Senior Medical Editor – Publications

Syneos Health

Senior Medical Editor ensuring compliance with editorial standards in drug development at Syneos Health. Collaborating with cross-departmental teams and acting as a mentor for medical editing staff.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $62,000 - $175,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in medical writing and editing, ensuring compliance with FDA and EU guidelines while managing complex projects on time and within budget. Provides mentorship and training to medical writing teams, enhancing quality review processes and editorial standards.

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FDA Guidelines FamiliarityEU Guidelines FamiliarityMedical Writing Project ManagementCopyediting SkillsQuality Review Expertise

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Hard Skills

Medical WritingCopyeditingQuality ReviewProject ManagementTechnical Support

Soft Skills

MentoringTrainingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AMA Manual of StyleMedical Writing Internal Checklists

Industry Keywords

Regulatory RequirementsEditorial StandardsProcess ImprovementStandard Operating Procedures

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintains strong familiarity with FDA, EU, and other relevant guidelines and industry standards to ensure that documents meet or exceed sponsor and regulatory requirements and guidance
Represents the editorial group in medical writing, on study teams, and in cross-departmental project teams as needed
Monitors timelines and budgets for assigned projects and updates the lead medical writer, project manager, and/or direct supervisor (as appropriate) if deliverables are at risk
Provides technical support and expertise as appropriate
Conducts training of medical editing staff and functions as a mentor
Advises medical writers, medical editors, and study teams on quality review, compilation, and editorial standards
Provides training to members of the global medical writing team in aspects relative to their roles
Serves as project lead for deliverables of assigned complex and/or large medical writing projects
Serves as a member of the medical writing team for projects with medical writing deliverables
Provides feedback to the lead medical writer on progress of editorial process
Copyedits assigned documents, applying correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style following AMA Manual of Style or various custom style guidelines as well as established medical writing internal checklists and best practices
Performs quality review of assigned documents to ensure accuracy
Contributes to the development of process improvement tools and the development or revision of internal policies and procedures affecting editorial work
Manages assigned projects according to medical writing standard operating procedures and client standards, on time and on budget

Requirements

What you’ll need

Maintains strong familiarity with FDA, EU, and other relevant guidelines and industry standards
Represents the editorial group in medical writing, on study teams, and in cross-departmental project teams as needed
Monitors timelines and budgets for assigned projects and updates the lead medical writer, project manager, and/or direct supervisor (as appropriate) if deliverables are at risk
Provides technical support and expertise as appropriate
Conducts training of medical editing staff and functions as a mentor
Advises medical writers, medical editors, and study teams on quality review, compilation, and editorial standards
Provides training to members of the global medical writing team in aspects relative to their roles
Serves as project lead for deliverables of assigned complex and/or large medical writing projects
Serves as a member of the medical writing team for projects with medical writing deliverables
Provides feedback to the lead medical writer on progress of editorial process
Copyedits assigned documents, applying correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style following AMA Manual of Style or various custom style guidelines as well as established medical writing internal checklists and best practices
Performs quality review of assigned documents to ensure accuracy
Contributes to the development of process improvement tools and the development or revision of internal policies and procedures affecting editorial work
Manages assigned projects according to medical writing standard operating procedures and client standards, on time and on budget

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
Company match 401k
Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time