Senior Copy Editor

Position Requirements:

• The position requires candidates to be comfortable working across a broad range of therapeutic/medical areas and editorial content, from news to reference articles to video scripts and more.
• The Team lead must have strong copy-editing skills and the ability to train, guide and motivate junior and senior copyeditors in their day-to day work, helping to ensure timely production and updates of editorial content.
• Masters degree in Life sciences, Pharmacy, Journalism, English, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Candidates with ELS certification preferred
• Minimum of 5 years copy-editing experience with 1-2 year experience in mentoring and leading junior and senior copyeditors for pharmaceutical/medical writing industries, or an equivalent combination of related education and experience
• Strong copy editing skills: spelling, punctuation, grammar, fact checking, proofreading, attention to appropriate tone
• Deep knowledge of AP and AMA style
• Experience in copy-editing for the electronic environment preferred
• Ability to analyze complex medical data and interpret for a physician audience
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Independent and innovative self-starter
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to quickly distil complex information into essential elements relevant to clinicians at the point of care
• Excellent medical literature retrieval and evaluation skills
• Proficient knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• G Suite (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar)
• Experience in content management systems

Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage 5-7 copy editors
• Copy-editing content with focus on healthcare professionals
• Experience in editing for US English and AMA style of medical writing editing
• Responsible for all copy editing-related aspects of each assigned project as per the style guide to annotating per source references and performing QA checks
• Copy must be accurate, clean, well-organized, and adhere to technical specifications
• Project and Workload Management: Must be able to handle multiple projects concurrently, maintain highest quality, and meet copy deadlines. Must be able to interact effectively with internal teams (i.e., editorial, and writing) to ensure quality and smooth progression of projects

Experience: 5 years
Work Mode: Work from Office

Office Timings: 11 AM to 8 PM