Scientific Editor and Proofreader

The successful candidate will be part of Prescient's Quality Control (QC) Team as a QC Associate within Prescient Business Operations. The QC Team supports our client-facing consultants and internal researchers in consistently delivering high-quality insights while complying with legal and ethical standards. These insights may be delivered in PowerPoint, Word or Excel formats, or via our proprietary, web-based InflexionRx® decision support platform. The QC Team contributes directly to building impactful reports and dynamic outputs that help biopharmaceutical companies develop, launch and market medicines.

The position requires a focused, organised and efficient individual with a passion for grammar, an eye for detail and the ability to explain how something could be improved to better meet the needs of our clients.

The editor will report to a senior member of the QC Team. Candidates able to work from our offices in London or Manchester will be preferred, but applications from candidates based elsewhere in the UK will also be considered., The following are example responsibilities of this position and are, as such, not meant to be exhaustive, nor convey every responsibility that may vary over time, without changing the essence of this position:

• Editing commercial and technical content (primarily in InflexionRx, PowerPoint, Word and Excel), ensuring inconsistencies and inaccuracies are queried or revised


• Assisting authors to recognise, understand and resolve errors where appropriate


• Providing specific and constructive feedback to authors about their work


• Supporting authors to tell a compelling story with clear implications for the reader


• Formatting client Word and PowerPoint deliverables in line with Prescient corporate style or, if requested, client style


• Assisting with the management of project documentation and development of training material
  
  A bachelor's degree


• Professional editing, proofreading or writing experience, preferably in a scientific, medical or technical environment


• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly in PowerPoint, Word and Excel


• Highly developed organisational and linguistic skills


Desired Experience and Skills:

• A master's degree


• Previous role(s) with large or boutique consulting firms


• Experience editing in a web-based environment


• Translation experience or competence in a foreign language
  
  Prescient is a pharma services firm specializing in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.


Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in ten cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands. More than 80% of our employees hold advanced life sciences degrees, and our teams deliver an impressive depth of therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit: www.prescienthg.com.