Science Writer/Editor

Arkansas Children's Hospital • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

Arkansas Children's is a tobacco-free workplace and requires flu vaccines. This is a safety-sensitive position and cannot be filled by a current user of medical marijuana. The Science Writer/Editor will assist in the preparation of research, program, shared instrument, and training grant applications to federal agencies and private foundations. This role involves editing, writing, and coordinating grant proposals, as well as providing developmental editing for biomedical manuscripts and preparing scientific and other reports. The position also includes reviewing grant applications, offering suggestions to improve the presentation of text, figures, and tables, and reviewing and providing content for the website. Additionally, the role will develop a plan for providing increased writing and proposal preparation training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent
• 6 years of relevant experience, or 8 years of experience in lieu of a diploma/GED.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.

Responsibilities

• Writes, edits, and formats research proposals, annual reports, scientific manuscripts, abstracts, and newsletters.
• Ensures grant or manuscript preparation guidelines are fully integrated/addressed and review outgoing documents.
• Develops deliverables, activities and schedules for the projects.
• Oversees the development and implementation of a database to track work assignments.
• Ensures grant outcomes are updated in the database as funding decisions are made.
• Tracks writing/editing work done for manuscript, newsletter, and other document preparation.
• Identifies new grant opportunities and communicate those with potential applicants.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED