Senior Writer/Editor (On-call)

ICF • Reston, VA

19d • $81,094 - $137,860 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Writer/Editor, you will be supporting high-profile health communications projects for NIH. You will be primarily responsible for researching, writing, and editing fact sheets that summarize peer-reviewed scientific research on the safety and effectiveness of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other ingredients. You will work as part of a team and may be partly responsible for writing/editing other web content. In addition, you will perform quality assurance tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ year of professional experience writing about and editing nutrition - or dietary supplement-related topics for health care professionals and the general public
• At least 4 years of demonstrated experience in managing multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• High level of organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and adjust to shifting work priorities
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work well under strict deadlines and high production requirements
• Ability to work as part of a team and support other team members
• Skillset to search the biomedical literature, critically read scientific papers, and extract information needed to prepare dietary supplement fact sheets
• Knowledge of reference management tools such as EndNote
• Knowledge of plain language writing principles
• Ability and willingness to learn website content management systems (CMS), HTML, and other computer software applications as necessary

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or doctoral degree in nutrition or a complementary health-related field such as pharmacology

Responsibilities

• Research, write, edit, and update evidence-based information on dietary supplements and their ingredients aimed toward health professionals and consumers
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees