Scientific Writer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Adept with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to read and understand a data table.
• Attention to detail (e.g., text of a different font/style within a paragraph and identify document-wide inconsistencies).
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint, including familiarity with Microsoft Word (e.g., track changes).
• Ability to read and edit scientific content, such as journal articles or regulatory documents.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience as a copy editor and/or scientific writer.
• Savvy with Microsoft Word features such as styles, captioning, and cross-referencing.
• Experience in a regulatory, healthcare, laboratory, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Ability to generate scientific content and fact-check scientific writing and data.
• Familiarity with a style guide (e.g., AP, AMA).
• Familiarity with Section 508 compliance.
• Experience with Visual Basic, EndNote, Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of editors and writers to manage document control, edit and format for consistency and one voice; work with FDA stakeholders in their review of complex scientific documents including reviews of new drug applications, policy documents, committee briefings, and slide presentations.
• Becoming familiar with a style guide and applying formatting and language standards consistently, making decisions regarding elements of style not mentioned in the style guide, and applying such decisions uniformly throughout a document.
• Identifying errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation; correct tone, flow, verb tense, and style.
• Recognizing and correcting inconsistent use of scientific terms used in text or data tables.
• Using Microsoft Word styles and field-coded captions to ensure the functionality of automated tables of contents and lists of tables and figures.
• Inserting and managing citations and references; creating lists of abbreviations and ensuring correct use of acronyms and abbreviations within documents.
• Formatting data tables; creating and populating data tables using data derived from regulatory submissions to the FDA.
• Creating and maintaining consistently formatted document templates.
• Communicating efficiently and effectively with FDA scientists regarding requirements and timelines for editing projects.
• Performing routine quality checks on work performed by other copy editors.
• Providing support for the onboarding and training of new copy editors as needed.
• Creating and maintaining internal documents such as style guides, process documents, and training materials.
• Drafting science-focused journal articles or regulatory documents in collaboration with FDA scientists.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience.