Scientific Writer

Job ID:
R165862

Shift:
Various

Full/Part Time:
Full_time

Pay Range:
$34.90 – $52.35

Location:

Remote

Benefits Eligible:
Yes

Hours Per Week:
40

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Varies

Job Summary

Researches, writes and edits scientific professional publications, specialist scientific and technical journals, and the general media. Understands complex scientific information, theories and practices. Writes about topics in a clear, concise and accurate language that can be understood. Coordinates and manages all aspects of the assigned project and assigned personnel ensuring high quality product. Collaborates with participating physicians, ancillary departments, or the sponsor.

Essential Functions

  • Leads scientific writing, research, and department projects efficiently and timely.
  • Communicates on-going project status, potential issues, and timelines to Chairman, Medical Director and/or Principal investigator(s).
  • Plans, organizes, and manages all aspects of assigned retrospective, outcome and prospective projects and key deliverables.
  • Leads and manages the efforts of all key cross-functional departments to perform all project­ related activities according to project milestones/timelines in a manner consistent with the stated project timelines and ethical transparent business practice.
  • Discusses the cultivation of any identified opportunities or roadblocks to the successful completion of the project.
  • Manages project financials (if applicable).
  • Performs scientific investigation of content to support grants, journal activities, and other materials related to the support of the department.
  • Reviews charts in Medical Records for research studies.
  • Prepares meeting agendas/content to support Chairman, Medical Director.
  • Manages reference/bibliography records.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Chairman at LCI and other sites.

Physical Requirements

May require to travel to local area hospitals/offices for meetings. Works in an office environment for preparing reports and records required for meetings or projects determined by Chairman. Requires close, personal contact with hospital personnel, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, handling of charts, supplies and equipment, and operation of a keyboard and computer. Responsibile to work in a safe manner. Works with a fax machine, typewriter, computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Endnotes, and Internet navigations), scanner, and copier.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Master’s level or PhD required. Minimum of 5 years of health-related experience preferred. Good organizational and communication skills required. Excellent prioritization capabilities required. Experience with scientific writing required.

Aurora Health Care is the largest health system in Wisconsin and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. The state’s largest private employer, the system serves patients across 17 hospitals, more than 70 pharmacies and more than 150 sites of care. Aurora Health Care, in addition to Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.