BGB Group
Associate Medical Editor
Our Agency
BGB Group is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services, including traditional pharmaceutical advertising, promotional medical education, payer marketing, and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism, we're hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category/brand awareness and growth.
Position Overview
The Associate Medical Editor is part of a team responsible for the editorial integrity and factual accuracy of all marketing materials we develop and produce. This position ensures all pieces are grammatically and factually flawless and that they comply with AMA style, client style, and FDA rules and regulations. The Associate Medical Editor contributes the fullest extent of their knowledge and understanding toward maintaining the highest levels of quality control, and has a drive to understand our industry, deepen their skills, become more knowledgeable about pharma editing best practices, and do excellent work. This position reports to the Associate Editorial Supervisor or Editorial Supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Edits initial round of jobs for all assigned accounts for content as well as for AMA style, client style, FDA rules and regulations, grammar, spelling, consistency within the piece and among related pieces within a campaign
- Fact-checks initial round of jobs and subsequent rounds as necessary (has the requisite scientific literacy to ensure copy accurately represents the source from which it was taken)
- Ensures quality and consistency of formatting and clarity of visual presentation
- Performs all editorial reviews (ie, initial full edit through release), including copyedits, word-for-words, fact-checks, and check changes at designated times in the job life cycle
- Creates and maintains comprehensive style guides for all assigned accounts
- Represents the Editorial team at hotsheet and kickoff meetings for all assigned accounts; participates in the development of timelines when appropriate
- Establishes solid working relationships with all internal brand team and department members
- Provides backup to other members of the Editorial team
- Accurately tracks time spent on each job and enters in time-tracking system, and submits timesheets by their weekly deadline
- Keeps their supervisor abreast of workload/workflow and status of assigned accounts as needed
- Follows through with editors who assist them on their work to ensure consistent editorial quality. This may include tracking of individual job deadlines and review of jobs on which they are Editor of Record
- Promotes collaborative approach amount team members by taking the initiative in establishing and maintaining the flow of communications
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field (eg, English or life sciences) is required
- Proven aptitude for editorial work, including attention to detail and ability to understand and adhere to style guide
- Relevant experience in pharmaceutical advertising, medical publishing, or medical communication preferred
- Proficient in AMA style and FDA rules and regulations
- Proficient in basic grammar and spelling rules
- Knowledge of all proofing and editing terminology
- Skilled in editing digitally using software (eg, ProofHQ, Adobe Acrobat Pro markup tools, and Microsoft Work track changes)
- Ability to ensure scientific accuracy by fact-checking all relevant copy
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks
- Ability to work independently
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (ie, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
BGB Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.