Editor III

Job Title: Editor III
Location: 100% remote or hybrid in NJ or CA
Duration: 1 year (Possible Extension)
Pay Rate: $38/hr

Top 3 – 5 Skills Needed:

• Bachelors degree
• 5+ years of editorial review of marketing materials in the pharmaceutical area
• Veeva PromoMats experience
• Strong working knowledge of AMA Manual of Style of editing
• Experience using AI-assisted editorial tools

Promotional Review Editor, Marketing Operations

Overview:

The Promotional Review Editor is responsible for the editorial review and quality control of pharmaceutical and healthcare communications across promotional materials. The Editor ensures content is accurate, clear, consistent, and editorially sound while supporting compliance with established regulatory and company standards according to the promotional review process.

This role requires strong expertise in the AMA Manual of Style, pharmaceutical and medical terminology, and the Promotional Review Committee (PRC) environment. The Editor serves as an editorial subject-matter expert and collaborates with cross-functional partners throughout the promotional review process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, edit, and proofread promotional and sales training materials across print, digital, social, video, and other channels for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to the AMA Manual of Style and company editorial standards.
• Apply AMA style conventions, including grammar, punctuation, medical terminology, nomenclature, abbreviations, numbers, units of measure, scientific writing, and reference formatting.
• Verify claims, references, citations, tables, figures, and supporting documentation against approved source materials, claims matrices, and prescribing information to identify discrepancies and ensure editorial accuracy and consistency.
• Support the PRC process by participating in meetings, identifying editorial concerns, reconciling reviewer comments, and incorporating approved revisions while maintaining content integrity.
• Perform editorial quality-control reviews throughout the review and approval process, ensuring consistency in terminology, claims, product references, formatting, and style across related materials.
• Collaborate with Medical, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, and Project Management to resolve editorial issues, support efficient workflows, and contribute to editorial standards, best practices, and process improvements.
• Manage multiple projects and competing deadlines using Veeva PromoMats or comparable review platforms while maintaining high standards of editorial quality and accuracy.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Medical Writing, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional editing experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare advertising, or medical communications industry.
• Strong working knowledge of the AMA Manual of Style, 11th Edition, with demonstrated proficiency in grammar, punctuation, medical terminology, scientific writing, and editorial conventions.
• Experience reviewing FDA-regulated promotional materials, including claims, references, prescribing information, fair balance, and supporting documentation, with an understanding of pharmaceutical advertising requirements and promotional review processes.
• Proficiency with Veeva PromoMats or comparable electronic content management and review platforms.
• Exceptional attention to detail, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Experience developing editorial standards, maintaining style guides, or providing editorial guidance and mentoring.
• Familiarity with digital, social, video, and omnichannel pharmaceutical promotional materials.
• Experience using AI-assisted editorial tools and evaluating AI-generated content for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to editorial and regulatory standards.