Scientific Editor

Job Description

The Opportunity

PRIME Education, a property of Everyday Health Group, is seeking a Scientific Editor, who, with a high level of independence will apply their 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

About PRIME Education

PRIME is a leading research and medical education company with a mission of advancing the science of learning and behavior change among providers, patients, payers, and health ecosystems to improve competency, performance, and quality health outcomes. The scalable and sustainable research and education that PRIME delivers has measurably improved patient care for the last 29 years. Outcomes from our initiatives are presented each year at leading scientific and medical conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals: https://primece.com/. Link to PRIME’s learner portal with some of our active programs: https://primeinc.org/.

Life at Everyday Health

At Everyday Health Group, the Health & Wellness division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community.  We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees.  We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work. 

Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it.  We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.

Our Culture and Values

We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.  

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on several key verticals – Technology, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology.  Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.

At Ziff Davis & Everyday Health Group, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.

Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has always been about fairness, equal opportunity and belonging, which enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, allowing our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive.

If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then Everyday Health Group is the place for you.  Everyday Health Group has employees located in 40+ states as well as offices in NYC, Asheville, Boston, London, England and Mumbai, India.