Editor/Grant Writer, Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • New York, NY

25d • $77,100 - $119,400 • Remote

About The Position

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Department of Surgery is seeking an Editor/Grant Writer to join its 20-member editorial team and support the department’s academic and research mission. The role partners closely with faculty to improve grant applications, manuscripts, and other scholarly materials through expert editing, coordination, and project management.

The position involves editing, writing, and coordinating academic, research, and grant-related documents, including highly technical materials with tight deadlines. It also supports grant opportunity identification, proposal development and submission planning, and collaboration with investigators and departmental staff to ensure timely, accurate submissions. The Editor/Grant Writer manages multiple concurrent projects and contributes to maximizing external funding for the Department of Surgery’s research programs.

This is a full-time remote position, Monday through Friday, with a 37.5-hour workweek. The role reports to Department of Surgery leadership / Editorial Management. The listed pay range is $77,100.00–$119,400.00.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 3–5 years of grant submission and/or project coordination experience, or a master’s degree with 4 or more years of experience in publishing, editing, or managing scholarly content.
• Demonstrated experience with grant-related documents in an academic or research-intensive environment.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, technical publishing standards, and editorial best practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and bibliographic/reference management software such as EndNote.
• Experience with new media, print, and web-based writing and editing processes.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a customer-focused approach to supporting faculty and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability in response to evolving project needs.
• Ability to understand, synthesize, and communicate complex scientific and medical information.
• Strong organizational skills for managing electronic and print data and materials.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree with 4 or more years of experience in publishing, editing, or managing scholarly content.
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, QuarkXPress or InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Board of Editors in the Life Science certification.
• University of Chicago Medical Writing & Editing Program certification.

Responsibilities

• Edit, write, and coordinate academic, research, and grant-related documents, including highly technical materials under tight deadlines.
• Provide substantive, stylistic, and copy editing support to faculty across a broad range of research initiatives.
• Identify peer-reviewed funding opportunities and collaborate with investigators to match opportunities with appropriate applicants.
• Support grant development activities, including proposal coordination and submission planning.
• Partner with investigators and departmental staff to ensure timely, accurate submission of grant proposals.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high editorial and organizational standards.
• Contribute to maximizing external funding for the Department of Surgery’s research programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level