Manuscript Editor II (Hybrid)

Nashville Public Radio; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Medical Association in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Manuscript Editor II for its Scientific Publication team in a hybrid role requiring three days in the office each week.

Responsibilities include editing medical articles for accuracy and AMA style, training team members, ensuring deadlines, and coordinating with authors and editors. A Bachelor's degree and 3+ years editing experience in medical or scientific publications are required, with familiarity in AMA style and eXtyles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in English, journalism, communications, or biological or physical sciences.
• 3+ years of related experience as a manuscript editor for medical, scientific, or technical publication.
• Familiarity with AMA Manual of Style and research methods; knowledge of medical terminology.
• Experience with eXtyles and electronic editing systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Edit medical articles autonomously to improve clarity, accuracy, and AMA style.
• Train team members and manage manuscript workflow and deadlines.
• Liaise with authors, editors, and production staff throughout the publication process.
• Ensure citations, figures, and tables meet editorial standards.

Skills

Editing proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/Journ/Communications/Sciences

Tools

eXtyles

XML editing system

Job description

Chicago, IL

At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Manuscript Editor II (Hybrid) on our Scientific Publication team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 d ays a week in the office.

This role will edit scientific articles written by physicians and researchers and a major section of the journal for a medical readership. Assists Manuscript Editing leadership by training team members and identifying and implementing process improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Editing

• Autonomously, edit medical articles and content using an XML editing system to improve reporting quality and ensure clarity, readability, technical and scientific accuracy, and integrity of content, maintaining conformity to AMA style, editorial policies, and deadlines.
• Perform research and follow style and policy for correct use of medical terms, units of measure, references, and statistics.
• Advise the director of the progress of all manuscripts and alert the manager to any problems.
• Assume responsibility for at least 1 journal section or feature; editing, tracking workflow and deadlines, and coordinating with section editor.

Author and Staff Communications

• Independently, perform liaison duties between the author, the editor, and the editorial, production, and media relations staff throughout the publication process and post-publication.
• Query and resolve inconsistencies and ambiguities and investigate errors and process corrections.
• Negotiate approval of edited content and address author and editorial management’s questions and resolve conflicts between author requests and editorial policies and technical production capability, including deadlines.

Quality Assurance and Training

• Confirm all necessary consent forms and permissions, author information, and authors’ contributions and disclosures.
• Read proofs word for word to verify conformity to editorial and author changes, making changes as necessary.
• Check citation and format of figures and tables, figure legends, supplemental content, references, and internal and related article links.
• Train new manuscript editors in AMA style, editorial policies, editing systems, and workflow processes; coordinate or lead editorial training sessions for team members; identify, evaluate, and implement process improvements.

May Include Other Responsibilities As Assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in English, journalism, communications, or biological or physical sciences.
• 3 or more years of related experience preferably as a manuscript editor for a medical, scientific, or technical publication; 2 years in JAMA Network experience preferred.
• Background in science, knowledge of medical terminology, and familiarity with AMA Manual of Style and research methods required.
• Familiarity with computer systems, electronic editing software, and content management systems. Proficiency with eXtyles preferred.
• High level of concentration required to edit materials; attention to detail is critical.
• Ability to organize and assign priority to assignments and to function well under strong pressure to meet fixed deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills required in regular and frequent contact with authors, editors, and production staff.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $74,160 - $98,318. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association’s benefits offerings, please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment . As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION