Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief

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Executive Director, Editor-in-Chief at Merck Manuals overseeing strategic, financial, and editorial functions for healthcare content. Managing leadership team and editorial standards in a digital publishing environment.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $282,200 - $444,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical degreeclinical practicewriting medical contentediting medical contentstrategic planningbudget managementproject managementdigital product developmentbusiness analytics reportingartificial intelligence in editorial

Soft Skills

leadershipteam leadershipcross-functional collaborationcommunicationrelationship managementperformance managementengagementstrategic thinkingorganizational skillspresentation skills