Scientific Writer Job at The University of Chicago in Chicago

Department

BSD MED - Administration - Research Development

About the Department

The Department of Medicine was the first department created when the medical school began over 110 years ago. It has evolved into the largest department, not only in the medical school, with over 300 full time faculty and research faculty, but is the largest department in the University. The main missions of the Department of Medicine - scholarship, discovery, education and outstanding patient care - occur in a setting of multicultural and ethnic diversity. These missions are supported by exceptional faculty and trainees in the Department. We believe you will quickly agree that the DOM’s faculty, fellows and trainees very much represent the forefront of academic medicine – extraordinary people doing things to support the missions of our department. The result is a department which reaches far beyond the walls of our medical school to improve humanity and health throughout our community and the world providing high quality patient care and training of the next generation of leaders in medicine.

Job Summary

The Scientific Writer will communicate and disseminate scientific research and advances to a diverse audience including scientists.

Responsibilities

• Prepares content for scientific conferences, presentations, and multiple audiences; including assembling and organizing data into text and figures for scientific presentations, publications, grant applications, reports, newsletters, and websites.

• Corresponds with editors and professional staff of scientific journals to ensure manuscript submission requirements are met and submissions for publication are complete.

• Partners with and mentors lab members to shepherd scientific articles to publication.

• Participate in lab meetings and scientific discussions.

• Determines, researches, verifies, writes and edits publications, which often includes technical/scientific material for manuals or journals.

• Uses broad knowledge of writing to write in-depth pieces relating to specialized field (e.g. scientific writing).

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Masters Degree or Ph.D. in the health or social sciences.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent writing skills; able to produce clear, compelling, and eloquent text.

• Superb organizational skills.

• Excellent editing and proofreading skills.

• Must be able to translate difficult science concepts for multiple audiences.

• Must be flexible and able to drive deadline-driven projects to completion.

• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Must be able to coordinate work by numerous contributors and manage complex processes.

• Must be advanced user of Microsoft Office and EndNote.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Communications

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Range

$72,000.00 - $103,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

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