Medical Editor - Mid - DRT Strategies, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
About the Job
Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
What are we looking for?
The Medical Editor will support scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), who engage in pharmacovigilance, drug surveillance, safety consults for drug reviews, and epidemiology-focused regulatory activities. The Medical Editor will draft, format, and/or edit regulatory documents in collaboration with FDA scientists. The position requires the ability to utilize a style guide to apply language and formatting standards, working proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, a willingness to stay current with regulatory standards and guidelines, and the ability to excel in a customer-focused environment. Preferred candidates will have education or experience in a scientific or healthcare field.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:
- Formatting and proofreading documents written by FDA scientists.
- Becoming familiar with a style guide and applying formatting and language standards consistently, making decisions regarding elements of style not mentioned in the style guide, and applying such decisions uniformly throughout a document.
- Identifying errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation; correct tone, flow, verb tense, and style.
- Recognizing and correcting inconsistent use of scientific terms used in text or data tables.
- Using Microsoft Word styles and field-coded captions to ensure the functionality of automated tables of contents and lists of tables and figures.
- Inserting and managing citations and references; creating lists of abbreviations and ensuring correct use of acronyms and abbreviations within documents.
- Formatting data tables; creating and populating data tables using data derived from regulatory submissions to the FDA.
- Creating and maintaining consistently formatted document templates.
- Communicating efficiently and effectively with FDA scientists regarding requirements and timelines for editing projects.
- Performing routine quality checks on work performed by other copy editors.
- Providing support for the onboarding and training of new copy editors as needed.
- Creating and maintaining internal documents such as style guides, process documents, and training materials.
This is you:
- Adept with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Ability to read and understand a data table.
- Attention to detail (e.g., text of a different font/style within a paragraph and identify document-wide inconsistencies).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint, and, specifically, familiarity with Microsoft Word, including track changes.
- Ability to read and edit scientific content, such as journal articles or regulatory documents.
You will wow us even more if you have these skills:
- Work experience as a copy editor.
- Savvy with Microsoft Word features such as styles, captioning, and cross-referencing.
- Experience in a regulatory, healthcare, laboratory, or pharmaceutical industry.
- Ability to generate scientific content and fact-check scientific writing and data.
- Familiarity with a style guide (e.g., AP, AMA).
- Familiarity with Section 508 compliance.
- Experience with Visual Basic, EndNote, Adobe Acrobat.
Education & Training:
- Master’s or Bachelor's Degree required; degree in a Scientific or Health Field (e.g., MPH, epidemiology, etc.) preferred. Prior FDA or regulatory experience is preferred.
- 3 years of related experience required with a Bachelor’s.
DRT’s culture is reflective of our core values:
Currently due to the remote working status of the federal government, most DRT employees are teleworking from home and leveraging video conferencing along with other virtual productivity tools. Under normal circumstances, most of our positions are required to report onsite. However, DRT has not yet determined when employees will be required to return to their onsite workspaces. Please be aware that at the time a date is determined to return to the worksite, the requirement of this position may be to report in person to the work location.
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DRT complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
What are we looking for?
The Medical Editor will support scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), who engage in pharmacovigilance, drug surveillance, safety consults for drug reviews, and epidemiology-focused regulatory activities. The Medical Editor will draft, format, and/or edit regulatory documents in collaboration with FDA scientists. The position requires the ability to utilize a style guide to apply language and formatting standards, working proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, a willingness to stay current with regulatory standards and guidelines, and the ability to excel in a customer-focused environment. Preferred candidates will have education or experience in a scientific or healthcare field.
Fun stuff you will do on the job:
- Formatting and proofreading documents written by FDA scientists.
- Becoming familiar with a style guide and applying formatting and language standards consistently, making decisions regarding elements of style not mentioned in the style guide, and applying such decisions uniformly throughout a document.
- Identifying errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation; correct tone, flow, verb tense, and style.
- Recognizing and correcting inconsistent use of scientific terms used in text or data tables.
- Using Microsoft Word styles and field-coded captions to ensure the functionality of automated tables of contents and lists of tables and figures.
- Inserting and managing citations and references; creating lists of abbreviations and ensuring correct use of acronyms and abbreviations within documents.
- Formatting data tables; creating and populating data tables using data derived from regulatory submissions to the FDA.
- Creating and maintaining consistently formatted document templates.
- Communicating efficiently and effectively with FDA scientists regarding requirements and timelines for editing projects.
- Performing routine quality checks on work performed by other copy editors.
- Providing support for the onboarding and training of new copy editors as needed.
- Creating and maintaining internal documents such as style guides, process documents, and training materials.
This is you:
- Adept with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Ability to read and understand a data table.
- Attention to detail (e.g., text of a different font/style within a paragraph and identify document-wide inconsistencies).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint, and, specifically, familiarity with Microsoft Word, including track changes.
- Ability to read and edit scientific content, such as journal articles or regulatory documents.
You will wow us even more if you have these skills:
- Work experience as a copy editor.
- Savvy with Microsoft Word features such as styles, captioning, and cross-referencing.
- Experience in a regulatory, healthcare, laboratory, or pharmaceutical industry.
- Ability to generate scientific content and fact-check scientific writing and data.
- Familiarity with a style guide (e.g., AP, AMA).
- Familiarity with Section 508 compliance.
- Experience with Visual Basic, EndNote, Adobe Acrobat.
Education & Training:
- Master’s or Bachelor's Degree required; degree in a Scientific or Health Field (e.g., MPH, epidemiology, etc.) preferred. Prior FDA or regulatory experience is preferred.
- 3 years of related experience required with a Bachelor’s.
DRT’s culture is reflective of our core values:
- Professionalism: Be a leader and someone your customers and colleagues can count on by taking ownership and accountability for your work. Demonstrate a solution-oriented mindset and bias for action. Show empathy, dignity, and respect for each other. Be "high minded", maintain a calm demeanor when dealing with ambiguity or adversity and stay out of the fray (i.e., avoid drama).
- Quality: Do things right and do the right thing. Pursue excellence in your work by delivering quality services and products that provide high value and return on investment (ROI).
- Teamwork: Work with each other, the customer, and DRT. Demonstrate flexibility, a positive attitude and willingness to work collaboratively to help others and share information.
- Customer Mission Focused: Commit to customer success and strive to exceed expectations by understanding the mission, executing the customer's vision, and solving challenges to drive results and achieve mission goals. Build meaningful customer relationships by asking thoughtful questions, listening, and operating transparently.
- Growth Mindedness: Commit to company, team, and personal growth. Embrace an entrepreneurial spirit by actively seeking opportunities to support new customer projects and/or solve problems. Actively work to improve your skills, learn to be comfortable with ambiguity, and be resourceful and willing to figure things out and add value.
Currently due to the remote working status of the federal government, most DRT employees are teleworking from home and leveraging video conferencing along with other virtual productivity tools. Under normal circumstances, most of our positions are required to report onsite. However, DRT has not yet determined when employees will be required to return to their onsite workspaces. Please be aware that at the time a date is determined to return to the worksite, the requirement of this position may be to report in person to the work location.
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DRT complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
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