MIMS Ireland, Editorial Assistant - Medical | Maternity Cover

About Us:

MIMS Ireland is the leading Irish drugs directory and has been a trusted prescribing guide for Irish General Practitioners and other healthcare professionals since 1960.

About the role:

As an editorial assistant you will support the editor in maintaining the MIMS book, database, and website; add new drug products to the book and update existing drug information; typesetting and proofreading the book for press day; assist with summaries of clinical guidelines or clinical trials.

This role supports the editor in ensuring the drug information contained in MIMS is accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date, and therefore continues to be the leading Irish drugs directory used and relied upon by doctors in their daily practice.

About You;

The ideal candidate will have a degree in life science or pharmacy with previous experience in a medical information, drug safety or regulatory affairs role in the pharmaceutical OR healthcare sector.

Experience using WordPress or similar CMS, in addition to InDesign and Photoshop. You will be methodical in your approach and have meticulous attention to detail.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Write clear, concise, and accurate prescribing information for medicinal products.
• Maintaining and updating the MIMS database and website
• Preparing the MIMS e-newsletter for dissemination to healthcare community
• Answer queries from GPs, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals
• Production and proofreading of the MIMS book.

How to apply:

Please click 'APPLY NOW' to send your CV and a covering letter including your salary expectations and notice.

Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of the closing date.

MPI is part of Metropolis International Group and we are committed to Metropolis international Group being a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

They include 25 days of holiday per year (with the option to buy or sell), health plan and life insurance cover, Cycle 2 Work scheme, discounted gym memberships, retail discount vouchers and much more!

Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.