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Location

East Lansing, MI | United States

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Job description

Job no: 933852
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 12
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Human Medicine
Department: Medicine 10022582
Sub Area: AP- Professionals
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Research/Scientific, Administrative Professionals- AP, Full Time (90-100%), Union, Remote-Friendly
Working/Functional Title

Project Grant Writer

Position Summary

Senior Life Sciences Project Grant Writer sought for the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. This role will be responsible for working alongside faculty in the Department of Medicine (DOM) in the grant proposal and writing process, leading the full range of technical activities required to conceptualize, formulate, prepare, and deliver grant proposals to NIH, PCORI, DoD, other government agencies, and nonprofits. This individual will be responsible for producing the highest quality written scientific documents for funding applications and publications, including writing, editing, and proofreading grant proposals, as well as providing guidance to DOM faculty to ensure timely proposals to funding agencies. The Project grant writer must be deadline-driven and able to oversee multiple concurrent projects per cycle, each with varying deadlines for execution. If you are an enthusiastic and detail-oriented professional with a strong background in life sciences and grant proposal writing, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to our team's success.

Responsibilities include:

Work with DOM faculty to assess alignment between granting agencies' (RFA or study sections) research goals and Investigators’ proposal roadmap and technical focus; work closely with DOM faculty and their teams to transform ideas into grant proposals; support content development, including consultation on refining grant ideas, to formulating abstract and specific aims and developing grant outlines. Help conceptualize and then lead execute high quality, clear, and compellingly written grant applications, translating highly scientific content in terms accessible to diverse scientific reviewers; work with DOM faculty to establish grant proposal benchmarks, such as timelines for preliminary results and sub-aims drafts, and assign them to individual investigators, making sure that individual investigators are on track with their assignments to meet the deadline; manage various deadlines and deliverables for multiple primary investigators concurrently; editing of grant drafts to ensure that grants are well-organized, well-written, and adhere to appropriate conventions of standard written English and standard medical writing; ensuring grants are responsive to the funding agency guidelines and requirements; editing of manuscript drafts to ensure that scientific manuscripts are well-organized, well-written, and adhere to appropriate conventions of standard written English and standard medical writing; proofread assigned material to ensure that it matches the approved copy and that the format, organization, and graphics are consistent; shepherd drafts through all review stages, including peer-reviewed comments; provide training and educational support to new grant writers/editors as needed, including conducting educational courses and workshops; assist with assembling components of a proposal for each client as necessary, including, but not limited to, large institutional grants.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Business administration, Finance, or a research-related field; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in research administration including the area of pre- or post-award processes, or related field such as regulatory administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This job requires completion of Essentials of Research Administration (MSU Certificate) or equivalent within one year of hire.

Desired Qualifications

Ph.D. preferred. A Master’s Degree in biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, or other life science, or a relevant background is essential; a minimum of 5-years of scientific writing experience, preferably in a healthcare/research/academic environment; proven expertise in writing grants, including NIH and PCORI proposals, and/or experience with other funding mechanisms.

Objectivity, critical thinking, problem-solving, curiosity, inquisitiveness, research methodology, knowledge management, and online search skills; exceptional verbal and written communication skills, command of the English language, strong presentation skills, diplomacy, perceptual objectivity, active listening, and asks the right questions; trustworthy, competent, client-focused, credible, initiative-taking, and responsive; values the team environment and works with mutual respect; ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple concurrent deadlines while delivering high-quality work; personal and professional integrity; builds trust and rapport.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Cover letter, CV/Resume, Technical writing sample

Special Instructions

Work hours are flexible but may require work on weeknights and weekends to meet proposal submission deadlines as well as to interact with clinicians whose clinical schedule may not allow meeting during a standard 8am -5pm work schedule.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Description of End Date

This is an off dated position funded for 3 years from date of hire with possible extension contingent upon funding renewal.

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Bidding eligibility ends March 12, 2024 at 11:55 P.M.

Advertised: Mar 6, 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Mar 19, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

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