Freelance Editorial Supervisor, Market Access

 

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About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through market access communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific, pharmacy, or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: The role of the Freelance Editorial Supervisor / Senior Editor is to manage the editorial services for aligned accounts in conjunction with Traffic Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Market Access teams to address their evolving needs; learn priorities and objectives of aligned teams and how they fit within the business unit
• Maintains a knowledge of relevant style guidelines for aligned accounts, including client-specific, AMA, and Chicago styles
• Maintains and updates Editorial SOP, list of frequently encountered editorial questions/issues, and list of team-specific requests and preferences
• Addresses CE-related questions from scientific directors and other team members
• Reviews content not only for objective grammatical and stylistic standards but with a critical eye for elements of “sense” or “story,” when requested
• Leads colleagues toward manageable solutions
• Demonstrates flexibility, innovation, and independent judgment
• Liaises with key stakeholders to broaden the capabilities of the Editorial department and its outputs
• Provides timely communication between relevant departments, including Accounts, Scientific, and third-party contributors 

Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required

Professional Skills and Requirements:

• At least 5 years of medical editing experience
• Market Access agency or comparable experience required