Job Description
This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT.
About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.
Summary: The Scientific Content Editor provides innovative editorial solutions to complex issues in content development and research, including competitive intelligence research and summary writing, data and fact checking, lit searches, bios, newsletters, and management of repurposed materials (eg, encore poster, materials in need of updates owing to label changes).
Key Responsibilities:
- Organize editorial project teams, including other Editors and Editorial Specialists, to deliver research and competitive intelligence initiatives
- Demonstrate considerable judgment in compiling facts and making decisions where recognized practice is inadequate for the situation
- Complete data and fact checking based on annotated source materials
- Synthesize and summarize published and presented scientific material for appropriate medical affairs, commercial, and patient audiences
- Conduct literature, KOL, and other strategic searches based on supplied search criteria
- Provide thorough review of various medical communication initiatives across multiple therapeutic areas, including manuscripts (original research and reviews), abstracts, posters, and slide decks for scientific meetings, medical slide decks, pitch decks, executive summaries, publication plans, and meeting collateral
- Copy edit and review scientific content for grammar, punctuation, style, consistency, individual brand style/design, and overall flow and clarity in accordance with relevant style (eg, AMA, journal/congress, client)
- Maintain current knowledge of AMA and client style guidelines
- Maintain and updates standard operating procedures (SOPs) and processes
- Collaborate with Lockwood teams to address and resolve their evolving needs
Interpersonal / Leadership Responsibilities:
- Liaise with key stakeholders in Scientific Services to bridge gaps between Scientific Teams and Editorial
- Propose processes for novel research and writing requests, with the ability to construct and lead supporting teams from among Editorial colleagues
- Engage as a team player who works collaboratively with all Lockwood department colleagues
- Meet with teams and clients as needed to discuss upcoming projects prior to execution
- Demonstrate excellent level of verbal and written communication skills
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in English or Communications or similar required
Professional Skills and Requirements:
- 8-10 years of experience in a scientific content editor role in a medical communications agency or similar environment required
- Experienced working with MS Office Suite
This position can be performed remotely in all but the following locations: Colorado, New York City, San Francisco County, CA.
