Editor, Fierce Life Sciences

Role Description

Questex is currently seeking an Editor to join the Fierce Life Sciences & Healthcare Team. Please note: Questex is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

As our Editor, you’ll support Questex’s success by:

• Working closely with the editorial teams of Fierce Biotech and Fierce Pharma to support daily coverage, long-form journalism, and broader editorial strategy across both brands.
• Editing daily news stories, feature stories, in-depth reported pieces, special reports, conference coverage, and other editorial projects.
• Ensuring stories are accurate, clear, engaging, well-sourced, and aligned with Fierce’s editorial standards, voice, and audience expectations.
• Collaborating with senior editors, writers, and the editor-in-chief on story planning, daily coverage priorities, editorial calendars, special reports, newsletters, conference coverage, and larger content initiatives.
• Refining story ideas, sharpening angles, identifying coverage gaps, and supporting the team in producing timely, high-quality journalism for life sciences audiences.
• Contributing light writing, including news stories, analysis pieces, event coverage, or other content when needed.
• Contributing to “The Top Line,” the podcast serving Fierce Biotech and Fierce Pharma, including helping develop episode ideas, preparing questions, participating in interviews, or appearing on the podcast when appropriate.
• Representing the brands on stage and on screen, including moderating panels, participating in video interviews, contributing to podcasts, and supporting editorial programming tied to Fierce events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related writing-intense field.
• At least five years of editing experience, ideally in pharma, biotech, healthcare, business journalism, or another specialized B2B editorial environment.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to edit quickly and thoughtfully across breaking news, daily stories, features, special reports, and more complex enterprise pieces.
• Strong understanding of pharma and biotech, or demonstrated ability to quickly master complex scientific, regulatory, clinical, and business topics.
• Excellent line-editing, structural editing, headline-writing, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to help writers sharpen story angles, improve sourcing, strengthen analysis, and produce clear, authoritative coverage for a professional audience.
• Comfortable writing when needed, including quick-turn news stories, event coverage, and analysis.
• Experience working in a digital publishing environment and comfort with content management systems, newsletters, and audience engagement tools.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working closely with senior editors, reporters, the editor-in-chief, and cross-functional teams, including events, marketing, and audience development.
• Comfortable appearing on podcasts, video interviews, and live events.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities across two fast-moving editorial brands.
• Collaborative, calm under deadline pressure, and able to exercise sound editorial judgment.

Benefits

• Vacation - 15-20 days depending on years of service.
• 12 Paid Holidays.
• Health and Welfare Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and others).
• 401k, with Matching Contributions, including educational webinars sponsored by our 401K partner.
• Parental Leave.
• Online Educational Learning Library of over 16,000 courses for employees to enhance and develop their skills.
• Cariloop Membership Program to help support employees with the complexities of caregiving.
• FitOn Health, access to a leading digital wellness platform that offers premium online classes and nutrition guidance.
• Wellness rewards and reimbursement opportunities offered through our medical provider.
• Access to Mental Health Resources through our Group Life Insurance Plan and Medical Provider.
• Mission-driven culture with an enthusiastic, professional team.
• Work-life balance.
• Discounts through various partnerships.