Remote Editorial Lead for Pharma Content & Teams

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, dental, and

401k with company match

PTO and sick time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking an Associate Editorial Director for the GSW team to oversee editorial workflow and act as the primary contact for client management, medical, and creative partners.

This leadership role may include direct people management and cross-office staffing oversight. The role emphasizes maintaining high editorial standards, mentoring editors, and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant medical content across disease areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Advertising, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of editorial experience, including experience in healthcare communications.
• Firm grasp of AMA style and FDA guidelines applicable to pharmaceutical communications, including fair balance and claims referencing.
• Proven track record of producing high-quality editorial work and managing editorial processes.
• Strong people-management, coaching, and staff-development skills.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and fact-checking skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and project-management abilities.
• Proficiency with relevant editorial tools and content-management systems.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage tight or competing deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Duties include editorial leadership, managing workflows, and serving as primary editorial contact for teams and offices.
• Provide day-to-day leadership for direct reports (if applicable) including resource management, performance evaluations, and staff development plans.
• Train and onboard new Editorial hires and guide editors with department processes, standards, tools, and workflows.
• Lead editorial team meetings and foster a collaborative department culture and editorial excellence.
• Develop coverage solutions and coordinate cross-office support; escalate broader staffing needs to the Editorial Director.
• Maintain and enforce editorial best practices and process standards within assigned teams and accounts.
• Identify opportunities to improve editorial workflows and partner with leadership on solutions.

Skills

AMA style

FDA guidelines

Editorial leadership

Staff development

Proofreading

Writing

Attention to detail

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Editorial tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Advertising, or related field

Tools

CMS proficiency

Job description

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking an Associate Editorial Director for the GSW team to oversee editorial workflow and act as the primary contact for client management, medical, and creative partners.

This leadership role may include direct people management and cross-office staffing oversight. The role emphasizes maintaining high editorial standards, mentoring editors, and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant medical content across disease areas.