Medical Editor at MERGE

Kansas City, United States

Merge Storytelling and Technology

MERGE promotes health, wealth and happiness in the world by merging storytelling with technology and offers marketing and technology clients full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media and digital platform development. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, Nationwide and Morgan Stanley. With 800 employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers. For more information, visit mergeworld.com.

Promote Health, Wealth & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wealth, and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.

As our Medical Editor, you will…

Be part of a team responsible for supporting and collaborating with the copywriters in presenting a clear, concise, factual, and grammatically correct copy to our healthcare-related clients. Depending on your workload, you may also have commercial/retail clients as part of your editing portfolio. You will also be involved in editorial and proofreading support for other departments when needed to review concepts, client presentation materials, and new business pitches/RFPs. Our Medical Editor ensures crucial quality control over our clients’ projects, across all stages of both traditional and digital media.

Be Accountable and Responsible

Review material for grammar, spelling, punctuation, correct medical terminology, typos, and formatting
Check the factual accuracy of the content
Ensure style consistency (AMA style, client-specific style, brand and campaign-style)
Check claims against original sources for quality control
Verify correct implementation of client and regulatory changes

These are the qualifications we’re looking for

2+ years of experience editing medical copy
BS/BA in English, Journalism, or a Science field from a 4-year college or university
Some advertising agency experience preferred
Must be proficient in using PubMed and the American Medical Association Manual of Style to verify references, spelling, medical terminology, and style
High level of computer literacy, including some experience with Google Workspace; experience with digital routing systems a plus
Must be extremely detail-oriented, have excellent written and verbal skills, stay cool/calm

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And here’s how we live our values at MERGE

Ability. Mastering our craft
Agility. Delivering with a growth mindset
Humility. Collaborating for shared success

MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!

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