Freelance Senior Editor

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking an experienced editor to lead our pharmaceutical advertising editorial work. You will proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation, edit for client and AMA style, and verify accuracy of information in collaboration with other departments.

You will also serve as an editorial brand lead helping teams reach common goals. The role requires 3–5 years of pharma advertising experience within editorial and proficiency in AMA style with FDA guidance.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of pharmaceutical advertising experience within editorial
• Proficiency in AMA style and FDA guidance
• Scientific/medical/pharmaceutical background preferred

Responsibilities

• Proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Edit for client and AMA style
• Verifying accuracy of information, data, and claims; communicate with other departments
• Be an editorial brand lead and work with other departments to reach common goals

Skills

Editorial leadership

Attention to detail

Pharma advertising experience

Education

Scientific/medical/pharma background

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Updated: November 11, 2026
Location: Remote, United States

Meticulous doesn't begin to describe your dedication to accuracy.

You are diligent and punctilious with an absolute understanding of the tone and structure of writing. In this role you will be expected to take the lead on their own brand and will report to an editorial manager. This role is ideal for someone that already has pharma advertising experience and has owned their own brand. You will:

• Proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Edit for client and AMA style
• Verifying accuracy of information, data, and claims; communicating appropriately and effectively with other departments
• Be an editorial brand lead and work with other departments to reach common goals
• 3 to 5 years of pharmaceutical advertising experience within editorial
• Proficiency in AMA style and FDA guidance

Desired Requirements:

• Scientific, medical, pharmaceutical, or technical background
• Experience editing in Adobe Acrobat a plus

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $50 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise - if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

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Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients' lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer inwhich you're guaranteed to:

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

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