Associate Editor - Medical Communications

Associate Editor Accelerating Life-Changing Solutions to Global Healthcare Challenges is the vision that unites us through a shared sense of purpose, whatever the role. It speaks of the significant challenges that exist within global healthcare, and how we, as one team, can help to deliver better solutions and outcomes for our partners and for patients everywhere, sooner. Importantly too is how we go about living our vision. This is defined by the Prime mission: Through a pioneering fusion of the finest expertise in science, strategy, evidence, technology and creativity we deliver the world-class outcomes that our global partners trust to achieve their goals. It speaks about collaboration and everyone's responsibility to bring together the diverse expertise that exists across our team to deliver world-class outcomes. On this foundation, we have defined four core values, these represent the shared principles that guide our behaviors every day, whatever your role: Be Brave, Be Human, Be Passionate, Be Exceptional. At Prime these values are integral to who we are. They are there to guide you in your role and support you on your personal journey to success. They shape our culture and support us in achieving our vision together, as one global team. The Role As an Associate Editor you have the opportunity to take your first steps on a hugely rewarding career path. This is an entry-level graduate role, working with a team of brilliant people from whom you can learn a huge amount and develop your own skills. Supporting communication of data for state-of-the art medicines, on a day-to-day basis your job will be to deliver high-quality editing and proofreading support, including verifying data and references, to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and scientific integrity of client deliverables. All work will be delivered in line with Prime's Standard Operating Procedures and quality frameworks to maintain accuracy, compliance, and consistency. Our Editors review and edit a wide range of content outputs (including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, slides, PDFs, and digital materials) for grammar, spelling, consistency, and clarity while ensuring alignment with house, client and journal style guides. They apply consistent and appropriate use of digital markup tools, tracked changes and comments to provide clear, actionable editorial feedback. The right candidate will have impeccable English spelling, punctuation and grammar skills, and will display meticulous attention to detail. Extensive training and mentoring from industry experts will be provided to support the start of your career at Prime. Key Responsibilities:

• An entry-level role in the Editor team, working alongside a senior member of the Editor team to deliver high-quality editing and proofreading, including verifying data and references, to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and scientific integrity of client deliverables.
• Comply with Prime's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and quality frameworks to maintain accuracy, compliance, and consistency across all deliverables.
• Contribute to effective and timely project delivery by performing dummy submissions, ensuring the team is aware of specific requirements and submission of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal teams to ensure best practice is being followed.
• Contribute to the continual improvement of editorial processes.

Requirements

• Life sciences degree required
• Highest standards of English spelling, punctuation, and grammar
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solutions-focused, sound judgement and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced agency setting
• Strong multi-tasking, planning and organizational skills
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, EndNote, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint
• Experience with digital markup, tracked changes, and editing tools
• Excellent attention to detail
• Openness to learning, feedback and career development

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Competitive salary
• Generous time off
• Pension
• 401k Plan with match
• Health & Wellbeing offerings
• Job training and advancement opportunities