**Managing Editor, Medical & Scientific Communications** **Job Overview** Line manages as required and coach, mentor and train small editorial teams, thereby contributing to the development of a strong, multi-skilled editorial department. Manage day-to-day workflow within an editorial group, ensuring efficient, profitable, and timely resourcing and delivery of project work. Fulfil all required managerial administrative tasks by the deadlines (e.g. annual goals, competencies, ad hoc requests from senior leadership). **Essential Functions** + Manage resourcing and monitor overall workload for the department. Balance with available headcount, flagging the need for additional resource when necessary. + Edit pieces as part of the editorial team, as much as 75% of your time, ensuring quality pieces through fact checking, copyediting, and checking changes, formatting, and consistency within and across pieces and style guides and within all industry standards and guidance. + Line manages as required and coach, mentor and train editorial teams. + Fulfil all required managerial administrative tasks by the deadlines (e.g. annual goals, competencies, ad hoc requests from senior leadership). + Proactively identify, lead and oversee major process improvement initiatives, collaborating with editorial team members, as well as colleagues in other departments. + Cultivate strong, long-term working relationships with internal and external key decision-makers, and proactively network across functions. + Oversee more complex projects for other Editors when necessary, providing advice and guidance as needed and troubleshooting where necessary, particularly for unusual situations. + Exercise excellent interpersonal/communication skills for effective and professional liaison with internal teams and other key stakeholders to obtain comprehensive briefs and responses to queries. + Check the work of less experienced Editors when necessary. + Maintain a clear understanding of how quality fits into the bigger picture and be able to advise other Editors on how best to balance quality with timelines and budget. + Follow all company standard operating procedures (SOPs), as well as industry regulations, departmental guidance and quality control measures to meet industry standards and client expectations. Monitor and ensure compliance within the team. **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree preferred. + 5-7 years of prior relevant experience in a medical communications or publishing environment required. + Proven line management experience within a medical communications agency required. + Strong computer skills, including MS office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Internet and reference management programs. + Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). + Familiarity with a wide range of materials, including exhibitions, stage-sets, congress materials, pitch presentations and digital media. + Excellent attention to detail. IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $103,700.00 - $172,900.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits. IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create connections that accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments. Everything we do is part of a journey to improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. To get there, we seek out diverse talent with curious minds and a relentless commitment to innovation and impact. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA contributes to our shared goal of helping customers improve the lives of patients everywhere. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us. EEO Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled