Medical Editor, Clinical Content Hub, Haymarket Medical Communications Group
Location: New York United States
Salary Range:$70,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually
Job Description:
Haymarket Media, Inc. is seeking a Medical Editor to join the Clinical Content Hub team. This position is located in our New York City office, with three days on-site (Tuesdays and Wednesdays, mandatory; 1 flex day) and two days remote.
Job Overview:
The Medical Editor will play a key role in developing and refining high-quality clinical content for a healthcare practitioner audience. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency across a range of medical materials, while supporting the timely delivery of both written and multimedia content. The role requires strong editorial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:
Perform daily editing of long-form medical content intended for a healthcare practitioner audience across all medical specialties, incorporating reference fact-checking and adhering to AMA style and internal house editorial style guides.
Develop and produce multimedia components associated with programs, including infographics.
Oversee the capture and review of articles with multimedia components, including marking audio and/or video files for edits and reviewing transcriptions. Capture of multimedia may be done remotely or off-site.
Collaborate closely with members of the Clinical Content Hub team to ensure the timely execution of on-demand clinical content, including active participation in regularly scheduled group meetings.
Uploading and proofreading articles to our content management system WordPress
Coordinate assignments to freelance writers and copyeditors, ensuring adherence to allocated budgets and timelines. Constructive feedback to be provided as necessary.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including the art and web production teams, to develop assets for Clinical Content Hub programs
Maintain an up-to-date editorial calendar and adhere to article production schedules.
Skills and Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in English/Journalism/Communications with a strong background in the biological sciences or a Bachelor's Degree in biological science with proven experience in medical/scientific editing
Minimum 2+ years' experience editing in a medical education, communication, advertising, promotional, pharmaceutical setting
Ability to accurately edit and rigorously fact-check medical and scientific content, ensuring clarity, consistency, and adherence to style standards, in a time-efficient manner with strong attention to detail.
Excellent reading comprehension, listening and analytical skills, and oral and written communication skills
Proficiency with Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Docs/Sheets), Microsoft Word and PowerPoint required
Proficiency with WordPress or another content management system preferred
Proficiency with the AMA Manual of Style
A successful record of handling multiple simultaneous projects and deadlines
Experience as a strong team player who can work cross-functionally within an organization
Demonstrated ability to identify and meet the content needs of a highly specialized clinician audience
Special Instructions:
As part of the interview process, candidates will be asked to complete a 350-500 word editing assessment using our internal editorial style guide which is based on AMA style
What We Offer:
A competitive compensation package
The salary range for this position is $70,000-$75,000. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, skill level, functional and/or industry knowledge, education level, certifications, as well as other qualifications.
Paid annual vacation, holiday and sick time off
Comprehensive health plans including medical, dental and vision
Competitive 401(k) investment options and generous company matching program
Life insurance
Commuter benefits
Employee referral awards
Tuition reimbursement
Training opportunities through industry-recognized programs
A creative and passionate workplace and a fun, collaborative team environment
Three Week "Work from Anywhere" benefit, to ensure work life balance
About the Clinical Content Hub:
The Clinical Content Hub is an editorial group within the Medical Communication Group which produces rigorous on-demand, targeted programs for healthcare audiences in multiple subspecialties.
About Haymarket:
Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded half a century ago, Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business, with an unrelenting focus on the quality of the products and the people. The philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products, combining the best in content, design, production and customer services. Globalization is opening up the world further and provides many opportunities for growth. Haymarket has offices around the world and many of the titles are now truly global brands. Haymarket serves a broad spread of business markets, from marketing to medicine to technology along with exhibitions and live events. Predicting the shape of the business in 3, 5, or 10 years is almost impossible; and the unpredictability is part of the appeal. Haymarket aims to be the perfect company to work with or for - we have the processes and attitude that ensure quality and consistency, and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes every day rewarding. As a Certified B Corporation, we're proud to be part of a community of companies working together for change, and taking part in collective action to advocate for a shared goal of a global economy that benefits people and the planet.
An equal opportunity employer, Haymarket Media does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected category recognized by state, federal, or local laws.