Senior Scientific Writer - Neurosurgery

Houston Methodist•Houston, TX

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About The Position

At Houston Methodist, the Senior Scientific Writer is responsible for functioning as the mentor for junior staff with an extensive knowledge of both medical and technical science while working with scientific and clinical teams to concisely and clearly communicate technical medicine and science in writing, in accordance with regulations, standards and guidelines. This role must also have familiarity with scientific and clinical research and will conduct comprehensive literature searches for writing and editing abstracts, manuscripts, review articles, grant applications, clinical study protocols, investigator brochures, consent forms, presentations and progress reports for both scientific and lay audiences. Experience with editing and obtaining R01, R03, and/or K awards from NIH preferred.

Requirements

Master's Degree required
Six years' experience in technical or scientific writing
Ability to write in a clear, concise, and accurate language that can be understood by technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to understand complex scientific information, theories, and practices.
Skilled in identifying extramural funding mechanisms for faculty and programs
Skilled in coordinating strategic writing projects
Business professional work attire
May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area

Nice To Haves

PhD Preferred
Two years with grant applications preferred
Experience with editing and obtaining R01, R03, and/or K awards from NIH preferred.

Responsibilities

Subject matter expert responsible for research, writing, and editing of technical documents.
Mentors and coaches other scientific writers in editing and compiling appendices of documents related to technical reports.
Works with departments, agencies and sponsors to ensure that specific requirements are met with respect to document content and formatting.
Independently creates technical documents (collaborating with the team) based on the strategy provided, and is accountable for the format, content, and adherence to global and electronic publishing standards of the individual submission documents that he/she is the author of.
Interprets data and advises faculty as how to best present data considering scientific communications best practices.
Works with Principal Investigator(s) to develop, present, and bring to final submission high quality, large, multi-disciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals and publications.
Prepares moderately complex documents and sections of regulatory submissions and contributes scientific knowledge and analytical skills to the preparation of grant proposals, manuscripts, presentations, protocols, and clinical regulatory documentation.
Prepares technical documents that adhere to regulatory, financial, policy, and legal requirements.
Assures compliance with Houston Methodist policies, rules, and regulations to meet government, publisher, and sponsor standards and research development best practices.
Development of grant application budgets, industry contracts and subcontracts, and other financial documents in compliance with Houston Methodist policies and procedures.
Contributes to quality improvement and success of grants applications.
Finds and implements innovations in scientific writing, grant development and research development to continuously improve best practices.
Seeks opportunities to for continual professional development.
Fosters a positive and constructive teaching environment by engaging students and co-workers in learning opportunities that are valuable and in alignment with business objectives.