The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City is a vibrant community of exceptional scientists and clinician-scientists who recognize the fundamental importance of diversity as a key driver of innovation in science. The Division of Research seeks a full-time faculty member at the rank of Professor to serve as Scientific Grant and Communications Writer.

The successful candidate will play an integral role.

Job Responsibilities:

As faculty the Scientific Grant and Communications Writer will:

• Educate residents, fellows and young faculty in the basics of grantsmanship, and elements of a competitive grant application.
• Collaborate with faculty in the preparation of new and ongoing individual investigator-led grants including editing, writing, and coordinating research- and grant-related documents to support the Department's research efforts
• Work with faculty in the preparation of new and ongoing manuscript submissions.
• Work closely with faculty in the design and creation of new, innovative training grants in areas relevant to women's health research.
• Identify funding opportunities, locate suitable applicants, provide support with proposal preparation, and work with investigators and other staff to ensure timely submission of proposals to maximize external research funding.
• Develop and implement writing strategies for the efficient preparation of strategically aligned, consistently framed and properly positioned scientific writing deliverables.
• Edit highly technical documents under tight deadlines.
• Maintain relationships with unit leaders and faculty to increase proposal development capabilities and faculty's success in achieving funding
• Perform other related duties to the work described herein and in line with the office's mission.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree in Advanced life sciences (MD or PhD)
• Three years of experience in successful (funded) grant development, writing individual and team proposals and facilitating submission of grant proposals.
• Experience in writing grants, including NIH R01 proposals.
• Experience writing and editing research manuscripts.
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines. Strong customer service orientation to understand and assist a wide range of internal faculty.
• Requires a highly organized, enthusiastic and personable individual with strong writing and presentation skills as well as previous grant writing/submission experience.
• Requires flexibility and time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize among a large number of diverse responsibilities.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment as well as work collaboratively and adapt to changing processes and procedures.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills required.
• Capability to work both independently and as a team member in-person and remotely, ability to multi-task and respond professionally in challenging situations is essential.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Outlook, Excel, and Word)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing and coordinating multidisciplinary sponsored research and private grant proposals with multiple collaborators for a variety of funding sources.
• Experience using and implementing collaboration and document management platforms, such as Sharepoint, Teams or similar for project management

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is dedicated to the goal of building a multicultural faculty and staff committed to teaching, working and serving in a diverse community, and strongly encourages applications from candidates of traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

We are continuously seeking to recruit individuals who will enhance the diversity of our workplace and the effectiveness of our organization.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.