Clinical Editor, Neuroscience

Title:        Clinical Editor, Neuroscience topics

Department:    Scientific Services

Reports to:        Managing Clinical Editor

Job status:        Full time, Exempt (work from home)

Summary:

Clinical Education Alliance (CEA) is a global leader in providing innovative and impactful healthcare education, insights and communications, empowering healthcare professionals with the tools and resources they need to stay current and improve patient outcomes. CEA sets the standard for professional development with its commitment to scientific rigor, innovative formats, sophisticated marketing to drive healthcare professional awareness, and engagement techniques grounded in adult learning principles. With its expansive reach across the healthcare team, CEA drives healthcare excellence across the care continuum.

Support the Scientific Directors with the development of accredited educational programs and activities. 

Responsibilities: 

•    Support initial edit needs for a diverse portfolio of educational activities in Neuroscience topics, including collaborating with other Clinical Editors when needed to complete/prioritize deliverables on schedule

o    Flexibility required to help other Clinical Editors with work overflow for other therapeutic areas, including Oncology/Hematology, Infectious Disease, and Multispecialty (endocrinology, allergy/immunology, cardiology, nephrology)

•    Track schedules for assigned programs and proactively communicate with Managing Clinical Editor, Scientific Directors, Program Managers, and other team members to meet deadlines

•    Initial edit of all activities and deliverables (faculty slides, commentaries, transcript into text, text/slides, etc) 

o    Initial edit of slides and/or text to CEA styles

    PowerPoint slides: format to CEA program template, rebuild data tables, adjust fonts, mock-up graphics for design redraw, edit text

    Text modules: edit transcripts to formal written style as appropriate; add/format reference lists and call outs when needed

•    Condense and formalize language

o    Fact/reference checking

    Verify accuracy of data/information with original data sources

    Remove/edit plagiarized text

    Identify references when needed

o    Identify/secure copyright permissions

o    Add/complete front matter template (instructions for all online deliverables, eg, slides, text modules, commentaries, webcasts)

•    Create breaksheets for multimedia modules as needed

•    Draft accredited education introductory slides as needed

•    Review material once posted online for accuracy

•    Complete other tasks as assigned by Managing Clinical Editor or Editorial Director 

•    Work occasional evening/weekend hours aligned with timing of activities

CEA Core Values

Innovation – Creating, Leading Edge, Unique 

•    Listens attentively to new ideas to absorb the thinking and creative efforts.

•    Requires supervision support for new tasks.

Passion – Driven, Focused 

•    Verbalizes how the role supports CEA's mission: Improve Patient lives.

Integrity – Credibility, Fairness, Quality, Accuracy, Trustworthiness 

•    Adapts individual work efforts to changing priorities to meet deadlines and stay within scope.

•    Recognizes the impact of words and actions on others and strives to adapt style or approach to different situations.

•    Supports the team with managing priorities and project hours. Takes responsibility for completing assigned tasks in allotted hours and records in NetSuite.

Team – Alliance of thoughtful people driven by our core values.

•    Consistently considers the needs of others and proactively obtains and incorporates feedback to support the project outcome.

•     Support project coordinators by sharing tactical knowledge.  

Job Performance Measurements This position will be measured on:

•    Achieve identified efficiency ratio %: Measure: % of Hours Required to Complete Activities vs % of Hours assigned for those Activities. Goal= 100%; Minimum threshold: 90% of Target 

•    Measure: % of Activities the employee is assigned that are delivered on or before the “to CMT” date in Mission Control. Goal= 100%; Minimum threshold: Greater than 85%.

Position Specifications: The ideal candidate should have:

•    Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, oral and written.

•    Exceptional time management and organizational skills.

•    An ability to manage a demanding workload and multitask effectively among several ongoing projects.

•    Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage diverse tasks with a sense of urgency and commitment to quality. Flexibility is required regarding the work hours that may occasionally extend into evenings or weekends.

•    Ability to work independently, show initiative, and demonstrate effective teamwork.

•    Excellent judgment and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. A resourceful, “can-do” attitude is essential. 

Qualifications:

•    An advanced science or medical degree in a Neuroscience–related topic(s).

•    At least 2-3 years of experience writing/interpreting scientific data or similar experience.

•    Demonstration of excellent writing skills and attention to detail.

•    Competence in using Microsoft Office applications (especially PowerPoint, Word) and online medical reference resources (PubMed, CDC, etc). 

Clinical Education Alliance and its subsidiaries provide Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other non-merit factor.