ProPharma Group

Senior Non-Clinical Editor (Consultant)

ProPharma Group$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in English, Basic Science, Business, or related field and 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, or 8+ years in document production-related roles.
  • Strong knowledge of editorial and publishing activities in Clinical Development.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office applications, including formatting tables and using templates.
  • Familiar with Adobe PDF tools for bookmarking and hyperlinking.
  • Experience with an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) like Veeva Vault or SharePoint.
  • Strong communication skills for effective vendor interaction and management of outsourced editorial work.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform quality control reviews of nonclinical documents to ensure compliance with style guides and submission standards.
  • Copyedit and proofread documents for grammar, style, and formatting according to established guidelines.
  • Ensure internal document consistency and validate that data and statements correctly align with the intended message.
  • Verify and manage the reference list, including citation checks and ordering, to maintain accurate documentation.
  • Proofread against standard templates to ensure thorough compliance with required document sections.
  • Publish PDF documents ready for Incyte submission, including managing multiple document compilations.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives within Medical Writing Operations.

Benefits

  • Support for remote work with encouragement for hybrid working arrangements.
  • Personal review of all job applications by recruitment team members, ensuring a transparent hiring process.
  • Opportunity for in-person collaboration when feasible, fostering team dynamics.
Full Job Description
This position is responsible for overall quality control (QC) review and submission-ready publishing of nonclinical documents. The Senior Nonclinical Editor will copyedit/proofread, format, and perform internal consistency review of document content in accordance with company SOPs and processes to ensure documents meet required standards. This role will support all documents written by authors from Drug Metabolism and Biopharmaceutics (DMB), Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), Toxicology (Tox), and Translational Sciences. This position may also assist in clinical document QC and publishing tasks when appropriate to meet submission timelines. The Senior Nonclinical Editor performs the activities with minimal oversight needed.

Summary of the Essential Functions of the Job
• Perform internal document QC review of nonclinical documents (eg, DMB, CMC, TOX, TRS, PRECLIN) to ensure compliance with the Incyte Style Guide, template formatting, and submission ready standards.
• Copyedit/proofread for grammar, style, and formatting according to AMA and Incyte style guides.
• Ensure internal consistency and confirm that data are reported correctly, statements accurately reflect a common message and text to tables, figures, and appendices are accurate and consistently presented.
• Check the reference list in documents, including verifying citation information via PubMed, ordering copies of references, and adding to the electronic document management system (EDMS), and ensuring each reference is cross-referenced in the document.
• Proofread documents against the standard templates to ensure compliance with required sections and text.
• Perform publishing of PDF documents to Incyte submission-ready standards. May involve multiple document compilation of PDF files to include appendices.
• Assist Medical Writing Operations staff with clinical document QC and publishing, as appropriate.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and support Medical Writing staff with other tasks, as appropriate.
• May interact cross-functionally to support clinical and nonclinical processes and template updates.

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in English, Basic Science, Business, or other analytical field with 4 years related experience in the pharmaceutical industry OR 8+ years of experience in a discipline directly related to document production (eg, medical writing, QC, editing, publishing).
• Strong working knowledge of the editorial and publishing activities within Clinical Development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, including the ability to format tables, insert cross-references, apply styles, and use templates. Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Adobe.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe PDF bookmarking and internal/external hyperlinking to meet submission-ready standards.
• Experience in the use of an EDMS (eg, Veeva Vault or SharePoint).
• Ability to effectively communicate with vendors and manage outsourced editorial work.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, prioritize effectively, and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

All applications to roles at ProPharma are personally reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not rely on AI screening tools to support our hiring process. You will always receive an outcome to your application so that you have an answer from us - whether you're successful or not.

Whilst ProPharma supports remote working, we also recognise the value that comes from in person collaboration. As such, we encourage any new hires that are based within a reasonably short commute of one of our offices to work on a hybrid basis and spend some time working from that office location, as agreed with your manager. All applications will be treated on their own merit and candidates will not be at any advantage or disadvantage based on their proximity to an office.

***ProPharma Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters/third parties. Please, no phone calls or emails to anyone regarding this posting.***

About ProPharma Group

ProPharma Group is a pharmaceutical consulting company that provides regulatory compliance, pharmacovigilance, and medical information services to clients in the healthcare industry. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. ProPharma Group offers a range of services, including clinical trial support, quality assurance, and validation services. The company has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.
Learn more about ProPharma Group
Size
500 employees
Industry
Net Income
$5 million
Founded
2001
5 Year Trend
+30%
Revenue
$50 million

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