Scientific Editor

at  St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Position Summary:
The Scientific Editor supports editorial and publication activities, including manuscripts for scientific journals, grant applications, scientific documents, institutional publications, reports, and seminars.
Better at Work. Better at Life.
When you work at St. Jude, you’ll join a highly collaborative work culture that inspires you every day to be your best. With opportunities for learning and growth, you can shape a career path that is right for you, while also enjoying all the benefits and stability of working for a world-class institution. This includes work-life balance with generous paid time-off and on-campus conveniences that make life a little easier. Join us and you’ll quickly see why St. Jude is consistently ranked by our employees on Glassdoor as a “Best Place to Work.”
This position is open to remote consideration.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING:

• Master’s degree in life sciences or a related field required.
• PhD preferred.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum requirement: 2+ years of experience as a scientific editor or relevant research and publication experience.
• Experience in the construction of scientific documents (journal articles or grant applications) preferred.
• Experience in experimental design; statistical principles; effective display of scientific data; and publication policies, procedures, and ethics.
• Experience in the construction of NIH grant applications preferred.
• ELS (Editor in the Life Sciences) certification by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences preferred.

• Support editorial and publication activities as directed, including review and editing of manuscripts for scientific journals, grant applications, and other scientific documents; support the production of institutional publications, such as the annual Scientific Report.
• Provide advice to authors (e.g., faculty, staff, fellows, and students) about effective approach, presentation, and publication/submission strategies.
• Track and report progress on editorial projects.
• Support development and presentation of seminars or other educational opportunities for St. Jude investigators.
• Participate in meetings of national editorial and related organizations to acquire new information and improve editing skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.