Clinical Surveillance Consultant, Editorial

The Role 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and forward-thinking Clinical Surveillance Consultant to strengthen the Micromedex commitment to delivering accurate, evidence-based drug information. This role is pivotal in monitoring regulatory updates and ensuring timely communication to editorial teams, enabling the most current content for healthcare professionals. 

As a Clinical Surveillance Consultant, you’ll leverage technology and innovation to track changes across FDA labeling, clinical guidelines, and primary literature. You will collaborate closely with clinical editors, medical librarians, data scientists, and developers to maintain trusted, high-quality resources that support safe, informed care decisions. 

How you will contribute: 

Key Responsibilities  

• Monitor new drug approvals, drug discontinuations, and package insert updates for timely inclusion in the Micromedex suite of products 

• Disseminate necessary information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities to applicable editorial teams and manage creation of citations within proprietary XML-based content management system (CMS), acting with a sense of urgency for high-priority updates 

• Collaborate with clinical editors, librarians, and technical experts to evaluate and implement technology to streamline surveillance of regulatory information, clinical guidelines, and primary literature 

• Facilitate collaboration across Editorial content teams, leveraging online collaboration tools 

• Coordinate off-label reviewer activities to ensure timely compilation, distribution, and review of materials and updating of applicable compendium materials, following strict documentation and transparency standards 

• Author and facilitate publication of Newsfeed content via proprietary CMS 

• Participate in staff development activities in support of maintaining necessary job skills 

• Contribute to workplace innovation and bring forward ideas for improvement 

• Implement editorial policies and surveillance procedures, with an eye toward leveraging technology in a responsible way 

• Maintain awareness of current controversies, issues, and developments in U.S. drug development and approval pathways – future opportunities may include working with global drug authority data 

About you 

Basic Qualifications  

• Solid writing ability and knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure 

• Strong computer skills; familiarity with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Copilot) 

• Basic knowledge of Internet search engines and strategies 

• Working knowledge of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and Atlassian collaboration suite (Jira and Confluence) preferred 

Preferred Skills 

• Ability to apply clinical knowledge and experience in critical thinking and problem-solving 

• Ability to solve problems, independently organize work, and perform multiple tasks 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate with management and other team members, including clinical and non-clinical colleagues 

• Coursework, training, or familiarity with statistical analysis and literature evaluation 

• Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a remote working environment 

Education and Certification Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related field 

• 5+ years applicable experience in informatics working in a health system or clinical practice setting  

Work Environment 

• Office/work environment specifics: remote environment collaborating with other healthcare professionals 

• Travel requirements (if applicable): minimal, for in-person team meetings (approximately annually)