AI Scientific Editor (Work-from-home)
Cactus Communications
About the Role
As an Editor at Cactus Communications, you will combine your language skills and subject-area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.
Key Responsibilities
- Critically review and edit AI-assisted/processed manuscripts to ensure that the final text is scientifically clear, coherent, publication-ready, and written in standard academic English.
- Add editorial value beyond grammar and surface-level corrections by improving clarity, sentence-level flow, logical consistency, readability, and overall manuscript quality while preserving the author’s intended meaning and scientific accuracy.
- Exercise editorial judgment to identify gaps, inconsistencies, unclear interpretations, awkward phrasing, and missed issues that may persist in pre-edited manuscripts.
- Ensure that all subject-specific conventions, terminology, and style requirements are consistently followed.
- Adhere to job-specific guidelines and format manuscripts according to target journal requirements when applicable, while meeting the turnaround time across assigned manuscripts.
Qualifications & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's/Master's/PhD degree in Medicine.
- Excellent English proficiency and attention to detail.
- Prior editing experience would be great.