Technical Writer, Pediatrics

PED-NEONATAL MEDICINE (IN-PNEO-IUINA)

The Department of Pediatrics employs nearly 1,000 faculty and staff who work alongside employees of Riley Hospital for Children and students of IU School of Medicine to make Riley Children's Health Indiana's largest and most skilled pediatric system. At IUSM, our mission and core values define who we are, how we act, and what we aspire to accomplish. If you choose to join our team, you can expect a culture that values excellence, respect, integrity, diversity, and cooperation.

The Perinatal Genomics Program is embedded in the Neonatology Division of Indiana University School of Medicine. The program was founded in 2021 to study the impact of genetic disease on critically ill newborns that require care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The mission of the program is to improve the detection of genetic disease in the NICU and outcomes for patients and families impacted by genetic disease.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Manages the National Institute of Health (NIH) and related proposal and renewal submissions and co-leads grant writing efforts under the direction and supervision of Dr. Kristen Suhrie; grant proposals are expected to involve collaborations within other divisions of IU as well as with collaborators at outside institutions. 
• Works with Dr. Suhrie to prepare and submit peer reviewed manuscripts for publication, tracks progress on these efforts, and edits manuscripts based on reviewer comments as to allow for resubmission when appropriate.
• Oversees and edits the work of grant proposals and manuscripts. 
• Collaborates with teams and Principal Investigators on creating and writing narratives, completing forms, and coordinating application components.
• Serves as a liaison between external funding agencies, corporate entities, non-profit sector, and other universities to lead proposal teams.
• Coordinates information flow, organizing and integrating proposal components, reviewing proposals for consistency with agency guidelines, and assuring timely submission of multiple proposals at the same time.
• Coordinates data flow from current studies to incorporate into grant proposals and manuscripts.

General Responsibilities

• Works with key stakeholders to determine needs, reviews proposal requirements, organizes and creates assignments, and ensures adherence to deadlines; writes and prepares various technical documents such as research/grant proposals and applications for submission to funding and regulatory agencies including writing and/or editing ideas, abstracts, protocols and consents, study reports and appendices, or other regulatory documents; contributes to overall project management and cross-functional working groups to facilitate development and finalization of assigned documents; ensures quality and consistency among formatting and style; collects information on reported problems regarding consistency and/or clarity in proposals and manuscripts; amends proposals as needed/required; maintains version control for all documents.
• Contributes to and participates in meetings with the various research groups within the department; communicates with writing project stakeholders; ensures coordination of communication between stakeholders and supports overall collaboration among stakeholders.
• Prioritizes writing projects and provides a tracking mechanism on requests and includes estimated timelines, projects in progress, estimated completion dates, and duration of projects; follows standard procedures and processes for the optimal workflow of requests. and projects.
• Develops print and/or online publications or public presentations of results from research by applying critical thinking to acquired scientific and medical knowledge.
• Provides expertise on regulatory requirements and ensures assigned documents are produced in accordance with such guidance and relevant internal metrics; provides suggestions for process improvements and may provide guidance/oversight to hourly employees.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.  

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree preferably in English or related field. 

Preferred

• Master's degree or PhD in a scientific or health related field. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of experience preferably in English or related field. 

Preferred

• 2 years of experience in scientific writing and/or grant writing

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Preferred

• Strong scientific writing skills. 
• Works independently.
• Possesses basic understanding of genetics. 

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Examples of recent work products of the program:

• Gallaway KA, Cann K, Oetting K, et al. The Potential Impact of Preemptive Pharmacogenetic Genotyping in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr . 2023;259:113489. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113489
• Hagen L, Khattar D, Whitehead K, He H, Swarr DT, Suhrie K. Detection and impact of genetic disease in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol . 2022;42(5):580-588. doi:10.1038/s41372-022-01338-0

Indianapolis, Indiana

This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs. 

$60,000 - $70,000 per year based on experience, skill level, education, and training.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure .

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Research

Job Family: Technical Writing

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