Principal Medical Editor - London, United Kingdom - Langland

Langland

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe
Health brings us together.

In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity.

When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft
Having expert thinking is only part of our story.

To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts:
science, strategy and creativity.

Job Description:

This brand new leadership role will involve working with the Head of Editorial, Chief Scientific Officer and other members of the content development teams to establish and evolve a never-before-seen cross-discipline editorial team.

As Principal Medical Editor, you'll initially be providing editorial support primarily to the medical strategy and education (MSE) team, while in parallel working with the leadership teams to create the new function within the agency.

You'll need to define optimal processes and ways of working, advocate for the role of editors and proof-readers (including demonstrating the value they can provide), define recruitment needs and hire appropriately.

Once established, you will be leading and motivating your team.

Key parts of your role will be:

proactively managing performance, reward and recognition; ensuring continued professional development of the team; maintaining/improving editorial standards; planning resource and workflow; and ensuring shrewd recruitment.

Key responsibilities:

Lead an editorial team, proactively managing performance, professional development and training as needed, and advocating for the team internally
Lead by example, providing goldstandard editing across a variety of deliverables
Help define editorial standards for content, champion best practice and drive the development of new capabilities
Play an active role in training, both of editorial team members, writers and, to a lesser extent, the broader Langland team
Proactively manage resource, including identification of both permanent and freelance recruitment needs
Proactively identify opportunities and threats, and evolving business needs, and work closely with the Head of Editorial to develop solutions
Establish strong relationships with internal teams

Qualifications:

Good at understanding and communicating complex science (you should hold a bachelor's degree in the life sciences [2:1 or above])
Substantial editing experience within a medical communications agency or similar, demonstrating:
Responsibility for maintaining high editorial standards across a team
Development of editorial talent through direct line management and training
An aptitude for identifying opportunities/threats and developing innovative and appropriate solutions
An ability to motivate & inspire a team, and elevate the standards of content
Strong internal relationships

Additional Information

An inclusive workplace
The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health.

Recruitment

Diversity & Inclusion management
Anonymised CV submissions
Mandatory unconscious bias training
Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socioeconomic backgrounds

Culture