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Houston Methodist · 7 hours ago

Senior Scientific Writer - Otolaryngology

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Houston Methodist is a leading academic institute, and they are seeking a Senior Scientific Writer to lead and mentor junior staff in the field of medical writing. The role involves collaborating with scientific and clinical teams to produce high-quality technical documents and grant proposals while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Health CareMedical

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Subject matter expert responsible for research, writing, and editing of technical documents

Mentors and coaches other scientific writers in editing and compiling appendices of documents related to technical reports

Works with departments, agencies and sponsors to ensure that specific requirements are met with respect to document content and formatting

Independently creates technical documents (collaborating with the team) based on the strategy provided, and is accountable for the format, content, and adherence to global and electronic publishing standards of the individual submission documents that he/she is the author of

Interprets data and advises faculty as how to best present data considering scientific communications best practices

Works with Principal Investigator(s) to develop, present, and bring to final submission high quality, large, multi-disciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals and publications

Prepares moderately complex documents and sections of regulatory submissions and contributes scientific knowledge and analytical skills to the preparation of grant proposals, manuscripts, presentations, protocols, and clinical regulatory documentation

Prepares technical documents that adhere to regulatory, financial, policy, and legal requirements

Assures compliance with Houston Methodist policies, rules, and regulations to meet government, publisher, and sponsor standards and research development best practices

Development of grant application budgets, industry contracts and subcontracts, and other financial documents in compliance with Houston Methodist policies and procedures

Contributes to quality improvement and success of grants applications

Finds and implements innovations in scientific writing, grant development and research development to continuously improve best practices

Seeks opportunities to for continual professional development

Fosters a positive and constructive teaching environment by engaging students and co-workers in learning opportunities that are valuable and in alignment with business objectives

Qualification

Scientific writingGrant applicationsTechnical document preparationLiterature searchesData interpretationProject coordinationCustomer service focusUnderstanding scientific theoriesMentoringCommunication skills

Required

Master's Degree required

Six years' experience in technical or scientific writing

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

Ability to write in a clear, concise, and accurate language that can be understood by technical and non-technical audiences

Ability to understand complex scientific information, theories, and practices

Skilled in identifying extramural funding mechanisms for faculty and programs

Skilled in coordinating strategic writing projects

Preferred

Experience with editing and obtaining R01, R03, and/or K awards from NIH preferred

PhD Preferred

Two years with grant applications preferred

Company

Houston Methodist

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Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.houstonmethodist.org/

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