Senior Medical Editor

Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization seeks a Senior Medical Editor to ensure the quality of clinical documents. The role involves performing QC reviews, copyediting, and ensuring compliance with style guides. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

Health insurance options

Retirement planning offerings

Global Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible country-specific benefits

Qualifications

• 2 years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry or 5+ years in document production.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, with experience in formatting and using templates.
• Ability to manage multiple activities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform QC review of clinical documents to ensure compliance with standards.
• Copyedit and proofread documents for grammar, style, and formatting.
• Check reference lists and ensure internal consistency in documents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, Basic Science, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Adobe

EDMS (e.g., Veeva Vault, SharePoint)

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Medical Editor, you will join the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organization, powered by healthcare intelligence.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing

• Perform QC review of documents (e.g., clinical study protocols, amendments, clinical study reports [CSRs], Investigator's Brochures, and select Module 2 clinical summary documents) to ensure compliance with the Incyte Style Guide and submission standards.
• Verify data in documents against source tables, figures, and listings, and format tables according to Incyte standards.
• Copyedit/proofread clinical documents for grammar, style, and formatting according to AMA and Incyte style guides.
• Ensure internal consistency and confirm that data are reported correctly, and statements accurately reflect source documents or data (e.g., SAS tables and listings).
• Check reference lists in documents, verify citation information vs PubMed, order copies of references, and add them to the electronic document management system (EDMS); ensure each reference is cross-referenced in the document.
• Proofread documents against standard templates to ensure compliance with required sections and text.
• May perform publishing of nonclinical and clinical documents and compile required CSR appendices.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and assist Medical Writing staff with other tasks as appropriate.

Qualifications

You are:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Basic Science, Business, or another analytical field, with 2 years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry OR 5+ years of experience in a discipline related to document production (e.g., medical writing, QC, editing, publishing).
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, including formatting tables, inserting cross-references, applying styles, and using templates. Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Adobe is preferred.
• Experience with EDMS (e.g., Veeva Vault or SharePoint).
• Keen attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, prioritize effectively, and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

What ICON can offer you

Our success depends on the quality of our people. We prioritize building a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent. In addition to a competitive salary, ICON offers a range of benefits focused on well-being and work-life balance, including:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• Health insurance options for you and your family
• Retirement planning offerings
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, providing 24-hour support from over 80,000 professionals
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific benefits such as childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, gym memberships, travel passes, and health assessments

Visit our careers website for more information: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental. We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment and a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Qualified applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform essential job functions, please let us know through the provided form: https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested but unsure if you meet all requirements? We encourage you to apply—there's a good chance you're exactly what we're looking for, whether for this or other roles at ICON.