Description/Job Summary

ASHP is an award-winning Association with a great mission. ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists, representing more than 60,000 members. ASHP has recently won awards for being a Top Workplace for our work culture which fosters learning, collaboration, and for being inclusive.

The Professional Development and Publishing Office at ASHP is actively recruiting for a part-time freelance copyeditor. The successful candidate will be responsible for copyediting peer-reviewed technical/scientific book chapters and manuscripts for ASHP in conformance with ASHP style and conventions of biomedical publishing.

This is a part-time role, anticipated to be in the range of 10-20 hours per week. This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is a remote position and can be located anywhere in the continental United States.

What You Bring To ASHP:

• B.A. in Communications or English or B.S. in life sciences

• Minimum of 5 years of editorial experience that includes copyediting for a scientific or biomedical publisher

• Experience with book publishing

• Exceptional grasp of grammar and language skills

• Superb attention to detail

• Flexibility and good organizational skills

• Familiarity with AMA editorial style

• Ability to track changes using redline feature of MS Word

• Ability to use Adobe Acrobat to edit/mark up article proofs

• Knowledge and understanding of healthcare issues a plus but not required