Contract Copyeditor – Medicine & Life Sciences

About the role

We are seeking a Contract Copyeditor specialized in Medicine and Life Sciences to join our remote team at Cactus Communications. The role involves editing academic and scientific manuscripts to ensure they meet high standards of scientific English and journal-specific guidelines.

Key responsibilities

• Edit manuscripts for grammar, punctuation, clarity, conciseness, logical flow and overall readability while preserving authors’ meaning.
• Apply journal‑specific style requirements, including structure, formatting, referencing, abbreviations and units of measure.
• Adapt texts to house style guides and ensure consistency across text, tables, figures and supplementary material.
• Cross‑check metadata such as in‑text citations, reference lists, author affiliations and figure/table callouts using appropriate software tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Medicine, Life Sciences or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in any form of editing, preferably academic or scientific.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, especially Track Changes and styling options.
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide is preferred.

Required skills

• MS Word (Track Changes, styling)
• Knowledge of AMA style guide
• Academic manuscript editing

What we offer

• Work‑from‑anywhere flexibility within India.
• Access to exclusive industry insights, expert interviews and resources on academic publishing.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge research and the global scholarly publishing market.