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Medical Editor Ii (Quality Check)

Syneos Health
Syneos Health
1 years
preferred by company
10 Feb. 4, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Medical Editor II – Quality Check

Updated: Yesterday
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Job ID: 25105257
Employment Type: Full-Time


About Syneos Health

Syneos Health® is a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization focused on accelerating customer success. By combining clinical development, medical affairs, and commercial expertise, Syneos Health delivers integrated solutions that support innovative therapies worldwide. With a global workforce of over 29,000 professionals across 110 countries, the organization plays a critical role in advancing modern healthcare.


Position Overview

The Medical Editor II – Quality Check is responsible for ensuring the scientific accuracy, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and editorial quality of medical and scientific deliverables. This role supports medical writing teams by performing detailed quality control (QC) reviews, copyediting, and data verification across a wide range of documents, ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines, internal standards, and client expectations.


Key Responsibilities

Quality Control and Data Integrity Review

  • Perform comprehensive data and content QC reviews to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness across text, tables, figures, and references

  • Conduct data integrity checks to verify alignment between source data, cited references, and final outputs

  • Review scientific content in extracts, manuscripts, posters, figures, and tables for medical and scientific accuracy

  • Cross-check statements against cited references to ensure correct interpretation of data and compliance with approved product labeling

  • Ensure neutrality and balance of scientific data presentation in accordance with source material

Editorial and Compliance Responsibilities

  • Verify alignment of content formatting, structure, and style with internal style guides, AMA Manual of Style, and journal or congress-specific requirements

  • Ensure one-to-one alignment between in-text citations and reference lists, with complete and accurate source annotation

  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of FDA, EU, ICH, and other applicable regulatory guidelines and industry standards

  • Apply best practices in copyediting, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and consistency

Project and Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Participate in internal and client-facing meetings to address comments, resolve queries, and ensure timely delivery of assigned deliverables

  • Monitor timelines and project milestones, escalating risks to the Lead Medical Writer, Project Manager, or supervisor as needed

  • Provide regular feedback to lead medical writers on editorial progress and quality status

  • Support the medical writing team as an active contributor across multiple projects

Document Management and Publishing

  • Manage assigned tasks in accordance with medical writing SOPs and client-specific standards

  • Support compilation, formatting, and publishing of medical writing deliverables as required

  • Ensure all outputs are delivered on time and within agreed quality parameters


Required Experience

  • Minimum 1 year of experience as a Medical Editor or in a medical editing/quality control role

  • Hands-on experience in scientific QC, data integrity review, and editorial quality checks

  • Prior experience reviewing scientific documents such as manuscripts, abstracts, posters, tables, and figures is required


Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in Life Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Pharmacy, English, Journalism, or a related discipline

  • Equivalent experience in medical editing, publishing, copyediting, or data integrity review may be considered


Required Skills and Competencies

  • Strong knowledge of data QC processes, scientific documentation, and regulatory expectations

  • Familiarity with AMA style guidelines (strongly preferred) and custom editorial standards

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail

  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities

  • Ability to manage multiple assignments independently while meeting strict deadlines

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment

  • Adaptability to evolving project requirements and timelines

  • Knowledge of FDA, EU regulations, ICH guidelines, and ISO standards is an advantage


Why Join Syneos Health

  • Work on high-impact medical and scientific deliverables supporting global regulatory and publication strategies

  • Gain exposure to complex clinical and regulatory documentation across therapeutic areas

  • Benefit from structured career development, technical training, and global collaboration

  • Be part of an inclusive, diverse, and performance-driven organization

Over the past five years, Syneos Health has supported:

  • 94% of all novel FDA-approved drugs

  • 95% of EMA-authorized products

  • 200+ studies across 73,000+ sites and more than 675,000 clinical trial participants globally


Additional Information

The responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and may evolve based on business needs. Equivalent education and experience may be considered. Syneos Health is committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all applicable employment legislation, including disability accommodation requirements.


Job Summary

The Medical Editor II – Quality Check ensures the quality, accuracy, and compliance of medical writing deliverables through rigorous data integrity review, scientific QC, copyediting, and document management. This role supports regulatory and publication standards while collaborating closely with medical writing teams and key stakeholders.