Scientific Writer

Title: Scientific Writer

Duration: Contract

Pay Rate: $90000/YR to $100000/YR

Summary:

• Client requires a Scientific Writer to support executive communications planning, reporting, presentations, engagement activities, and related communications outputs.
  The primary focus of this requirement is strategic executive communications support for Client leadership, including development of presentations, scripts, communications plans, briefings, Client news items, executive-level emails, and other internal and external communications materials and outputs.
  This requirement also includes knowledge management and maintenance of shared communications resources to improve consistency, timeliness, and quality across Client.
   

Responsibilities:

• Prepares scientific and technical materials for publication.
• Research, write and edit scientific and technical information in a variety of formats, including articles, blog posts, factsheets, onepagers, brochures, presentations and speeches, workshop summaries, reports, briefing materials, press releases, content for digital media in online and print format.
• Research, write and edit technical reports of original research specifications, findings and conclusions for submission to administrative, legislative and regulatory review.
• Research, write and edit policy papers featuring recommendations based on original research findings and conclusions.
• Prepare technical summaries of proposed, ongoing or concluded research projects and studies for circulation within and among scientific elements within the government.
• Conducts advanced literature reviews and prepares reports, summaries and presentations on findings.
• Perform literature reviews of scientific and technical literature to identify methodologies, findings and conclusions of significance and prepare summaries and reports for distribution among research and medical staffs.
• Assess proposed and ongoing programs, projects and studies and conduct literature reviews to support researchers and study staff inform, guide, validate, refute, etc. findings and conclusions.
• Creates and maintains databases of all research materials, literature reviews, and publications.
• Assist in managing the content on the Client OD wiki, including content updates, organization, maintenance, and usability improvements.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, toolkits, templates, style aids, checklists, and other reusable resources for strategic communications across Client.
• Assist data managers collect, collate, organize and upload information to advanced data repositories, and integrate local databases with enterprise software and applications such as REPORTER and IMPAC II.
• Develops and edits official program management reports, official correspondence and audit reports.
• Draft communications and engagement plans and supplemental materials such as executive-level emails, talking points, briefing materials, reports, directives, and Client news items- ensuring visual outputs are effective as appropriate.
• Draft and revise leadership correspondence for internal and external audiences.
  Prepare executive messaging in support of organizational priorities, initiatives, decisions, events, and stakeholder engagement.
• Support leadership communications for Client working groups and cross- Client initiatives.
• Draft other external communications, as requested by the Government.
• Develop presentations, scripts, speaker notes, remarks, talking points, QA documents, briefing books, and presentation support materials for Client leadership-ensuring outputs are visually effective as appropriate.
  Prepare letters, memoranda, reports, agendas, abstracts, protocols and laboratory announcements for internal distribution.
• Coordinate with senior executives to prepare outline and collect and assemble into annual reports.
• Collect and assemble source materials into succinct response to research and operational audit requests.
• Assist program and project managers draft and edit scientific documentation related to research and operational projects.
• Review and provide comment on the scientific and technical accuracy of a variety of reports, presentations and correspondence.- Review and provide edits to a variety of external communication and informational materials to ensure scientific and technical accuracy and completeness.
• Provide scientific and technical writing expertise to assist researchers and staff prepare documentation.
• Coordinate with internal Client points of contact for externally facing communications.
  Assist in gathering leadership priorities and translating them into actionable communications requirements.
• Finalizes documents and prepares materials for publication.
• Provide copywriting, editing, proofreading, and graphic design for executive communications products.
• Develop concise, visually effective presentation materials for leadership meetings, speaking engagements, town halls, lectures, and external events.
• Assist with development of reports and summaries that explain technical and programmatic topics for non-technical audiences.
• Ensure presentations and digital deliverables meet Section 508 accessibility requirements, as applicable.
• Proofread all documents (drafts and final forms) for scientific and technical accuracy and completeness prior to submitting them for review and approval or acceptance.
• Cross-check original and referenced data and verify cited content from source documents, and perform originality reviews or all scientific and technical writing.
• Critically review draft documents, synthesize comments, and incorporate appropriate comments from other reviewers into successive drafts to prepare final documents.
• Provides expert guidance, direction and support to executives in the development and distribution of scientific and technical written materials.
• Coordinate content strategy and development in consult with Client leadership and subject matter experts.
• Assist the Client liaison to Client OCPL by preparing background materials, coordinating reviews, and facilitating internal communication flows.
• Provide expert advise for general health and science communications activities that
• involve content creation for health communication and outreach projects, scientific and technical publication, promotional materials and online events.
• Serve as senior subject matter expert for editorial operations of written content produced by researchers, medical and program staff, and operational staff within the Office of the Director.
• Design and implement a publications program that enhances development and dissemination of information about the Institute's research programs, activities and outcomes.
• Evaluate research and publication activities, to include the collection, organization, analysis, preparation, processing and reporting of scientific and technical information and provide recommendations to improve performance and outcomes.
• Provide expert advice and consultation to staff on issues related to scientific and programmatic written articles.
• Advise executives and program managers on written materials to be developed and present strategies for maximizing impact and performance toward organizational and programmatic goas and objectives.
• Mentors, coaches and trains writers, editors and staff on scientific and technical writing and editing practices and procedures.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, toolkits, templates, style aids, checklists, and other reusable resources for strategic communications across Client.
• Prepares training materials and job aids for distribution among research and operational staff to assist in their day to day writing and editing activities to increase the quality and consistency of scientific and technical writing.
• Researchers, repackages and shares among research and operational staff best practices, tips, and practices for improving the quality and consistency of scientific and technical writing.
   

