Projects Editor

•Excellent content editing, writing, proofreading, fact checking, and copyediting skills (proficiency in AMA style)
–Assign, evaluate, and content edit physician-authored review articles for an audience of healthcare professionals
–Ensure accuracy, general flow of content, grammar, comprehensiveness, etc.–Revise or rewrite manuscripts or portions of manuscripts as necessary
•Identify appropriate therapeutic topics that have clinical relevance to readers and are commercially viable
•Effectively communicate with thought leaders in person, on the phone, and in writing
•Coordinate all editorial aspects of annual publication from assignment through bluelines
•Interact with sales, copyediting, design, and production departments, as well as pharmaceutical industry clients if appropriate
•Effectively translate dense clinical information into concise, reader-friendly formats (eg, figures, tables, wall charts)
•Convert educational review articles into additional formats (eg, industry-sponsored pocket guides, wall charts, etc)
•Provide suggestions to design team regarding layout and artwork
•Meet with editorial board members annually (individually or as a group)
•Coordinate, conduct, and report on focus panel sessions with clinicians
•Analyze competing publications for insight into market, ideas for new features and projects, etc•Efficiently manage multiple projects
•Working knowledge of Quark Xpress
•Open to occasional domestic travel and weekend work as necessary
REQUIREMENTS
•Some continuing medical education experience
•Excellent content editing, writing, proofreading, fact checking, and copyediting skills (proficiency in AMA style)
–Assign, evaluate, and content edit comprehensive medical education manuscripts authored by freelance scientific writers or medical experts
–Ensure accuracy, general flow of content, fair balance, grammar, etc.–Revise or rewrite manuscripts or portions of manuscripts as necessary
•Effectively communicate with thought leaders in person, on the phone, and in writing
•Experience in conducting literature searches and interpreting statistical data analyses
•Interact with sales, CME, copyediting, design, and production departments, as well as freelance medical writers
•Efficiently manage multiple projects
•Conversant in ACCME standards
•Working knowledge of Quark Xpress and PowerPoint
•Projects include needs assessment, primary manuscripts (including monographs, pocket guides, wall charts), slide presentations, live meetings, and new media
•Open to occasional domestic travel and weekend work as necessary