Senior Editor (Behavioral Health)

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Editor to support content development requirements for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The ideal candidate will have experience writing and editing science or health-related content for both professional and general audiences, including peer-reviewed publications. Experience editing content about the treatment and prevention of substance use and mental disorders is required.

DUTIES

• Provide substantive editing for highly complex publications about the treatment and prevention of substance use and mental disorders
• Review materials for content, clarity, consistency, grammar, format, and organization
• Ensure overall editorial quality, including compliance with federal regulations and guidelines and adherence to internal and client standards
• Perform final quality control reviews
• Work within a writing and editing team to create and maintain processes and procedures that ensure consistency across multiple deliverables, including compliance with in-house style guides and quality control checklists
• Take notes at meetings and prepare meeting reports
• Assist with development and review of contract-required reports as needed
• Assist with proposal development and support for other corporate projects as needed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or higher in psychology/social work, public health, or English. Other science- and communications-related degrees will be considered
• At least 10 years' experience writing and editing science and evidence-based content, preferably for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or for other federal agencies or contracting organizations involved in the health and human services field
• Ability to engage and collaborate with a team of talented in-house staff and external consultants in the development of consensus-based publications
• Thorough knowledge of APA and GPO styles
• Experience writing and editing using plain language principles
• Proven writing skills as applied to scientific and health-related content
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once while maintaining attention to detail, strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral communication skills
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience using MS Word styles in document development
• High degree of proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro, including experience using Comments function
• Ability to work outside regular business hours during surge periods

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong history of translating highly technical findings into concise, engaging, and actionable content that is written for professional and lay audiences
• Proven ability to identify, review, and critique topic-specific research literature; grade quality of evidence and strength of recommendations; and synthesize independently, with minimal guidance from content experts
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements

Hendall Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.