Editing Specialist

Job Overview

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Proofs and edits scientific, regulatory documents, safety reports, and other documents as needed, ensuring that company or client conventions, styles, formats, and terminology have been used.
• Assists with the development of standard language for documents.
• Assists in the compilation of an electronic version of the final report and the creation of associated PDF files.
• May perform the bookmarking and hyperlinking of the final PDF of the report to client receipt.
• May format final documents.
• May facilitate editor meetings.
• Mentors and trains editors and new writers on style guide as appropriate.
• Addresses process improvements needed for maintaining efficiencies within the editing group.
• Must have excellent command of the English language, both oral and written.
• Internal and external (client) communication and co-ordination to get the required inputs.
• Implement and promote use of consistent, efficient, and quality processes to meet timelines and deliverables according to requirements and standard operating procedures and assume accountability for the deliverables.
• Ensure compliance of operations with governing regulatory requirements.
• Create, maintain, and assume accountability for a culture of high customer service.
• Perform any additional activities as per the project requirement or manager's discretion on completion of relevant trainings.
  

Qualifications (Minimum Required)

• Minimum of first degree in life sciences (or equivalent).
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
  

Experience (Minimum Required)

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational and time management ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Scientific or Clinical research experience desirable.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements, good Pharmacovigilance practices and ICH GCP guidelines.
• Knowledge of standard editing/proofing conventions, grammar, sentence structure, and style.
• Knowledge of MS Office and Adobe Acrobat, and the ability to apply related knowledge regarding scanning and other software programs.
  

Preferred Qualifications Include

• Minimum of first degree in life sciences (or equivalent); advanced degree (e.g., PhD or Masters) preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at least 1 years of it in editing.
  

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Office environment or remote.