Senior Editor-Medical Oncology
About The Position
Functions as a Senior Scientific/Medical Writer and Editor for the Division of Medical Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine. Provides scientific and medical writing, editing, research communications, and faculty development support, serving as a central resource to faculty members and research teams in developing, refining, and disseminating scholarly and research-related materials. The role writes and edits scientific and clinical research materials in collaboration with faculty, clinicians, and research staff; supports literature searches, reviews, and figure preparation; performs technical editing and ensures compliance with publication, sponsor, funding, regulatory, and institutional requirements; and coordinates manuscripts through submission, revision, and resubmission. The position also supports faculty promotion and tenure dossiers, CV updates, statements, promotion packets, recommendation letters, nomination packages, external review materials, and documentation related to faculty advancement and recognition. It manages concurrent projects, maintains a tracking system for research and scholarly activities, and builds collaborative relationships with faculty and research teams.
Requirements
- Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent combination of education and experience in biomedical sciences or a related field.
- At least 4 years of relevant scientific or medical writing and editing experience.
Nice To Haves
- 5 to 8 years of progressively responsible experience in scientific/medical writing, editing, publication development, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Write and edit scientific and clinical research materials, including manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, posters, clinical trial protocols and supporting materials, NIH biosketches, grant applications, letters of grant support, progress reports, book chapters, scientific correspondence, and other scholarly works.
- Conduct and support literature searches, literature reviews, and figure preparation for manuscripts, grants, and clinical trials.
- Provide extensive editing and technical review to improve scientific clarity, consistency, organization, and compliance with applicable requirements.
- Ensure compliance with journal, regulatory agency, professional organization, sponsor, funding, and institutional formatting, submission, authorship, and reporting guidelines.
- Coordinate manuscript submission, revision, and resubmission processes and liaise with authors, publishers, and external stakeholders throughout publication.
- Assist faculty with academic promotion and tenure dossiers, CV updates, personal statements, and documentation of educational scholarly achievements.
- Develop, edit, and compile promotion packets for clinical-track and tenure-track faculty in accordance with institutional standards and promotion guidelines.
- Support drafting and editing recommendation letters, nomination packages, external review materials, and documentation related to faculty advancement, leadership appointments, awards, and professional recognition.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, deadlines, and contributions from diverse stakeholders.
- Maintain a database or tracking system for research and scholarly activities, including manuscript submissions, protocol development, awards, publications, and performance metrics.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with faculty and research teams to stay informed about research initiatives and emerging priorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