Deliverables:

• Kick-off Meeting – Yearly
• Monthly Status Report – Monthly
• Ongoing communications deliverables as requested - Daily
   

Qualification: 

• Master's Degree.
   

Field of Study:

• Miscellaneous Biology.
  Communications.
  Communication Technologies.
  Computer Programming and Data Processing.
  General Medical and Health Services.
   

Software:

• MS Suite
   

Skills:

• Executive communications.
  Attention to detail.
  Self-starter.

• Prepares scientific and technical materials for publication.
• Research, write and edit scientific and technical information in a variety of formats, including articles, blog posts, factsheets, onepagers, brochures, presentations and speeches, workshop summaries, reports, briefing materials, press releases, content for digital media in online and print format.
• Research, write and edit technical reports of original research specifications, findings and conclusions for submission to administrative, legislative and regulatory review.
• Research, write and edit policy papers featuring recommendations based on original research findings and conclusions.
• Prepare technical summaries of proposed, ongoing or concluded research projects and studies for circulation within and among scientific elements within the government.
• Conducts advanced literature reviews and prepares reports, summaries and presentations on findings.
• Perform literature reviews of scientific and technical literature to identify methodologies, findings and conclusions of significance and prepare summaries and reports for distribution among research and medical staffs.
• Assess proposed and ongoing programs, projects and studies and conduct literature reviews to support researchers and study staff inform, guide, validate, refute, etc. findings and conclusions.
• Creates and maintains databases of all research materials, literature reviews, and publications.
• Assist in managing the content on the Client OD wiki, including content updates, organization, maintenance, and usability improvements.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, toolkits, templates, style aids, checklists, and other reusable resources for strategic communications across Client.
• Assist data managers collect, collate, organize and upload information to advanced data repositories, and integrate local databases with enterprise software and applications such as REPORTER and IMPAC II.
• Develops and edits official program management reports, official correspondence and audit reports.
• Draft communications and engagement plans and supplemental materials such as executive-level emails, talking points, briefing materials, reports, directives, and Client news items- ensuring visual outputs are effective as appropriate.
• Draft and revise leadership correspondence for internal and external audiences.
• Prepare executive messaging in support of organizational priorities, initiatives, decisions, events, and stakeholder engagement.
• Support leadership communications for Client working groups and cross- Client initiatives.
• Draft other external communications, as requested by the Government.
• Develop presentations, scripts, speaker notes, remarks, talking points, QA documents, briefing books, and presentation support materials for Client leadership-ensuring outputs are visually effective as appropriate.
• Prepare letters, memoranda, reports, agendas, abstracts, protocols and laboratory announcements for internal distribution.
• Coordinate with senior executives to prepare outline and collect and assemble into annual reports.
• Collect and assemble source materials into succinct response to research and operational audit requests.
• Assist program and project managers draft and edit scientific documentation related to research and operational projects.
• Review and provide comment on the scientific and technical accuracy of a variety of reports, presentations and correspondence.- Review and provide edits to a variety of external communication and informational materials to ensure scientific and technical accuracy and completeness.
• Provide scientific and technical writing expertise to assist researchers and staff prepare documentation.