Job Description

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.
We are hiring immediately for a Senior Scientific Editor to join the UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Department of OBGYN -Perinatal and Women's Health Research in Houston, TX 77030. In this role you will perform editing and rewriting for scientific -research related documets such as grant proposals and manuscripts. Ideal candidate for this role should have prior experience in writing grants and publications. Experience in obstetrics is a plus.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:
Provides high-level substantive and developmental editorial and writing services at an advanced level for all phases of the preparation and issuance of scientific and research related materials with heavy emphasis on funding opportunities.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Performs extensive editing and/or rewriting for scientific/research related documentation such as grant/funding proposals and renewals/extensions, contracts, scientific manuscripts, and/or other related materials ensuring compliance with necessary standards.
2. Provides high-level editorial and writing assistance with internal and external publications and documents. Provides major reorganization/reconstruction of documents and/or extensive rewriting to enhance logical presentation, coherence and clarity.
3. Delivers writing education and research assistance related to scientific publishing, including mini-courses, presentations, workshops and consultations. Assists with identifying students in need of research and writing skills training, if applicable.
4. Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
5. Perform other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Experience writing grants and publications for obstetrics, preferred.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Science or related field
Minimum Experience:
Seven (7) years of professional writing/editing science related grants, publications, etc. with at least two (2) years of administrative responsibility preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Skills Required