintain consistency across materials.

In this role you’ll mentor colleagues, oversee editorial reviews for accuracy, and help shape communications that reflect the Avalere Health voice. Hybrid/remote work is supported, with opportunities for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proofreading or editing experience required; must be computer literate.
• 2 to 4 years of proofreading/editing in a fast-paced pharmaceutical agency or similar environment.
• Experience with fact-checking and AMA style preferred.
• Strong MS Office and internet research skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains brand style guide and socializes it to the team.
• Updates on an ongoing basis per client and regulatory feedback on projects.
• Ensures deliverables adhere to style guide.
• Reviews brand materials for correctness, factuality, sense, credibility, decorum, compliance, and style.
• Advises brand team, copywriters, and other colleagues on editorial topics.
• Communicates professionally with internal and client personnel.
• Onboards new team members to the brand and USM practices.
• Understands spheres of authority and agency-of-record (AOR) team RACI.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Executive Functioning

Time Management

Diligence

Client Focus

Functional/Technical Skills

Ethics/Values/Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

About Avalere Health

United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.

Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.

Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.

Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.

We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

What You'll Do:

Style Guide Owner

Develops and maintains brand style guide, socializing it to the rest of the team.

• Creates brand style guide using established practices
• Updates on an ongoing basis per client and regulatory feedback on projects
• Socializes style guide and solicits feedback from teammates
• Ensures deliverables adhere to style guide

Editorial Authority

Reviews brand materials and other projects for correctness, factuality, sense, credibility, decorum, compliance, and style.

• Checks files to ensure correctness, factuality, sense, credibility, decorum, compliance, and adherence to the brand style guide
• Demonstrates a mastery of different types of reviews (eg, cold reads, word-for-words, check changes, fact checks) and understands when to employ various levels of editorial rigor
• Displays an understanding of promotional regulations, audience, purpose, and client goals and objectives
• Adheres to best practices and standard operating procedures
• Identifies efficiencies when editing and training colleagues
• Advises brand team, copywriters, and other colleagues on editorial topics
• Encourages colleagues to follow established SOPs, while remaining flexible to client and/or business needs
• Onboards new team members to the brand and USM practices and advocates adherence to it
• Understands spheres of authority and agency-of-record (AOR) team RACI

Communication

Writes and speaks comprehensibly with colleagues and select client personnel.

• Maintains a professional tone and helpful demeanor in internal—and if necessary, external—interactions
• Provides clear, actionable feedback during editorial reviews
• Deals with challenges proactively and positively; values suggestions and constructive feedback
• Uses official communication channels as intended: Outlook, Teams, Egnyte, Workfront, etc.

About You:

• Attention to Detail

Can locate and identify errors in documents and files at a rigorous level; excellent eye for consistency; deep knowledge of the English language; is fluent in AMA style, with the ability to find answers to stylistic questions; is adept at secondary research; is comfortable working at the computer on complicated documents for long periods while maintaining focus and rigor

• Executive Functioning

Is an integral and proactive member of the team; can be counted on to think through project complications collegially and own editorial workstreams in an integrated manner; works with project managers when deadlines conflict to achieve efficiency and proper resourcing; can handle multiple deadlines while maintaining focus to execute individual projects with excellence

• Diligence, Dependability, and Honesty

Adheres to processes necessary to achieve excellence; knows how to push back when quality is being threatened; is not afraid to say “no” when absolutely necessary; understands how errors are introduced and has a strong distaste for scenarios that make quality harder to achieve; measures performance against perfection, choosing expediency only when necessary; evaluates materials honestly and constructively; cares about team and business success and has a desire to help; accepts responsibility for mistakes and works to rectify them

• Time Management

Uses time effectively and efficiently; concentrates efforts on top priorities and seeks assistance when necessary; communicates with colleagues and solves problems proactively while avoiding unnecessary delays; accurately estimates length and difficulty of tasks; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks, actively and routinely evaluating upcoming work; offers to help on other projects when idle

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR ALL AVALERE HEALTH POSITIONS

• Client Focus

Is dedicated to meeting and exceeding the expectations and requirements of clients; gets first-hand client information and uses it for improvements in services; acts with clients in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients and gains their trust and respect

• Functional/Technical Skills

Has the functional and technical knowledge, skills, and creativity to do the job at an extremely high level of accomplishment

• Ethics/Values/Integrity/Trust

Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; acts in a direct and truthful way; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain

INTERACTIONS (EXTERNAL)

• Client (rare)

INTERACTIONS (INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS)

• Copy
• Art
• Project Management
• Client Service/Account
• Shared Solutions
• Other Staff, as needed

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

(To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required.)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in English

Experience

• Proofreading or editing experience required; must be computer literate
• Experience fact-checking annotations to ensure they accurately support claims and follow established style
• 2 to 4 years of experience proofreading and/or editing in a fast-paced pharmaceutical agency or similar environment

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Proficiency in the use of MS Office, specifically Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Proficiency in internet and other secondary research tools; AMA style, Dorland’s, and PubMed preferred
• Familiarity with digital routing preferred
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as part of a cross-functional team

This job description supersedes all previous job descriptions. This job description is intended to be a tool to describe the primary purpose of the job and the KEY duties and responsibilities. The job description may not be inclusive of all duties and job responsibilities. Management has the right to add to or change the job responsibilities at any time.

$70,000 - $85,000 a year

What we can offer

You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.

Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family‑planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.

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