Medical Editor

  • Permanent
  • Full time
  • Kwun Tong, Hong Kong SAR, KLN, Hong Kong
  • HK Medical Writing Team

Job Highlights

  • Combine your interest in language and science
  • Medical benefit
  • Growing company



Responsibilities and Duties

  • You help maintain the highest editorial and scientific standards across the team;
  • You support publication planning and editorial management;
  • You will support both commercial writing as well as scientific publications and manuscripts;
  • You deliver medical writing and editing for a variety of materials, consistently meeting client expectations;
  • You will attend scientific symposia and other client meetings;
  • You proactively engage in projects and help assure that the deliverables are met within timelines while meeting the highest standards.



Qualifications
You hold at minimum a Bachelor degree or equivalent in either English language or a life sciences subject and you have least 2 years of work experience in a relevant field. Candidates will be asked to do an editing assessment in both English and Traditional Chinese.


Personal Characteristics and Skills Required

The ideal candidate:

  • Is pro-active, self-motivated, and punctual with customer-focused attitude, problem-solving mentality, keen attention to detail, and a strong sense of responsibility;
  • Has a sense of curiosity in medical science and the flexibility to comprehend different therapeutic areas;
  • Has excellent skills in using MS Office package and Windows/Mac;
  • Is a permanent resident in Hong Kong, and fluent in written (Traditional Chinese) and spoken (Cantonese) Chinese and English.
  • Preference will go to candidates who are bilingual in English and Traditional Chinese/Cantonese.



Reporting Line
The successful incumbent will report to the Lead Medical Writer of the Company.


Candidates who do not hear back from Company within 2 weeks after submitting their CV and application letter may consider their application to be unsuccessful.