Senior Scientific Writer - CBM Lab

About the role

The Senior Scientific Writer will organize and write technical, web, and business material, consulting with technical teams to ensure common understanding of publications and related materials. Review publications and recommend revisions or changes in grammar, approach, scope, format, and dissemination. Ensure compliance of communications with corporate, scientific, and IRB standards with respect to accuracy, style, terminology, scope, and format. Review deliverables prepared by investigators and collaborators before releasing the information internally or to external agencies. Keep project teams informed of institutional changes within Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as well as changes within the federal funding structure that affect the execution of the existing projects or potential renewal of funding. Consults and/or partners with institutional and outside resources (i.e. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Marketing, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Legal, outside vendors) on behalf of investigators and their collaborators. May oversee the activities of the Lead Scientific Writer.

Responsibilities

• Organize and write technical, web, and business material, consulting with technical teams to ensure common understanding of publications and related materials.
• Review publications and recommend revisions or changes in grammar, approach, scope, format, and dissemination.
• Ensure compliance of communications with corporate, scientific, and IRB standards with respect to accuracy, style, terminology, scope, and format.
• Review deliverables prepared by investigators and collaborators before releasing the information internally or to external agencies.
• Keep project teams informed of institutional changes within Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as well as changes within the federal funding structure that affect the execution of the existing projects or potential renewal of funding.
• Consult and/or partner with institutional and outside resources (i.e. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Marketing, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Legal, outside vendors) on behalf of investigators and their collaborators.
• May oversee the activities of the Lead Scientific Writer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to scientific writing (e.g. engineering, physics, biology, journalism, or English with successful completion of advanced high school or college math, physics, or biology courses).
• Master’s degree and editorial certification are preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of writing/editing experience in a professional or academic capacity.
• Experience with preparation of grant proposals and scientific journal articles and familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style and AMA Style Manual is a preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate with physicians, other healthcare professionals, and individuals of varying positions, skill sets, and agendas.
• Project management experience in a hospital, university or other institution associated with medical research.
• Working knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and institutional regulations, guidelines, and policies covering research grant and contract accountability processes.
• Ability to interpret federal and institutional guidelines associated with medical research grants management.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and MatLab preferred.
• Advanced organizational skills necessary to efficiently prioritize and complete a variety of tasks.

Benefits

Normal office environment with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperature.

Pay

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.