Senior Medical Editor (Pharma /MLR Experience)

Creative Circle; Rahway (NJ); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Medical Editor to join their dynamic team. This fully remote role offers the chance to work on pharmaceutical promotional materials, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the MLR review process. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in editing and annotating medical content, thriving in a fast-paced environment. With a commitment to clarity and efficiency, you'll collaborate with a talented group of professionals, contributing to impactful projects in the pharmaceutical sector. If you're passionate about medical communications and ready to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Plan

Dental/Vision Package

401(k) Plan

Sick Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience editing pharma promotional materials.
• Thorough understanding of MLR review processes.
• Experience in agency environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for MLR review and ensure compliance.
• Copyedit and proofread promotional materials.
• Collaborate with project managers and other editors.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Editing

MLR Review Process

Copyediting

Proofreading

Fact-Checking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in English

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Veeva Vault PromoMats

Job description

Senior Medical Editor (Pharma /MLR Experience)

Senior Medical Editor (Pharma /MLR Experience)

This range is provided by Creative Circle. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$43.00/hr - $48.00/hr

Our global pharmaceutical client is seeking a Senior Medical Editor to work with their in-house creative agency, 40 hours per week, ongoing. This role will be fully remote but candidate must work EST hours. The medical editing team is a flexible team of best-in-class medical editors dedicated to accuracy, efficiency, and clarity.

The successful candidate must have experience editing and annotating pharmaceutical promotional materials and possess a thorough understanding of the medical legal regulatory (MLR) review process. The Senior Medical Editor will be responsible for reviewing content across all phases of the job and ensuring accuracy for MLR submission.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for successful MLR review
• Annotating and referencing
• Anchoring/linking using Veeva Vault PromoMats
• Copyedit/proofread promotional materials for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Ensure materials comply with AMA style, brand guidelines, and FDA rules and regulations
• Validate references to ensure they are current and meet reference criteria
• Fact check content against source material
• Collaborate with project manager, account manager, designer, copywriter, and other medical copyeditors as needed
• Manage own brand alignment and assist other medical editors as needed
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience editing and annotating pharmaceutical promotional materials, preferably within an agency environment
• Must have pharma agency experience, either in-house or in a traditional agency setting
• Thorough understanding of the MLR process
• Bachelor's degree in related field (eg English, journalism, life sciences)
• Experience working across a range of therapeutic areas and product launches is a plus
  
  

Nice To Have

• Experience anchoring/linking in Veeva Vault PromoMats
• Previously attended MLR meetings
  
  

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including medical data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 03/27/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

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