Medical Editor

Clutch; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Clutch Creative is seeking a meticulous Freelance Medical Editor to ensure accuracy, clarity, and regulatory compliance across promotional and educational materials for HCPs and patients. This remote US role requires 3+ years of medical editing experience in dedicated pharmaceutical advertising agencies.

Responsibilities include proofreading, fact-checking, AMA style adherence, MLR support, and cross-functional collaboration within tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional medical editing in pharma advertising
• Proficient in AMA Manual of Style and regulatory guidelines
• Ability to interpret clinical data and fact-check complex claims
• Strong attention to detail and ability to ramp quickly on freelance work
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Responsibilities

• Editorial quality & proofreading of medical, scientific, and promotional materials
• Fact-checking against source literature, trials, FDA labeling, and PI
• Ensure AMA style and brand standards compliance
• Support MLR/LMR review readiness with properly formatted references
• Coordinate across editorial, account, creative, and medical teams under deadlines

Skills

Editorial proofreading

Fact-checking

AMA style

Regulatory knowledge

MLR process

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism/Communications/Life Sciences

Job description

Role: Medical Editor (Full-time Freelance)

Location: Must be located in and authorized to work in the US

Hybrid/On-site/Remote: Remote

Clutch Creative is a rapidly growing staffing agency. We support our clients by identifying unreachable talent that helps their businesses grow. Our candidates work with us because they know we have the best opportunities available to them and will help them navigate their next career move. We care, we're honest, and we hustle—that's what makes us Clutch.

Clutch is looking for a meticulous, scientifically rigorous Freelance Medical Editor for a client of ours—a premier healthcare and pharmaceutical advertising agency. We are seeking an expert freelance editorial specialist who can hit the ground running to ensure absolute accuracy, clarity, and regulatory compliance across a wide array of promotional and educational materials for both Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patients (DTC).

Responsibilities:

• Editorial Quality & Proofreading: Copyedit and proofread complex medical, scientific, and promotional materials—including detail aids, digital experiences, websites, brochures, and video scripts for grammar, punctuation, style, and flow.
• Fact-Checking & Source Verification: Meticulously verify all scientific claims, statistics, and data points against source literature, clinical trials, FDA-approved product labeling, and Prescribing Information (PI).
• AMA Style & Brand Standards: Ensure all copy strictly adheres to the AMA Manual of Style, client‑specific brand guidelines, and agency quality standards.
• MLR / Regulatory Compliance Support: Partner closely with copywriters, art directors, and medical strategists to prepare materials for rigorous Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR/LMR) review, ensuring all references and annotations are flawlessly formatted and compliant.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manage multiple fast‑moving projects simultaneously, communicating effectively with account, creative, and medical teams to keep editorial workflows moving efficiently under tight agency deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Mandatory Requirement: 3+ years of professional medical editing experience working directly within dedicated pharmaceutical advertising agencies.
• Expert-level command of the AMA Manual of Style and deep familiarity with pharmaceutical regulatory guidelines, referencing standards, and MLR workflows.
• Proven ability to interpret clinical data, understand intricate medical terminology, and fact‑check complex scientific claims with absolute precision.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong time‑management skills, and the ability to ramp up quickly on freelance assignments with minimal oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Life Sciences, or a related field.

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