About Avalere Health
Guided by a single mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE, our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing capabilities move as one, ensuring every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for. Equally.
Avalere Health is a global strategic partner, perfectly formed to solve the biggest challenges in health—at pace and at scale. We are united across the product lifecycle, uniquely positioned to understand every angle of life, health, and the human condition. Partnering with our clients, we are building a world where healthcare is not a barrier. And no patient is left behind.
We are powered by our unique and proprietary model, SenseMaking. Combining strategic tools and human ingenuity, SenseMaking allows us to transform limitations into pathways, obstacles into possibilities, and intricacy into action. Our talented, diverse, and passionate team—known as SenseMakers—strive each day to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE.
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About the role
Are you an aspiring editorial professional with a keen eye for detail? Do you have a passion for science and medical communications? We’re looking for an Editorial Assistant to join our dynamic Editorial Services team at Avalere Health. This entry-level role is ideal for someone with a degree (preferably in life sciences) and a desire to develop a career in medical communications.
What You'll Do
- Proofreading scientific materials, including manuscripts, slides, and reports
- Conducting literature searches and retrieving references from online databases
- Assisting in preparing journal and congress submission packages and ensuring compliance with editorial guidelines
- Managing permissions acquisitions
- Keeping accurate records and maintaining organized project files
- Supporting editorial and administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of projects
As an Editorial Assistant, you will provide essential support to our editorial team, ensuring the accuracy and quality of client project deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
About You
- A bachelor’s degree, preferably in life sciences
- A strong command of grammar, punctuation, and scientific terminology
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet strict deadlines
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Familiarity with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and online reference tools
- The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
To succeed in this role, you will have:
Previous experience in an editorial role, medical communications, or publishing is a bonus, but not essential—we value a willingness to learn and a passion for accuracy in scientific communication.
If you’re looking to kick-start your editorial career in a fast-paced and supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you!
What we can offer
Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.
At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.
We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.
We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits.
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What We Do
Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Our team of 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen.
We partner with our clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
