Principal Editor Job at Virgo Health in New York

Overview

About Virgo Health : Virgo Health works for pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies to inform and educate healthcare professionals about the latest developments in clinical research and therapeutic approaches. We leverage our meetings, digital, and interactive expertise to understand what’s easy and relevant for healthcare professionals to engage with. We tailor our content and design it to offer choice and active participation. Real, relevant, and human.

Job Overview

The principal editor assists in the development and delivery of high-quality medical education materials. This diverse role encourages best practices and use of health education processes across editorial services and the wider team, and successfully serves as a point of authority and / or source of advice for the brand.

Core Responsibilities

Editing

Expert on the brand. Owns the agency process

Demonstrates and applies extensive knowledge of assigned brands including key brand issues and copy strategy

Proven skills across all medical editorial functions including substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and fact-checking

Strengthens and maintains the editorial process; actively implements SOPs, communicates, ensures, and enforces adherence to flawless standards of quality

Plans workload, forecasts and plans resourcing for editorial work, and proactively highlights resource gaps and recommends solutions

Ensures all written communication produced aligns with Virgo quality and house style / client style (as appropriate)

Acquires figure / table permissions and maintains permissions tracker

Ensures adequate therapy area knowledge to actively interrogate copy and assist team in identifying errors

Sets up and ensures maintenance of appropriate filing systems and databases and delivers specific training as appropriate

Negotiates with internal teams to strategize on timeline and editorial concerns

Undertakes specific writing projects, e.g., development of biographies, where appropriate incorporate basic client / author comments (under the direction of a medical writer)

Undertakes advanced literature and broader internet searches to support medical writers and liaises with external services as required to initiate more complex searches

Provides on-site meeting support as appropriate

Assists account teams in compiling the results to program evaluations completed at live programs

Relationship Building

Builds professional relationships with external suppliers (eg design, digital, printers), provides full briefs, and deals with any issues arising relating to specific aspects of projects

Liaises with other external contacts (eg, obtains materials and permissions) and ensures documented approval

Team Working

Excellent communication skills

Is an integral member of the broader team, contributes to meetings, flags priorities, helps drive deadlines, and chases comments driving flow of content from scientific based on timelines from client services to editorial

Demonstrates significant knowledge of agency procedures, issues faced, and contributes to problem resolution

Conveys credibility and maintains positive, professional image both internally and externally

Knowledge and Industry Awareness

Thorough knowledge of AMA style and FDA regulations

Demonstrates in-depth knowledge in multiple therapy areas

Keeps updated on all major style guides, maintains and improves the Virgo house style guide as well as all brand-specific style guides

Maintains an excellent understanding of major style guides and our clients’ brand-specific style guides

Keeps updated on new developments within the medical education industry

Project Management

Estimates editorial hours for input into budgets

Plans workload and proactively highlights resource gaps and recommends solutions

Manages and coordinates materials through studio to print-ready stage, including consideration of style, layout, design, color, formatting, compliance, and proofreading

Works within agreed deadlines and budgeted hours to complete projects

Manages additional support (freelance) that may be brought in on the brands

Experience / Skills Required

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent copy-editing and English language skills

Excellent organization and administration skills and ability to multitask

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Working knowledge of copyright law and procedures

Coaching / mentoring skills

Ability to prioritize editorial department’s workload and work under pressure

Systematic and logical approach to planning

Experience with Veeva Vault or similar systems a plus

Proficiency in use of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, internet (searches), and specialist software (eg, RefMan)

Virgo Characteristics

Team player

Passionate commitment

Professionalism and client focus

Open communication

Self-development

Detail focus

Organization

Reliable

Conscientious

Direction setting

Setting the standard

Commercial awareness

Embraces change

Key Performance Indicators

Client feedback

Annual performance objectives and performance appraisal

Quality of edited materials

Virgo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / Editing

Industries

Public Relations and Communications Services

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