Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Scientific Writer - Clinical Orthopedics (Hiring Immediately)
Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
At Houston Methodist, the Scientific Writer position is responsible for
You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.performing a variety of tasks including preparing laboratory and clinicalstudies and documents for submission to journals and granting agencies. Theposition facilitates the gathering of noteworthy achievements in sciencewithin the department and helps translate and disseminate that informationthrough feature articles, news releases, newsletters, social media and othercommunications venues.
**PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Works with principal investigator, provides advice on grantsmanship, editorial support and standardized language for administrative sections; manages scientific writing process.
* Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team focused work unit that actively helps one other to achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent information as it relates to assigned system(s) in a comprehensive manner.
**SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Facilitates writing, editing, and preparation of high quality written scientific documents for grant applications, publications, scientific manuscripts for peer review, white papers, protocols, and other scientific or administrative reports.
* Assists with preparation of protocols (including amendments and informed consents), reports, and manuscripts for publication.
* Provides faculty with full lifecycle support from technical document development to preparation and submission.
**QUALITYSAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Assures compliance with Houston Methodist polices, rules, and regulations to meet federal, state, and local standards.
* Interpreting data and advising sponsors as to how best to present data considering regulatory agency requirements.
* 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.
* Assures quality and timely preparation of technical documents.
**FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Assists with the writing of grant applications, awards, contracts, subcontracts and other agreements.
* Submits grant proposals and manuscripts for editing.
* Uses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Evaluates and reports on inventory levels. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.
**GROWTHINNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a writer.
* Participates in departmental projects and shared governance activities; manages and leads projects related to optimization of assigned system(s).
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee willalso perform other reasonably related businessjob duties as assigned. HoustonMethodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as theneed arises.
**EDUCATION**
* Bachelors degree in relevant field
* MS or PhD in biological science field preferred
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
* Three years of experience in science writingediting
**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED**
* NA
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**
* Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
* Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
* Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
* Ability to write in a scientific or technical field
* Knowledgeable in writingediting biomedical manuscripts
* Knowledgeable in grant application processes
**SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS**
**WORK ATTIRE**
* Uniform No* Scrubs No* Business professional Yes* Other (department approved) No
**ON-CALL***_*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie.DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below._
* On Call* No
**TRAVEL****_**Travel specifications may vary by department**_
* May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No* May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
**Company Profile:**
Houston Methodist Academic Institute oversees the Education Institute andResearch Institute, including 772 faculty and 56,250 learners. The AcademicInstitute aligns our research and education initiatives in service to theclinical mission, providing solutions that answer the call for newtechnologies and skills our clinicians need for patient care. HoustonMethodist Education Institute coordinates our primary academic affiliationwith Weill Cornell Medicine and other joint programs, including theEngineering Medicine Program at Texas A&M; University Intercollegiate Schoolof Engineering Medicine. The Education Institute also oversees continuingmedical education and graduate medical education, and supports more than 1,000trainees in residence for medical, nursing, allied health and researcheducation programs. Houston Methodist Research Institute supports researchprograms and infrastructure that enable faculty across the system to bring newscientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the fullcycle of a cure from conceptual bench research, to prototyping anddevelopment, to clinical trials and FDA approval. The Research Institutesupports more than 1,387 clinical research protocols and $70.3 million inextramurally funded translational research programs.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which HoustonMethodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discriminationagainst or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment withHouston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as aprotected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA FederalContractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.performing a variety of tasks including preparing laboratory and clinicalstudies and documents for submission to journals and granting agencies. Theposition facilitates the gathering of noteworthy achievements in sciencewithin the department and helps translate and disseminate that informationthrough feature articles, news releases, newsletters, social media and othercommunications venues.
**PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Works with principal investigator, provides advice on grantsmanship, editorial support and standardized language for administrative sections; manages scientific writing process.
* Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team focused work unit that actively helps one other to achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent information as it relates to assigned system(s) in a comprehensive manner.
**SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Facilitates writing, editing, and preparation of high quality written scientific documents for grant applications, publications, scientific manuscripts for peer review, white papers, protocols, and other scientific or administrative reports.
* Assists with preparation of protocols (including amendments and informed consents), reports, and manuscripts for publication.
* Provides faculty with full lifecycle support from technical document development to preparation and submission.
**QUALITYSAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Assures compliance with Houston Methodist polices, rules, and regulations to meet federal, state, and local standards.
* Interpreting data and advising sponsors as to how best to present data considering regulatory agency requirements.
* 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.
* Assures quality and timely preparation of technical documents.
**FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Assists with the writing of grant applications, awards, contracts, subcontracts and other agreements.
* Submits grant proposals and manuscripts for editing.
* Uses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Evaluates and reports on inventory levels. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.
**GROWTHINNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
* Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a writer.
* Participates in departmental projects and shared governance activities; manages and leads projects related to optimization of assigned system(s).
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee willalso perform other reasonably related businessjob duties as assigned. HoustonMethodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as theneed arises.
**EDUCATION**
* Bachelors degree in relevant field
* MS or PhD in biological science field preferred
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
* Three years of experience in science writingediting
**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED**
* NA
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**
* Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
* Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
* Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
* Ability to write in a scientific or technical field
* Knowledgeable in writingediting biomedical manuscripts
* Knowledgeable in grant application processes
**SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS**
**WORK ATTIRE**
* Uniform No* Scrubs No* Business professional Yes* Other (department approved) No
**ON-CALL***_*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie.DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below._
* On Call* No
**TRAVEL****_**Travel specifications may vary by department**_
* May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No* May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
**Company Profile:**
Houston Methodist Academic Institute oversees the Education Institute andResearch Institute, including 772 faculty and 56,250 learners. The AcademicInstitute aligns our research and education initiatives in service to theclinical mission, providing solutions that answer the call for newtechnologies and skills our clinicians need for patient care. HoustonMethodist Education Institute coordinates our primary academic affiliationwith Weill Cornell Medicine and other joint programs, including theEngineering Medicine Program at Texas A&M; University Intercollegiate Schoolof Engineering Medicine. The Education Institute also oversees continuingmedical education and graduate medical education, and supports more than 1,000trainees in residence for medical, nursing, allied health and researcheducation programs. Houston Methodist Research Institute supports researchprograms and infrastructure that enable faculty across the system to bring newscientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the fullcycle of a cure from conceptual bench research, to prototyping anddevelopment, to clinical trials and FDA approval. The Research Institutesupports more than 1,387 clinical research protocols and $70.3 million inextramurally funded translational research programs.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which HoustonMethodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discriminationagainst or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment withHouston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as aprotected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA FederalContractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.