Sr. Nonclinical Editor

US$120000 - US$150000 per annum
  1. Contract
  2. Medical Liaison
  3. United States
Wilmington, USA
Posting date: 09 Jul 2026
70132

Senior Nonclinical Editor - Contract - Remote US

Looking to escape your commute to work? Unlock your new remote working position with this exciting role in medical communications!

Proclinical is seeking a Senior Nonclinical Editor to be responsible for overall quality control (QC) review and submission-ready publishing of nonclinical documents. This position will copyedit/proofread, format, and perform internal consistency review of document content in accordance with company SOPs and processes to ensure documents meet required standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

This role will support all documents written by authors from Drug Metabolism and Biopharmaceutics (DMB), Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), Toxicology (Tox), and Translational Sciences. This position may also assist in clinical document QC and publishing tasks when appropriate to meet submission timelines. The Senior Nonclinical Editor performs the activities with minimal oversight needed.

Skills & Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in English, Basic Science, Business, or other analytical field with 4 years related experience in the pharmaceutical industry OR 8+ years of experience in a discipline directly related to document production (eg, medical writing, QC, editing, publishing).
  • Strong working knowledge of the editorial and publishing activities within Clinical Development.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, including the ability to format tables, insert cross-references, apply styles, and use templates. Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Adobe.
  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe PDF bookmarking and internal/external hyperlinking to meet submission-ready standards.
  • Experience in the use of an EDMS (eg, Veeva Vault or SharePoint).
  • Ability to effectively communicate with vendors and manage outsourced editorial work.
  • Keen attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple activities, prioritize effectively, and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

The Sr Nonclinical Editor's responsibilities will be:

  • Perform internal document QC review of nonclinical documents (eg, DMB, CMC, TOX, TRS, PRECLIN) to ensure compliance with the our client's Style Guide, template formatting, and submission ready standards.
  • Copyedit/proofread for grammar, style, and formatting according to AMA and our client's style guides.
  • Ensure internal consistency and confirm that data are reported correctly, statements accurately reflect a common message and text to tables, figures, and appendices are accurate and consistently presented.
  • Check the reference list in documents, including verifying citation information via PubMed, ordering copies of references, and adding to the electronic document management system (EDMS), and ensuring each reference is cross-referenced in the document.
  • Proofread documents against the standard templates to ensure compliance with required sections and text.
  • Perform publishing of PDF documents to our client's submission-ready standards. May involve multiple document compilation of PDF files to include appendices.
  • Assist Medical Writing Operations staff with clinical document QC and publishing, as appropriate.
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives and support Medical Writing staff with other tasks, as appropriate.
  • May interact cross-functionally to support clinical and nonclinical processes and template updates.

Compensation:

  • $120,000 to $150,000 per annum.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Parker Jensen at p.jensen@proclinical.com

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