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Senior Medical Editor (Copy Editing + Qc)

0-2 years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 9, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/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

Job Title:

Senior Medical Editor – Copy Editing & Quality Control (Home-based, US-VT)

Job ID: 25000286
Location: USA-VT-Remote
Updated: September 5, 2025


Company Overview:

Syneos Health® is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization that accelerates customer success by translating clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights into actionable outcomes.

Key Highlights:

  • 29,000 employees across 110 countries

  • Customer-centric clinical development model

  • Focus on simplifying processes for employees and clients

  • Strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and Total Self culture

  • Career development, technical training, and peer recognition


Role Summary:

The Senior Medical Editor is responsible for copy editing, quality control (QC), project management, and mentoring within medical writing projects. This role ensures high editorial quality and compliance with regulatory standards while supporting teams and driving process improvements.


Key Responsibilities:

Editorial & Quality Control:

  • Copyedit documents ensuring proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style according to AMA Manual of Style or custom guidelines.

  • Perform quality review of documents to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with FDA, EU, and other regulatory guidelines.

  • Ensure documents meet or exceed sponsor and regulatory requirements.

Project Management:

  • Monitor timelines and budgets for assigned projects; escalate risks as needed.

  • Serve as project lead for complex or large medical writing projects, including scheduling internal team meetings and organizing project requirements.

  • Manage projects according to SOPs and client standards, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

Team Leadership & Mentoring:

  • Mentor and train medical editing staff and global medical writing team members.

  • Advise medical writers, editors, and study teams on quality review, editorial standards, and deliverable compilation.

  • Provide technical support and expertise as needed.

Collaboration & Process Improvement:

  • Represent the editorial group on study teams and cross-departmental projects.

  • Contribute to internal process improvement initiatives, policy updates, and best practices development.

  • Provide feedback on editorial processes to lead medical writers.

Additional Duties:

  • May compile medical writing deliverables.

  • Perform additional tasks as assigned by management.


Company Achievements:

  • 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs and 95% of EMA Authorized Products in the last 5 years.

  • Over 200 studies across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ trial patients.


Additional Information:

  • Duties and responsibilities may change at the company’s discretion.

  • Equivalent skills, experience, or education may be considered.

  • Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provision of reasonable accommodations.