Project Development Scientist - Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism Departmet

City of Hope•Duarte, CA

About The Position

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research. We are looking for a Project Development Scientist who will be part of the Writing Team within the Arthur Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. This team supports project management, scientific writing and clinical protocol development for the Institute. You will work closely with writing team leader and members, basic, translational and clinical researchers, biostatisticians and other stakeholders to shepherd projects from conception to grant/clinical protocol/manuscript submission. This team approach to research offers continuity of intellectual and practical input and is both efficient and rewarding.

Requirements

PhD in biology, biochemistry, or other life science or a Master’s degree with at least five years of scientific writing, grant and manuscript writing, clinical study design, or clinical trial regulatory experience in a healthcare/research/academic environment. City of Hope employees with a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences who have relevant outside and in-house experience/training may be hired for this job description.
Experience with NIH, Diabetes organizations or DOD research grant writing (R01 level, not post-doctoral fellowships), involvement with human observational or therapeutic studies, protocol design/writing for human sample, observational/retrospective or therapeutic studies is required.
Excellent scientific writing, organizational and interpersonal skills are key.
Familiarity with generating power point slides, data analysis techniques, graphing methods, and interpretation of laboratory and clinical data.
Proficiency in use of Microsoft Word, EndNote, Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong written and verbal English is required.

Nice To Haves

Prefer familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and Illustrator.

Responsibilities

Assist with manuscript writing, editing, data presentation and journal submission
Assist with identification of funding opportunities, grant writing and submission
Work with investigators to assure the clarity and accuracy of data presentations, as well as the interpretation of results.
Develop in-depth knowledge of disease or treatment modality area of focus
Facilitate team interactions throughout the life of a project
Coordinate clinical trial design, writing and submission of clinical protocols
Assist with Investigational New Drug Applications (IND)