Oncology Scientist/Medical Writer
- Employer
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Location
- Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
- Salary
- Undisclosed
- Closing date
- Dec 2, 2019
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- Discipline
- Life Sciences, Oncology
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Job Type
- Research Scientist
- Organization Type
- Non-Profit
Oncology Scientist/Medical Writer
This position is responsible for the development, review, and update of scientific and clinical content for the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), NCCN Guidelines-related initiatives and projects related to the assigned NCCN Guidelines, including but not limited to continuing education materials, conference reports, journal publications, and task force reports.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate and assist in the development and update of assigned NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines; track of scientific literature for assigned NCCN Guidelines; attend NCCN Guidelines Panel meetings and web-based teleconferences; develop, review, edit, and update algorithms and accompanying Discussion sections of the assigned NCCN Guidelines
- Participate in development, maintenance, and update of assigned NCCN Guidelines-related initiatives
- Provide clinical content expertise and serve as resource for clinical content development for NCCN educational programs
- Develop and/or review clinical content for educational grant proposals; Needs assessment and develop learning objectives; faculty recommendations for NCCN educational programs
- Develop, edit, and/or review clinical content for JNCCN publications including sections of assigned NCCN Guidelines, NCCN Guidelines Insights, conference reports, JNCCN articles that reference NCCN Guidelines content
- Review permission requests and NCCN Guidelines content licensed by external users, including but not limited to print and electronic media, and integration into health information technology systems
- Assist with external communication of NCCN Guidelines updates and NCCN Guidelines –related external queries
- Other related duties as assigned
EDUCATION/RELATED EXPERIENCE:
- PhD or equivalent experience with ability to evaluate clinical research
- Experience in scientific/medical writing required
- Experience in oncology strongly preferred
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Must have excellent writing skills and the ability to formulate scientific/medical information in a clear and concise manner
- Must have strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with internal and external personnel at various levels
- Must possess strong attention to detail
- Must be proficient in MS Office products and EndNote Software
This position represents a unique opportunity to build a career with a premier organization. We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits.
Send resume with salary history to jobs@nccn.org. EOE. No calls please.
This position is located in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
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