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Editorial Associate

Boston, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Category: Communications Job ID: JR62501 Date posted: 11/05/2024
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Summary: Perform writing, editing and proofreading tasks for a wide variety of correspondence, documents and publications.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Perform writing, editing and proofreading tasks to include: business correspondence such as email or business letters; compliance and regulatory documents; protocols and amendments; manuscript formatting; and, printed publications such as books, technical and non-technical journals, handbooks and pamphlets.
  • Coordinate editorial process to ensure deadlines are met; updates are provided as necessary to internal or external contacts; and, information is appropriately organized and filed.
  • Facilitate editorial process to ensure conformance, clarity, format and grammar.
  • Provide additional administrative support as specifically required within respective department.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's degree in English or Communications or Science/Health coursework preferred.
  • 1-2 years related work experience required.
  • Ability to work independently, as part of a small core Medicine Department team, and in coordination with many other offices and individuals across BIDMC.
  • Ability to handle several projects simultaneously, effectively prioritizing among them to meet deadlines.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign and Photoshop, with Canva, and with social media platforms including Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
  • Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web- based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2-3 years related work experience.
  • Proficiency with web content management systems and HTML/CSS.
  • Experience in health/science writing/editing and some knowledge of medical terminology. Experience working in an academic and/or medical organization.

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.

Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.


Physical Nature of the Job:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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