Assistant Editor

At MJH Life Sciences our success is measured by your success! If you set your standards high and want to contribute to a winning team, we’ll provide you with every opportunity to help grow our company and your career. Our associates come from all backgrounds, sharing one key quality: determination to succeed. We value being Service Focused, having a Passion for Winning, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork. Nothing means more to us than hiring people with these attributes. If you believe you’re right for the job, this is the place to prove it!

The Assistant Editor conceptualizes, produces, and edits high-quality content for ONCOLOGY, a peer-reviewed medical journal, as well as its monthly print supplements. The individual in this role will also contribute to concept development as well as writing, editing, proofing, and other operational and editorial tasks for CancerNetwork.com.

Responsibilities

• Produce compelling SEO content in the form of written articles, podcasts, and short video snippets for CancerNetwork.com, as well as write articles to appear in ONCOLOGY print supplements.
• Conduct both live and virtual interviews with oncology experts on top trends in the field, breaking news, conference coverage, and more.
• Proofread and edit articles for compliance with policies, style, and tone.
• Regularly collaborate with the editors in chief, editorial board, and audience development to assist with editorial strategy of content for the monthly ONCOLOGY journal.
• Be a part of the print production process for the monthly ONCOLOGY journal and its print supplement(s) and work with copyeditors and designers to execute print product.
• Conduct administrative work to assist with journal process, including double-blind peer review and PubMed indexing.
• Travel (~10%) to attend professional conferences and live events.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences communications, medical journalism, or a related field
• 1+ years of progressive professional experience and/or relevant medical background with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of the oncology discipline, as well as American Medical Association style, a plus.
• Ability to translate industry understanding into relevant, practical content geared toward professional physician audience.
• Demonstrated creativity and innovation in content planning and execution.
• Excellent scheduling and organizational skills with a sharp attention to detail.
• Thrives both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite.
  
  

MJH Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. All employees of MJH Life Sciences are employed “At Will.” This means that either the employee or the Company is free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.