Managing Editor

Are you a medical writer and editor with experience running a multimedia brand who is exceptionally organized and highly driven? If so, we would love to hear from you! 

We are seeking a talented Managing Editor to join our growing team. In this role, you will write, assign, and edit authoritative clinical content for an HCP-facing audience. You’ll actively engage with physician partners and key opinion leaders in the field to create multimedia medical/health care content. This fully remote position is a wonderful opportunity for a skilled writer and editor looking to lead a multimedia health care brand while working with a talented and dedicated team of writers and editors. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Write and edit multimedia content (written articles, videos, audio/podcasts, emails, social media) for a health care brand, including but not limited to physician profiles, feature articles, conference highlights, regulatory and FDA news, literature summaries, etc., to be dispersed via websites, e-newsletters, social media, and print publications
• Lead content planning and maintain the editorial calendar for the brand
• Interview and maintain working relationships with leading physicians in the field
• Ensure that regulatory and clinical content correctly reflects the data, messaging, and themes from other information sources, fact-checking to ensure accuracy
• Remain up to date on relevant medical conferences, awareness months, and other events that pertain to the brand
• Regularly interface and communicate with the brand’s editorial board and other brand stakeholders on content planning, editorial approvals, and brainstorming
• Schedule and conduct brand-related meetings
• Work closely with internal departments to define and reach timelines for deliverables
• Manage the editorial review process, ensuring all input and feedback is appropriately addressed
• Manage all aspects of outsourced or internal production and ensure project delivery
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures 
• Ensure that medical writing deliverables conform to AMA standards and that appropriate documented quality control checks are performed 
• Suggest or identify changes, modifications, and improvements to the processes and templates to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity
• Travel to medical conferences as needed (limited)

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a medical-related field or life science preferred
• 4+ years of medical writing/editing experience
• Experience managing the medical writing and review process
• Experience managing a brand preferred
• Knowledge of clinical research concepts, practices, and FDA regulations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, multitask, and work effectively to deliver on timelines
• Excellent project management skills and attention to details, with the ability to adapt to change easily
• Ability to communicate with teams to set realistic timeline expectations, monitor and communicate progress against milestones, and escalate complex issues appropriately
• Excellent interpersonal, active listening, and influencing skills; maintains a professional and productive working relationship with internal and external partners
• Experience with online writing/posting/basic SEO and creating and deploying e-newsletters 
• Working knowledge of content management and publishing systems (ie, WordPress), analytics and SEO tools (ie, Google Analytics), email software (ie, SendGrid), medical literature databases (ie, PubMed), and social media platforms and best practices
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and project management software (ie, Asana)
• An entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to watch your platforms excel

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Remote

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Benefits:

• Remote work
• Flexible work hours
• Summer Fridays
• Access to NJ-based office (should you need it!)
• ‘Good Vibrations’ community service and volunteer opportunities
• Company-sponsored events
• 401(k) program
• Medical benefits including Dental and Vision
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee recognition incentives
• Training and development programs

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Medical Writing/Editing: 4+ years (Required)
• AMA Style Guide: 2 years (Required)
• Digital posting/eNewsletter: 2 years (Required)

Our Core Values: HEALTH
 Honest:We do the right thing even when no one is looking.

Entrepreneurial:We seek out creative solutions and introduce new ideas.