Medical Writer - Research - Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

7h•$73,736 - $110,552

About The Position

This position is for a Medical Writer within a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The role involves creating technical documents and other materials for research and reporting purposes. Key responsibilities include researching, analyzing, and editing scientific and medical material, managing writing projects, mentoring faculty on writing skills, and serving as an editor for manuscripts to ensure compliance with formatting and guidelines. The writer will interpret complex information to create clear and concise content for both public and professional audiences, ensuring compliance with regulatory and institutional policies. The role also requires staying updated on scientific developments and best practices in scientific writing and grant development, and collaborating with leadership and principal investigators on communication strategies and content approval.

Requirements

Key grant-writing experience required, including NIH/NCI (R01, R21, R03, R50, P01, P30, P50, U01, T32, K Awards, F31/F32, DP2/DP5)
Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grants (PRCRP, Breast, Prostate, Ovarian, and Lung Cancer Research Programs)
Experience with American Cancer Society (ACS) grants (Research Scholar Grants, Clinician Scientist Development Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships)
Experience with other foundations/cancer-specific funding agencies, including American Association for Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Responsibilities

Write original text and create technical documents and other materials by collecting, organizing, interpreting, and classifying information for research and reporting purposes.
Research, analyze and edit a variety of technical, statistical, medical, and scientific material to ensure the accurate preparation of documents; including reviewing grants and investigator-initiated trials prior to submission to funding agencies or regulatory review.
Assume role of project manager for writing assignments, which include project planning, time management, keeping team members informed and on task, and submitting finished projects on time and in specified format.
Mentor faculty on their writing skills to increase the funding success rate.
Serve as editor for manuscripts to ensure they are drafted in accordance with MCCCC formatting as well as within the reporting guidelines and policies of the respective grant or journal.
Interpret technical, medical, and scientific information and write clear, concise and audience friendly (public and medical professionals) news articles and other key materials for communications department.
Assure compliance with regulatory and institutional policies as applicable.
Stay up to date with cutting-edge scientific developments, both conceptual and technical, and scientific writing best practices and innovations in scientific writing, grant development and research development to continuously improve best practices.
Engage in regular discussion with MCCCC leadership and principal investigator(s) to draft outlines, confirm communication style, and decision parameters.
Work with leadership to obtain approval for and assemble collections of abstracts to be distributed in conjunction with key scientific conferences and meetings.