Medical Copy Editor

Overview

At DDB Health, we believe health can’t wait. The pace of healthcare is accelerating—and we love it. That why at DDB Health, we DARE TO DO BOLDLY. We believe there’s nothing more important than health, and we need to stay a step ahead in order to achieve it. Our agency of courageous, curious, generous and gritty people are committed to solving the toughest health challenges. Through our omnichannel creative approach, we inspire our customers to take bold action that advances health. Inclusivity:We, at DDB Health, are an inclusive home. We believe that every voice matters, and we aim to reflect the world around us. Together, we can boldly tackle every health communication challenge with diverse thought and enhanced perspective.Flexibility:Through these challenging times and beyond, we aim to offer our employees a flexible working environment. We strive to be our boldest and best no matter where we are each doing our work. Our SoHo, NY office is open for those who choose to use it and we are open virtually for those who don’t. For us it’s not where we do our work, but how we do our work.

DDB Health is a global network of healthcare communications companies dedicated to helping clients use creativity—and creative technology—as a force for good health. Through deep insight into customers, channels, and behavior, DDB Health creates meaningful change on behalf of important healthcare brands.

Title: Medical Copy Editor

Company/Location: DDB Health

Department/Discipline: Editorial

Overview:  The Medical Editor’s primary responsibility is to ensure the overall quality and factual accuracy of all assigned materials by working in concert with other departments across DDB Health (especially Copy/Art/Account/Project Management) from project initiation through final production.

Materials will include both print and digital jobs, such as core visual aids/eDetails and journal ads as well as interactive conference panels and iPad applications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead editor on assigned brands and as backup for other editors as necessary
• Become thoroughly familiar with the therapeutic area, drug profile, primary reference material/data, indication, core claims, and client particulars for each assigned brand; serve as the “go-to” Editorial ambassador for assigned brands
• Attend all brand status meetings and any other relevant or required team meetings
• Perform cold reads (sense/spell/grammar reads without back up), initial edits (styling per AMA and/or client style, proofreading of references, proofreading approved ISI, checking that the piece meets FDA reqs, etc), and fact-checking (annotations of claims vs references), and correction checks/slugs of materials
• Work closely and professionally with account executives, copywriters, art directors, and other team members to ensure that materials are of the highest quality in terms of accuracy, utility, clarity, readability, and appeal; resolve any content/referencing issues
• Work proactively with project management to communicate any issues on projects and brainstorm solutions
• Regularly review project timelines and hotsheets to ensure ED steps are included and anticipate and communicate any potential editorial conflicts or issues that might impact timing
• Create and maintain comprehensive style guide for each assigned brand
• Assist fellow editors with their brands by reviewing any overflow work when possible
• Model core values of Courage, Curiosity, Generosity, and Grit
• Participate in department trainings and new initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or a related field (or equivalent experience); health or science courses a plus
• Experience (2-3 years) copyediting in a pharmaceutical advertising agency, in-house agency, or medical publishing company preferred, but will consider candidates with editing experience in other fields
• Basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical advertising industry
• Understanding of FDA regulations for prescription drug marketing
• Knowledge of AMA Style, 10th Ed preferred
• Ability to analyze abstract data from high-science support material and ensure its accuracy in the current assignment
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat markups/commenting for electronic reviews
• Skills in organization and attention to detail
• Curiosity/interest in medical topics desirable

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• $50,500 - $65,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.

Salary : $50,500 - $65,500