Sr Scientific Writer

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

• 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.

• Masters Degree required

• PhD Preferred

• Six years experience in technical or scientific writing

• Two years with grant applications preferred

• N/A

• 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 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

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 Yes

Houston Methodist Research Institute was formed in 2004 to rapidly and efficiently translate discoveries made in the laboratory and the clinic into new diagnostics therapies and treatments. The research institute was created to provide the infrastructure and support for these endeavors and to house the technology and resources needed to make innovative breakthroughs in important areas of human disease. A 540000 square foot building dedicated to research the research institute houses over 1500 staff and trainees 284 principal investigators and has more than 570 ongoing clinical trials.