Senior Executive Editor
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Senior Executive Editor
Homebased role with flexible location across USA
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.
We are looking for conscientious, resilient, and inspiring individuals to join our team. As a Senior Executive Editor (SEE), your primary responsibility will be managing the Editorial Services department in the Global Medical Communications (GMC) division of ICON. The Editorial Services department provides medical editing and library support to all of GMC as part of a dedicated team servicing assigned clients. The SEE will be responsible for performance, retention, and development of the ES staff; oversee resourcing of all medical editor work for GMC to ensure timely delivery of high-quality and scientifically/medically accurate projects; and have direct medical editing responsibilities for a group of client teams. Participation in internal company initiatives offers additional potential opportunities for growth.
The Role
As Senior Executive Editor, communication and problem-solving skills are of utmost importance as you manage day-to-day responsibilities of staff oversight and editorial resourcing. In-depth medical editing experience with a background in copyediting, proofing, fact-checking, and formatting documents such as manuscripts, abstracts, slide presentations, and posters for medical publications/communications is expected and will be an important part of the role. The SEE role will fall across the following approximate allocations (individual client account teams may have specific needs that may alter these allocations as necessary):
- 40% of your time will be devoted to management duties such as
- Staff retention and career development
- Performing year-end reviews and performance assessments
- Day-to-day staffing needs concerning daily workload and scheduling time off
- Overseeing traffic site to allocate medical editing resourcing appropriately
- Overseeing Library budget for contracts and subscriptions
- Maintaining department metrics to track workload from client teams
- Training of new medical editor staff, training of scientific staff in style and grammar, and onboarding of new GMC staff
- Participation in activities and initiatives associated with the GMC leadership team
- 30% of your time will be spent editing, proofing, fact-checking, and formatting documents, ensuring
- Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage according to the American Medical Association Manual of Style
- Proper style has been followed based on company style guide, individual client style sheets, and/or journal/congress style
- References have been edited, updated, and formatted using EndNote
- Clarity, consistency, and accuracy of all jobs assigned
- Author/writer changes have been correctly incorporated
- Journal galley proofs have been accurately created from original submission document
- 15% of your time will be devoted to supporting Library Services by
- Downloading journal/congress author guidelines in preparation for manuscript and abstract submission
- Creating mock submission documents based on journal/congress submission guidelines
- Researching journals/congresses for potential submission of client deliverables
- Performing literature searches based on keywords and parameters provided by client teams
- Ordering articles for scientific staff for research purposes
- 10% of your time will be devoted to general editorial duties such as
- Trafficking work from assigned client team
- Updating client style sheets and house style guide as necessary
- Serving as point person for EndNote trouble-shooting
- Leading department meetings
- 5% of your time will be devoted to company requirements such as
- Recording all time worked in Icon time management system
- Maintaining goals in Performance section of Workday
- Completing all mandatory iLearn courses and compliance training for select clients
- Maintaining knowledge of required software (MS Office suite, Sharepoint, EndNote, Acrobat Pro, iThenticate)
- Performing responsibilities in a professional manner, meeting company mission and goals
- Performing any other duties as required or assigned
What you need
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in English, Science, or Communications
- 5 to 7 years of scientific editing experience, ideally in the medical communications or publishing field (years of experience required are approximate and may be less or more depending on how well the editor exhibits the skills outlined)
- Excellent verbal/written communications skills
- Must have demonstrable command of the English language (read, write and speak
- Ability to work efficiently with network directories/databases
- Ability to prioritize and organize work, meet deadlines, multitask, and successfully function within a team setting
- A strong desire to be a key part of a global network of services that lead to better outcomes for its clients, its people, and for patients…apply now and Own IT@ICON!
Why join us?
Ongoing development is vital to us, and as Senior Executive Editor, you will have the opportunity to progress your career, with the potential to grow your skills in multiple areas of interest, whether that is training others, leading a task force, or developing creative solutions to improve work processes. Our benefits package is competitive, our scope is international, and we genuinely care about our people and their success.
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.
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