Ziff Davis is hiring: Scientific Editor in New York

Scientific Editor

The Opportunity
PRIME Education, a property of Everyday Health Group, is seeking a Scientific Editor, who, with a high level of independence will apply the combined skills in internal and external collaboration, project coordination, and copyediting to ensure high quality, accurate, and timely educational, marketing and other company materials. Through hands-on copyediting and effective coordination of freelance copyeditors, the Scientific Editor will apply established guidelines and processes for editing, design and formatting, paragraph structure and coherence, sentence style, grammar mechanics, and punctuation, as well as appropriate and consistent medical abbreviations and terminology across company materials. Each year, the Scientific Editor will lead the development of PRIME's annual Compendium, collaborating across departments with key internal stakeholders. In addition, the Scientific Editor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective workflows with external vendors for prompt delivery of accurate foreign language translations and marketing materials. The Scientific Editor will demonstrate an excellent ability to work independently and multi-task multiple high-level responsibilities with accuracy, efficiency, and appropriate prioritization aligned with defined business needs. In this role, the Scientific Editor collaborates with internal and external stakeholders as part of PRIME's commitment to flawless execution of its educational products and services with the highest standards of editorial excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Through hands-on copyediting and effective coordination of external freelance copyeditors, ensure quality, accuracy, grammatical correctness, clarity, appropriate style, and consistency of company materials within or ahead of deadlines
Direct development and publication of PRIME's annual Compendium, including leading an inter-departmental steering committee
Independently maintain an accurate and up-to-date publication website for PRIME through real-time tracking of PRIME's presentations and publications
Coordinate on-time translation of PRIME materials into different languages as specified in grant proposals and internal directives, including leveraging internal translation tools, contracting, sending/receiving materials, quality control, communication, follow-up, and handling invoices
Accurately and promptly track and send appropriate materials to marketing copywriter as needed to meet deadlines required for marketing campaigns
Coordinate formatting of scientific posters through external freelance designer to meet conference deadlines
Cultivate productive interdepartmental communication and workflows to facilitate effective, on-time delivery of educational materials, surveys, tools, scientific posters, concept art, etc.
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement in material workflows, working collaboratively within and between departments to develop and implement effective solutions
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher in English or a related field
Work experience in scientific/medical editing and project coordination
Highly adaptable, results-driven, and motivated self-starter
Excellent command of the written English language, including all aspects of style, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling
Keen attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and balance several deadlines/production deliverables simultaneously to deliver materials on time or ahead of deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and English communication skills, both written and verbal
Familiarity with scientific and medical terminology, abbreviations, and AMA, APA style guides
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel