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Copy Editor

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Required skills

  • medical editing
  • publications
  • EndNote

Nice to have

  • multiple therapeutic areas
  • multiple media formats
  • AMA Style
  • Chicago Style

Role summary

Lockwood is seeking a Copy Editor to support Managing Editors in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. This role involves editing, proofreading, data checking, and other editorial tasks, ensuring adherence to style guidelines (client-specific, AMA, Chicago) and contributing to editorial SOPs. The ideal candidate will possess strong medical editing experience, knowledge of publications, and proficiency with EndNote. This position can be remote or based in Stamford, CT.

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 market access 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, pharmacy, 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 role of the Copy Editor is to support aligned Managing Editors for dedicated accounts, including editing, proofreading, data checking, submissions, and other editorial tasks as requested. Responsibilities will be coordinated with the lead editor in conjunction with Traffic Management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Supports Managing Editors and their aligned teams to address their daily and evolving needs
  • Maintains a knowledge of relevant style guidelines for aligned accounts, including client-specific, AMA, and Chicago styles
  • Contributes to maintenance and updates to Editorial SOP, list of frequently encountered editorial questions/issues, and list of team-specific requests and preferences
  • Addresses CE-related questions from scientific directors and other team members
  • Reviews content not only for objective grammatical and stylistic standards but with a critical eye for elements of “sense” or “story,” when requested
  • Demonstrates flexibility, innovation, and independent judgment
  • Provides timely communication between relevant departments, including Accounts, Scientific, and third-party contributors

    • Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required

    Professional Skills and Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of medical editing experience
  • Experience in medical editing required; experience with multiple therapeutic areas and media formats preferred
  • Publications experience required
  • Experience with EndNote required
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