Senior Medical Editor

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Senior Medical Editor
Manchester / London - Hybrid 2 days onsite
12 Month Fixed Term Contract with a view to becoming permanent at the end of the 12 months

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry. Ogilvy was recognised as the most creative and most effective agency network in the world, ranking #1 on WARC's Creative 100 and Effective 100 lists. The WARC 100 lists act as an industry benchmark for success based on results from the most prestigious global and regional industry competitions.

Ogilvy Health is one of the largest global networks in healthcare communications and provides strategic, integrated communication solutions for our clients, including many of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry. We are made up of healthcare communication specialists across the disciplines of medical education and communications; brain sciences; brand promotion; digital and social; strategic planning; public relations and creative/design.
About the Role

Are you a Senior Medical Editor with a passion for ensuring accuracy and clarity in scientific communications? Do you have experience working within an agency setting, managing complex projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional work? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are seeking a talented Senior Medical Editor to join our experienced editing team and help us deliver high-quality scientific content across a range of channels. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all scientific content is accurate, clear, and consistent with client objectives and brand standards. As a Senior Medical Editor you will be responsible for pioneering excellence in quality and accuracy as well as strengthening processes, and mentoring and coaching more junior team members.

Key responsibilities

• Edit and proofread scientific content across a range of assets ranging from show files for ad boards, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, slide decks to checking subtitles on a video
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure all scientific content meets client objectives and brand standards
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior members of the editorial team
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to inform editorial decisions

About you

• Extensive experience as a Medical Editor, within an agency setting
• Strong portfolio showcasing your ability to edit and proofread scientific content across a range of channels
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver high-quality work on time
• Ability to challenge content to ensure excellence of outputs in terms of accuracy, interpretation, visual impact and adherence to copyright regulations
• Strong communication skills, high emotional intelligence, the ability to adapt style according to the needs of clients and teams, and the ability to respond rapidly to situations and manage internal/external issues
• A good understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the healthcare industry.

How We'll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with the tools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll be proud, with people you'll be proud to call your teammates.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + your birthday off and a paid volunteering day - after 2 years service you can purchase up to an additional 5 days per year
• Enhanced parental leave
• A generous pension scheme - you pay in 4% we pay 6%, following probation contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% in total)
• Choose from either Private Medical Cover (Bupa) OR Dental cover OR a monthly leisure allowance of £45 to spend on your health & wellbeing
• A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme provided by Telus which offers brilliant support, expert advice and specialist counselling
• Help @ Hand by Unum - quick, free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio or a medical 2nd opinion
• Free 1-2-1 Coaching - online coaching for your professional or personal growth provided by Thrive Partners
• A comprehensive Learning & Development programme

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.