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Senior Medical Editor

  1. UK
2025-118835
  1. Medical Writing
  2. ICON Strategic Solutions

About the role

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As a Senior Medical Editor you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

 

Senior Medical Editor will be QCing regulatory documents and will be dedicated to a single sponsor.


What you will be doing:

QC Specialist (Copy Editor)

  • Responsible for the overall Quality Control (QC) review of various types of regulatory documents (protocols, amendments, CSRs, pre-IND briefing books, clinical overviews, Module 2 summary documents, etc)
  • Assumes compliance with International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), WHO style guide and sponsor's 

in-house standards

  • Share expertise with Medical Writing colleagues and others in the Oncology SBU via targeted training/presentations with a view to assisting writers author quality into their documents
  • Develop client's Oncology SBU style guide to be used in conjunction with the WHO style guide

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You are:

 

  • Native-English speaker or mastery of English language that is on a similar level to a native speaker
  • Degree scientific discipline strongly preferred
  • Experience in Oncology strongly preferred
  • Minimum of 3 - 5 years of editorial and/or QC/QA experience
  • Strong skills and proficiency in document review
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Excellent presentation skills, computer skills, and the ability to relate on a professional level with fellow colleagues
  • Advanced understanding of the conduct of clinical trials, clinical-related systems, and procedures, and applicable regulations


What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others



Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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