Title: Medical Literacy Editor, Patient Engagement
Duration: 9 months (possibility of extension)
Location: Remote US
 
Reports to: Manager, Patient Engagement Content 
 
Summary:
The Medical Literacy Editor works in the Patient Engagement editorial team to ensure Patient Engagement content adheres to health literacy and plain language principles; follows style guidelines for standard terminology, consistency, grammar, and punctuation; and meets the appropriate reading level. The Editor also ensures content is error free and follows established templates. 
 
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Edit documents and scripts to comply with health literacy and plain language principles, style, standard terminology, and the appropriate reading level
• Copyedit for consistency, grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation 
• Organize and structure documents and scripts to comply with client’s templates
• Collaborate with team to maintain schedules and meet deadlines
• Communicate with and query clinical reviewers regarding accuracy of clinical content, current practices and guidelines, new research and technology, and other clinical best practices during the review process for documents
• Ensure documents edited are aligned with other documents in the topic grouping during scheduled review
• Edit content online in proprietary content management system
• Leverage AI to assist with tasks as directed

 
Essential Qualifications: 

• Working knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, and the AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition 
• At least 3 years’ experience in editing medical content
• High School Diploma required
• Strong writing and communication skills 
• Excellent knowledge of clinical/medical terminology 
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines

 
Preferred Qualifications: 

• Proven adoption of AI, resulting in acceleration of workflows
• Experience in plain language or health literacy editing 
• Experience communicating with and working with clinical professionals 
• Experience working in a highly matrixed corporate environment 
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing processes and procedures when applicable    

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 24.70/hr.