Senior Editorial Assistant

Overview

The Senior Editorial Assistant is responsible for using their editorial and process-related knowledge to efficiently develop materials that effectively and clearly communicate medical and scientific information. Senior Editorial Assistants at AMC Inizio will provide editorial support for a wide range of content and for multiple audiences. Senior Editorial Assistants generally provide editorial support for either publications-related scientific medical content (such as publication plans, clinical study manuscripts, and congress-associated materials), or medical affairs or promotional content (such as meetings reports, slide sets, training materials, or booth materials).

Some roles will involve both types of content.

Working closely with account team colleagues and the wider editorial support team (from Editorial Assistants to Editorial Service Managers), the Senior Editorial Assistant will organise, take responsibility for, and deliver all relevant stages of deliverables with editorial content, to enable our clients to meet their desired objectives.

Please note that this role can be remote, though there will be in-person meetings and events which would require attendance. This can be within our Macclesfield, Manchester or London sites, depending on your location.
You will have previous Med Comms agency experience within an editorial team.

Position within the group: The Senior Editorial Assistant will work in a multifunctional account team setting, also collaborating with other colleagues across the business (e.g. creative and production studio, medical information teams and market research teams) to deliver high-quality outputs that support programme objectives. They will be expected to work with individual accountability, and to provide coaching and transfer of knowledge to colleagues within the editorial support team.

The Senior Editorial Assistant will normally be responsible for editorial support for at least one client account and related projects.

The post holder will report directly to the Editorial Specialist Lead or Editorial Services Manager, and may have full line management responsibilities for Editorial Assistants.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• To collaborate with the account teams to deliver excellent medical education and communications copy, and to ensure outputs are true to the goals and expectations of all stakeholders. Outputs may include, but are not limited to: abstracts, posters, manuscripts, scientific exhibit materials, advisory board reports, oral presentations, pharmaceutical training materials, eLearning content, video scripts, and other marketing and communications outputs.
• To take, interpret and implement project briefs from writers, including preparing briefs for Studio.
• To develop and implement project schedules as requested, and to maintain awareness of status of all relevant ongoing projects.
• To provide a full range of editorial support services for all project types as needed. This may include, but is not limited to: editing scientific content, non-technical writing, styling manuscripts to journal or house style, proof checking, reference searching and ordering, and managing copyright permission requests.
• To undertake specific non-technical writing projects as requested, e.g. biographies and minutes from calls.
• To undertake literature or internet searches, liaising with SHRG as needed for more complex searches.
• To support the delivery of scientific meetings and associated materials, including pre-meeting and on-site activities, preparation of content, liaison with pharmaceutical industry staff, faculty, speakers and other service/logistics providers, where required.
• To provide excellent quality control over all copy outputs and production, including the work of line reports, where appropriate.
• To maintain a high-level understanding of Good Publication Practice (GPP) and Healthcare Professional Compliance. This will include ensuring compliance for other less experienced team members.
• To suggest routine amendments to process and practice in light of any changes to compliance guidelines, laws, regulations and standard operating procedures. This also includes sharing intelligence and insights where appropriate.
• To promote the value of systematic reflective practice that enables analysis and evaluation of copy against project purpose and goals, and expectations of all stakeholders.
• To develop and implement best editorial practice within the account team.

• To champion a partnership mind-set, ensuring excellence not only in outputs but in the operational management and execution of programmes. This includes ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to budget ensuring commercial success.
• To communicate professionally and efficiently with external clients and authors, as required.
• To support business development and pitch activities, where required.
• To actively collaborate with editorial colleagues in other account teams to support efficient resource…