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storytelling across multichannel marketing assets. The ideal candidate will work in close collaboration with cross functional including marketing, content, creative and digital. The successful candidate must ensure clarity, consistency, accuracy and compliance of scientific marketing materials developed for healthcare professionals, patients and other stakeholders and maintain editorial excellence across all promotional materials.
About the Role
Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid
Key Accountabilities:
Copy Editing and Proofing
- Copy edit and proof-read a variety of scientific and promotional materials
- Ensure content is grammatically correct, scientifically accurate, consistent with brand tone and aligned with product label.
- Edit for clarity, flow and engagement while maintaining accuracy and compliance.
- Support the team in developing promotional material
Scientific fact-checking and referencing
- Validate scientific claims, data points and clinical outcomes using reputable sources.
- Apply AMA style and internal referencing standards consistently.
- Work with content writers and creative to resolve discrepancies and ambiguities
Regulatory and MLA compliance
- Ensure alignment with FDA promotional regulations, OPDP requirements and internal MLR processes
- Ensure content is consistent with latest approves product label (SmPC/PI)
- Support MLR submissions by conducting pre-review QC and implementing reviewer feedback
Editorial Operations and Process Excellence
- Maintain and enforce editorial style guides, version control and content QC checklist
- Collaborate with scientific writers, creative and digital team and content owners across the product lifecycle.
- Support continuous improvement of editorial workflows, templates and training
Essential Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Life sciences, English, Pharmacy or Journalism
Work Experience:
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in copy editing, ideally in pharmaceutical marketing and medical communication
- Expert knowledge of AMA Manual of style
- Strong familiarity with regulatory and legal review processes in pharma (Veeva, Promo Mats or similar platforms). Background in editing content for US region
- Experience working in modular content or content adaptation models. Exposure to digital and omnichannel content formats
- Precision and accuracy in editing
- Scientific literacy and fact-checking skills
- Collaboration and communication in cross functional teams. Time management and ability to prioritize under tight deadlines
Languages :
- Impeccable command of English with an eye for detail, nuance and scientific accuracy.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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