Senior Medical Editor (Pharma /MLR Experience)

Creative Circle • Contract • Rahway, NJ, US • $43 - $48 / hour • 2d ago

Our global pharmaceutical client is seeking a Senior Medical Editor to work with their in-house creative agency, 40 hours per week, ongoing. This role will be fully remote but candidate must work EST hours. The medical editing team is a flexible team of best-in-class medical editors dedicated to accuracy, efficiency, and clarity.

The successful candidate must have experience editing and annotating pharmaceutical promotional materials and possess a thorough understanding of the medical legal regulatory (MLR) review process. The Senior Medical Editor will be responsible for reviewing content across all phases of the job and ensuring accuracy for MLR submission.

Responsibilities

Prepare materials for successful MLR review
Annotating and referencing
Anchoring/linking using Veeva Vault PromoMats
Copyedit/proofread promotional materials for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Ensure materials comply with AMA style, brand guidelines, and FDA rules and regulations
Validate references to ensure they are current and meet reference criteria
Fact check content against source material
Collaborate with project manager, account manager, designer, copywriter, and other medical copyeditors as needed
Manage own brand alignment and assist other medical editors as needed
Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

5+ years' experience editing and annotating pharmaceutical promotional materials, preferably within an agency environment
Must have pharma agency experience, either in-house or in a traditional agency setting
Thorough understanding of the MLR process
Bachelor's degree in related field (eg English, journalism, life sciences)
Experience working across a range of therapeutic areas and product launches is a plus

Nice To Have

Experience anchoring/linking in Veeva Vault PromoMats
Previously attended MLR meetings

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including medical data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 03/27/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

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