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Senior Medical Editor (Copy Editing + Qc)

0-2 years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 9, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Remote 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-OR)

Job ID: 25000286
Location: USA-OR-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

  • Focus on customer-centric clinical development

  • Emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and Total Self culture

  • Career development, 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. The role ensures compliance with regulatory standards and high editorial quality, while supporting teams and improving processes.


Key Responsibilities:

Editorial & Quality Control:

  • Copyedit assigned documents with correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style using AMA Manual of Style or custom guidelines.

  • Perform quality review of assigned documents to ensure accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance.

  • Ensure documents meet FDA, EU, and other relevant guidelines and industry standards.

Project Management:

  • Monitor timelines and budgets for assigned projects; escalate risks to lead medical writer, project manager, or supervisor.

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

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

Team Leadership & Mentoring:

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

  • Advise medical writers and study teams on quality review, editorial standards, and compilation of deliverables.

  • Provide technical support and expertise as required.

Collaboration & Process Improvement:

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

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

  • Provide feedback to lead medical writers on progress of editorial processes.

Additional Duties:

  • May compile medical writing deliverables.

  • Perform tasks assigned by management as needed.


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:

  • Tasks, duties, and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may change at the company’s discretion.

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

  • Complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provides reasonable accommodations.