At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.
Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.
That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.
In addition to the responsibilities of the Senior Medical Editor, the Executive Editor will take on a leadership role within the department in 1 or more areas of strength (department meetings/communications, continuing education of current staff, hiring/training of new staff, becoming the point of contact within the department or company based on a skill set such as mastery of certain software, etc).
Technical Competencies
Leadership Role 35%
- Maintain direct communications with other medical editors, editorial assistant, writers, and client teams about current project work
- Accomplish tasks within allotted time frame and manage resourcing of project work across Editorial Services, freelancers, and other departments to meet deadlines
- Advise client team of circumstances that will adversely affect accomplishing tasks on budget, such as extra time needed for jobs written out of house, referencing issues, formatting issues, etc
- Plan presentations for Editorial staff on relevant editing/scientific topics
- Prepare tutorials on software use and provide support for staff on use of editing software (EndNote, iThenticate)
- Lead training of new Medical Editors and onboarding of GMC staff
- Evaluate Medical Editor candidates for hire
- Assist Senior Executive Editor with resourcing of project work across teams and maintaining metrics related to project hours
- Fill in for Senior Executive Editor as necessary
Editing/Library Support 65%
- Edit specific projects as assigned (outlines, manuscripts, abstracts, slide presentations, posters, meeting reports, training materials, in-house documents, etc)
- Edit graphical material (tables, figures, charts) and cross-check against main text
- Responsible for clarity, consistency, and accuracy of all jobs assigned
- Responsible for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage for all jobs assigned
- Work with editorial and operations staff to incorporate changes to written materials
- Maintain command of AMA and GMC styles, researching topics as necessary
- Maintain and update client style sheets
- Format manuscripts for journal submission or resubmission
- Format abstracts and posters for submission to conferences
- Proof galley pages from journals against submitted Word documents
- Create mock submissions, download guidelines, order articles, assist with literature searches as necessary
- Perform any other duties as required or assigned
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals – both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans – and related benefits such as life assurance – so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.
ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
