About our client

Our client is a trailblazing pioneer in the Tobacco Manufacturing Industry. What sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to innovation and progress. They have embarked on a remarkable journey of transformation, with a resolute aim to create a smoke-free future. This ambitious endeavour has completely redefined every aspect of their business, from the production and distribution of their products, to how they interact with their customers and society as a whole.

By embracing this transformation, our client is leading from the front, with their pioneering vision and steadfast determination to create a smoke-free future.

With a workforce of more than 75,000 talented individuals worldwide across 180 countries, they have truly established themselves as a global leader in the industry.

Job

Responsibilities:

Apply scientific principles and biomedical knowledge to understand, organize, and describe complex data for scientific and medical audiences.
Coordinate input from a multi-disciplinary team while meeting tight deadlines.
Help write, edit, and proofread key documents.
Perform scientific writing, editing, and review of abstracts, posters, presentations, manuscripts, and reports to ensure consistency in language, flow of narrative, and overall quality.
Maintain familiarity with relevant research, conduct literature reviews, and manage references.
Assist with the design, development, and selection of scientific illustrations, tables, and figures.
Assist with cover letters and associated documents to journals.
Advise authors on preparing and submitting publications and selecting relevant journals and conferences.
Analyze journal feedback to inform future manuscript development.
Contribute to the maintenance of structured and searchable third-party scientific publication repositories.

Requirements:

PhD in a Life Sciences discipline (such as biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology preferred)
Minimum 5 years experience in writing and editing scientific publications, and editorial or writing certification (e.g., Editor in the Life Sciences, American Medical Writers Association, or European Medical Writers Association).
Broad scientific knowledge and demonstrated experience in editorial review and publication management.
Familiarity with the scientific peer-review process.
Ability to proactively plan and prioritize.
Sound interpersonal, collaboration, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Action- and detail-oriented, flexible, fast learner, and entrepreneurial in nature.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and bibliographic reference management tools (e.g., EndNote).
Experience working with medical content management platforms like PleaseReviewTM , Veeva VaultTM, or publication management software is an advantage.
Excellence in spoken and written scientific English.

Scientific Editor