Senior Medical Editor, Medical Education

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since its founding. It operates across advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating across 120+ offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit  and follow us on Linked In, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

Ogilvy Health focuses on driving superior outcomes in the evolving healthcare environment. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping audiences  health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity and cross-capability collaboration, Ogilvy Health brings world-class creative solutions to clients.

Over the past year, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with numerous awards and rankings, including Ad Age Global Agency Network of the Year, Adweek Global Agency of the Year, LGBTQ+ equality recognitions, Effie Most Effective Agency Network, Clio Agency Network of the Year, One Show Network of the Year, LIA Global Network of the Year, Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader, and others.

Ogilvy was the first agency network to top WARC s Creative 100 and Effective 100 in consecutive years. For more information, visit  or follow Ogilvy Health on Linked In, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Threads.

We are seeking a highly meticulous and experienced Senior Medical Editor to join our team. The Senior Medical Editor ensures scientific accuracy, clinical integrity, regulatory compliance, and editorial quality of all educational materials developed for pharmaceutical clients. You will work closely with Medical Writers, Account Teams, Art Directors, and Regulatory Ops to review content from initiation through final output. This role requires digital editing skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Ziflow, and an understanding of medical terminology, therapeutic areas, regulatory guidelines (e.g., FDA, PhRMA), and pharmaceutical marketing best practices.

• Perform comprehensive edits, proofreads, and quality control checks on a wide range of educational materials, including slide decks edited live in PowerPoint.
• Ensure impeccable grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and adherence to house style guides, client-specific style guides, and the AMA Manual of Style.
• Review for clarity, conciseness, consistency, flow, and appropriate tone/voice for target audiences.
• Fact-check all medical and scientific claims against primary source documents (e.g., clinical trial reports, journal articles, prescribing information, internal data).
• Identify and resolve inconsistencies, ambiguities, or potential misrepresentations in content.
• Verify the accuracy and proper formatting of all references, ensuring claims are linked to source documents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Medical Writers, Art Directors, Account Managers, Project Managers, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Communicate clearly regarding project status, potential issues, and solutions.

• 5-7+ years of dedicated medical editing experience, with a significant portion gained within a pharmaceutical advertising agency, medical communications agency, or pharmaceutical company.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat (for PDF annotation).

Ogilvy celebrates its people. We empower you with the tools you need to succeed, provide autonomy to pursue new paths, and support you with colleagues across the Ogilvy network. You ll have opportunities to do work you ll be proud of with teammates you ll be proud to call your colleagues.

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The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package; details available on request.

Pay Range: $60,000 — $140,000 USD

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone belongs and has equal opportunities to progress in their careers.

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