Job Description

Job Description

The Editorial Assistant is primarily responsible for improving the efficiency of the Editorial Services department by providing administrative assistance, managing editorial programs, such as Veeva Vault, and performing basic editorial tasks, such as permissions, reference maintenance, and light copy editing. Under the direction of the SVP, Group Editorial Director, the Editorial Assistant works closely with members of the Editorial Services, Medical Services, and Project Management departments to enhance department efficiency by keeping track of important administrative information related to various editorial assets across MedComms and Marketing divisions.

Job Duties

• Obtain, track, and prepare assets for advertising and medical communications from copyright holders and reference vendors
• Set up submission trackers for congress and journal submissions
• Prepare deliverables with annotations for upload into Veeva Vault for client medical/legal/regulatory review; take the lead as internal resource for Veeva Vault
• Maintain client/project reference folders on company servers and Veeva Vault, including entering/uploading references, troubleshooting, and assisting/training colleagues
• Perform entry-level editorial tasks including proofreading and copy editing; assist editors with project-specific responsibilities as requested

Key Competencies

• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail and timelines, with high degree of accuracy
• Strong knowledge of grammar and essential writing skills (eg, appropriate referencing of research documents, paragraph structure)
• Professional communication skills, including written and interpersonal
• Ability to coordinate, take ownership of/responsibility for, and execute multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to acquire relevant information from a variety of sources and maintain accurate records
• Ability to master various content management systems
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Desire to meet professional goals and acquire new skills

Qualifications:
Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Comfort in operating and maintaining electronic database systems

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Previous work experience requiring multitasking and organizational skills
• Experience with electronic database entry and management
• Experience with Veeva Vault preferred, but will train
• Previous medical editing experience a plus

Working Conditions

• Ability to commit to extra and/or nontraditional hours as client needs require

Additional Information

Synchrony places high value on the well-being of its employees; therefore, Synchrony team members are eligible for a comprehensive array of benefits, including competitive salaries, generous paid time off, excellent health insurance, family leave, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EOE. Synchrony is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

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