Merck & Co, Inc

Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Merck Manuals

Merck & Co, Inc$282K — $444K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Medical degree (MD or DO) with residency completion
  • 5+ years of clinical practice experience in an academic setting
  • 5+ years of experience in writing and editing medical content
  • Demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and budget management
  • Project management experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Manuals leadership team
  • Oversee strategic planning and outcomes measurement
  • Manage relationships with vendors and editorial contributors
  • Ensure editorial standards and content quality
  • Coordinate editorial workflow and priorities
  • Direct marketing and audience engagement initiatives
  • Manage business operations including compliance and budget

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work arrangements
  • Engagement with a high-performance team
  • Opportunity to influence digital content strategy
  • Access to cutting-edge digital tools and platforms
  • Collaboration with top professionals in the healthcare industry
Full Job Description
Job Description

Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief (EIC), reports to the Assistant Vice President, Scientific Communications & Information Sciences, and leads all strategic, financial, business, and editorial functions of the Manuals department. The EIC has primary responsibility for the content, digital publishing, and promotion of the Manuals Professional, Consumer and Veterinary versions across all modes of delivery (including written, web, mobile app, AI or EHR integrations).

Key Responsibilities:

Department Leadership
  • Lead, manage, and develop the Manuals leadership team, including leaders in editorial, operations, digital product development and infrastructure, and marketing and strategic partnerships
  • Oversee people managers and professional development for the department
  • Guide strategic planning. Implementation, and outcomes measurement to achieve team priorities
  • Ensure alignment and cross-functional collaboration across the department
  • Oversee relationships with vendors and editorial contributors, and content creation, translation, and publishing
  • Oversee the selection, design, functionality, and publishing infrastructure of all digital platforms to deliver Manuals content
  • Oversee business success and brand awareness through marketing, social media, public relations, podcasts, strategic partnerships, and other audience engagement activities
  • Oversee business operations, including budget, payments, compliance with company policies and processes, and other financial, legal, and regulatory responsibilities
  • Serve as a member of the SCIS leadership team
  • Represent the department in company functions, meetings, and presentations


Editorial Standards and Content Creation
  • Establish and oversee implementation of editorial standards to ensure content is correct, current, evidence-based, clinically relevant, and unbiased
  • Oversee performance, recruitment, and engagement of Editorial Board members, authors, reviewers, and other external editorial contributors
  • Perform Editor-in-Chief review and serve as physician editor of selected chapters, editorials, and other key content
  • Oversee editorial workflow and priorities to ensure timely digital publication and editorial quality assurance
  • Oversee coordination among physician editors, staff editors, and external subject matter experts to support editorial quality and efficient execution.


Education:
  • Medical degree (MD or DO) and completion of residency training


Required Experience and Skills:
  • At least five years of clinical practice experience after residency or fellowship, preferably in an academic medical institution
  • At least five years of full-time experience writing and editing medical content for healthcare professionals and patients/consumers
  • Demonstrated leadership experience, including strategic planning, team leadership, budget management, and project management


Preferred Experience and Skills:
  • Experience with digital content management systems
  • Experience with digital product development
  • Experience with business analytics reporting, marketing, and strategic partnerships
  • Experience with use of artificial intelligence in editorial functions and product development


Required Skills:
Advisory Board Development, Advisory Board Development, Audience Engagement, Budget Management, Business Operations, Change Management, Clinical Experience, Cross-Cultural Awareness, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Digital Content Management Systems, Digital Platforms, Digital Products, Digital Publications, Editorial Direction, English Writing, Ethical Compliance, Healthcare Education, Healthcare Marketing, High Performance Team Building, Medical Content Writing, Medical Marketing Strategy, Mentorship, People Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Public Relations (PR) {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:
Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote

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Job Posting End Date:
07/3/2026
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About Merck & Co, Inc

Schering-Plough Corporation is a major U.S.-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. It operates in three segments: Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, and Consumer Health Care. Schering-Plough develops products targeting on allergy, cancer, hepatitis, cardiovascular, central nervous system, respiratory system, and more.  It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. Schering-Plough manufactured several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin, and a brain tumor drug Temodar. It also developed drugs targeting on central nervous system and the respiratory system. Schering Plough also owned and operated the major foot care brand name Dr. Scholl's and the skin care line Coppertone. These also became a part of the new company. Schering-Plough was a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a membership which is also maintained by the new Merck.

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1668
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