Editor

Authored Works Review Editor

Hospital Communications and Executive Secretariat Support Services

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland

This Position Is Contingent Upon Contract Award

Position Details

Customer: Defense Health Agency (DHA).

Work Location: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20889.

Number of Positions: One full-time position (1.0 FTE; 1912 productive hours per contract year).

Type of Employment: Full-time.

Estimated Total Compensation: $43.02 per hour.

Working Hours: Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays and Government-directed facility closures. The exact daily shift is not specified. Occasional support may be required outside normal duty hours for contingency activations or exercises.

Work Arrangement: On-site at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Remote or telework authorization is not specified.

Period of Performance: Base period from December 1 2026 through November 30 2027 followed by two potential one-year option periods through November 30 2029.

Security and Access: All work is unclassified. Employment is contingent upon a favorable Tier II non-critical sensitive background investigation completion of the applicable SF-85 or SF-86 process Common Access Card eligibility identity verification a nondisclosure agreement security and HIPAA training network-access approval and all DHA and facility onboarding requirements.

Travel: No routine travel requirement or separate travel line item is specified.

Summary of Services

The Authored Works Review Editor will protect the accuracy credibility and consistency of Walter Reed National Military Medical Centers public-facing written communications. The position manages the editorial lifecycle for articles reports websites leadership messaging and other authored works while coordinating fact-checking stakeholder review clearance and final approval.

Mandatory Qualifications

Must have a bachelors degree in Communications Journalism English or a related field.

Must have at least five years of professional editing copyediting or technical-writing experience preferably involving medical research public policy or military doctrine.

Must demonstrate exceptional command of English grammar punctuation and Associated Press style.

Must have experience in healthcare communications military public affairs or a similar regulated high-visibility environment.

Must understand and rigorously apply HIPAA and Protected Health Information requirements.

Must have experience managing editorial calendars multi-author publications document reviews and approval workflows.

Must demonstrate meticulous attention to detail sound editorial judgment and a strong commitment to accuracy and source verification.

Must satisfy all Tier II background CAC training NDA network-access onboarding and facility-access requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end editorial lifecycle for public-facing articles reports web content publications and leadership messaging.

Develop and maintain an editorial calendar and track documents through drafting review revision clearance and final release.

Edit and proofread content for clarity accuracy organization grammar punctuation tone and compliance with Associated Press style.

Apply command style guides DHA and military requirements and approved editorial standards consistently across written products.

Conduct rigorous fact-checking and verify sources claims statistics medical information names titles and organizational details.

Coordinate with authors clinical and administrative subject matter experts legal counsel public affairs staff and leadership to resolve comments and obtain approvals.

Develop maintain and enforce an organizational style guide that supports a consistent and professional command voice.

Identify unclear unsupported conflicting sensitive or noncompliant content and return it with specific corrective guidance.

Protect HIPAA-regulated information PHI PII and other sensitive information throughout the editorial and release process.

Package finalized materials and manage the clearance process before presenting products to the senior Public Affairs Officer for approval.

Complete required orientation annual training security awareness HIPAA training and other Government-directed training and comply with all WRNMMC and DHA policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities are subject to change if work schedules locations and/or priorities change based on Government or program needs.

Required Candidate Submission Documents

Current resume documenting at least five years of qualifying editing copyediting or technical-writing experience.

Representative editing or writing samples demonstrating professional editorial judgment and command of AP style.

Copy of the required bachelors degree or supporting education documentation.

Any background identification security HIPAA training NDA CAC network-access or onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.

About Us

Fidelity Partners is an Inc. 5000 USA company that provides medical technical logistical and administrative services to the federal government and commercial clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.

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Fidelity Partners provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other status protected in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws (EOE).