Senior Manuscript Editor

Senior Manuscript Editor

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

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We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Senior Manuscript Editor our Scientific Publishing team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 2 days a week in the office.

As a Senior Manuscript Editor, you will edit scientific articles written by physicians and researchers and amajor section of the journal for a medical readership. Assists ManuscriptEditing leadership by training team members and identifying and implementingprocess improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Editing

• Autonomously, edit medical articles and content using an XML editing system to improve reporting quality and ensure clarity, readability, technical and scientific accuracy, and integrity of content, maintaining conformity to AMA style, editorial policies, and deadlines.
• Perform research and follow style and policy for correct use of medical terms, units of measure, references, and statistics.
• Advise the director of the progress of all manuscripts and alert the manager to any problems.
• Assume responsibility for at least 1 journal section or feature; editing, tracking workflow and deadlines, and coordinating with section editor.

Author and Staff Communications

• Independently, perform liaison duties between the author, the editor, and the editorial, production, and media relations staff throughout the publication process and post-publication.
• Query and resolve inconsistencies and ambiguities and investigate errors and process corrections.
• Negotiate approval of edited content and address author and editorial management's questions and resolve conflicts between author requests and editorial policies and technical production capability, including deadlines.

Quality Assurance and Training

• Confirm all necessary consent forms and permissions, author information, and authors' contributions and disclosures.
• Read proofs word for word to verify conformity to editorial and author changes, making changes as necessary.
• Check citation and format of figures and tables, figure legends, supplemental content, references, and internal and related article links.
• Train new manuscript editors in AMA style, editorial policies, editing systems, and workflow processes; coordinate or lead editorial training sessions for team members; identify, evaluate, and implement process improvements.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor's degree required, preferably in English, journalism, communications, or biological or physical sciences.
2. 3 or more years of related experience preferably as a manuscript editor for a medical, scientific, or technical publication; 2 years in JAMA Network experience preferred.
3. Background in science, knowledge of medical terminology, and familiarity with AMA Manual of Style and research methods required.
4. Familiarity with computer systems, electronic editing software, and content management systems. Proficiency with eXtyles preferred.
5. High level of concentration required to edit materials; attention to detail is critical.
6. Ability to organize and assign priority to assignments and to function well under strong pressure to meet fixed deadlines.
7. Strong interpersonal communication skills required in regular and frequent contact with authors, editors, and production staff.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION