Medical/Scientific Editor

Company Description

This role sits within , a subsidiary of M3 Inc. is the UK's largest professional network of doctors; a closed community used by over 50,000 doctors daily and with a total membership of over 245,000. Products range from a trusted email communications platform to robust news and educational web pages along with our world-class sponsored pharmaceutical content and doctors' own user-generated content. Our mission is to continually improve these offerings as well as identifying new ways to support our community of doctors throughout their career.

About M3: A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include , , , , , and M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes' Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.

Job Description

The Medical/Scientific Editor is a junior-level role for an individual with experience in Veeva and other pharmaceutical marketing approval systems, along with a scientific or medical background sufficient for understanding, checking and referencing claims. The successful candidate must be diligent and proactive, using their initiative to check work quality whilst identifying and rectifying or communicating errors effectively.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Including, but not limited to, the following:

• Anchor references to promotional pharmaceutical materials within Veeva or other approval systems when provided with an offline reference pack
• Review existing reference anchors for accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards; update reference anchors for subsequent versions of materials
• Provide comprehensive editorial support as needed, including fact-checking and quality checking of copy and amendments to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Communicate progress and issues in a professional and timely manner to relevant stakeholders
• Maintain strict adherence to project deadlines and proactively manage workload priorities

Qualifications

• Scientific and medical literacy - demonstrates sufficient scientific/ medical knowledge to check pharmaceutical claims in promotional materials are referenced accurately
• Regulatory compliance awareness - understands pharmaceutical marketing approval processes and regulatory standards, with existing practical experience of using Veeva
• Attention to detail and quality assurance - exhibits meticulous attention to detail when anchoring references and reviewing content
• Professional communication skills - proactively and clearly communicates progress and work status
• Workload management and deadline adherence - manages competing priorities effectively, maintaining strict adherence to project timelines while delivering consistent quality of output
• Team player - enthusiastic and collaborative, with the desire to exceed objectives

Additional Information

Must be willing to work UK shift hours

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.