AI Scientific Editor - Medicine

CACTUS provides language editing services to help researchers in their quest for publication. If you find yourself correcting everyone's grammar and like to stay updated on the latest developments in your field of study, this opportunity is just for you.

As an Editor, you will combine your language skills and subject-area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.

• 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

• A Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree in one or more specialized subject areas listed below
• Excellent English proficiency and attention to detail (prior editing experience would be great)

Specialized subject areas: Ophthalmology | Radiology/Imaging | Radiotherapy Planning (Medicine) | Clinical Oncology (Medicine) | Cancer Research (Medicine) | Surgery | Gastroenterology (Medicine) | Orthopedics (Medicine) | Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN) | Rheumatology (Medicine) | Cardiology and Vascular Medicine | Sports Medicine | Pediatrics | Nephrology (Medicine) | Urology (Medicine) | Anesthesiology and pain medicine | Veterinary sciences | Diabetes research | Epidemiology | Geriatric medicine | Infectious diseases | Nursing and hospital medicine | Pathology and diagnostics | Public health | Cancer research | Cancer research - Chemoradiotherapy | Neurology | Neuroscience | Neuropathology | Sleep Science | Neurosurgery

• Flexibility to decide when you work
• Receive a predictable volume of work each month
• Develop an understanding of the finer points of editing and gain access to articles and tips on our learning and discussion platform
• Get an inside view of research carried out worldwide

If you have a passion for enhancing research communication and expertise in one or more of our specialized subject areas, join us in making a profound impact on the global academic community. Apply today!

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If you were associated with us in a similar role in the past, please contact us at [email protected] before you apply/register.

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.

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