Senior Medical Editor, Surgical Research Manuscripts

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Medical Editor within the Department of Surgery. You will partner with surgical faculty, clinical investigators, trainees, biostatisticians, data scientists, and research staff to develop manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and other scholarly products.

The role focuses on manuscript and scientific content development rather than copyediting, translating complex findings into publication-ready language and supporting investigators through submission and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Health Communication, English, Journalism, or Clinical Research.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in scientific writing or manuscript development.
• Master's degree preferred but not required.
• Experience with peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, or research reports is required.
• Ability to translate complex scientific and statistical concepts into clear language.

Responsibilities

• Partner with investigators to develop manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and reports.
• Move scholarly projects from idea/analysis to manuscript development and submission.
• Draft and strengthen sections: introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, and cover letters.
• Translate findings into publication-ready scientific language and align figures, tables, and conclusions.
• Assist with abstracts and presentations for regional, national, and international conferences.
• Conduct targeted literature reviews to support manuscript content.
• Help identify journals, conferences, and submission strategies.
• Ensure manuscripts follow journal/reporting guidelines (STROBE, CONSORT, PRISMA, CARE, SQUIRE).
• Coordinate timelines, version control, and author input; manage follow-up tasks.
• Mentor trainees and junior staff in scholarly communication.

Skills

Scientific writing

Manuscript development

Peer-reviewed writing

Translating complex concepts

Project management

Collaboration

Deadline management

Literature review

Clear scientific language

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Biomedical Sciences/PH/English/Journalism

Master's degree preferred

Tools

EndNote

Zotero

Mendeley

Covidence

PubMed

Job description

Akron Children's is seeking a Medical Editor within the Department of Surgery. You will partner with surgical faculty, clinical investigators, trainees, biostatisticians, data scientists, and research staff to develop manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and other scholarly products.

The role focuses on manuscript and scientific content development rather than copyediting, translating complex findings into publication-ready language and supporting investigators through submission and