Scientific Communications Scientist

Posted November 30, 2011
Business MED Institute, Inc.
Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette,
n/a
Position Type Full Time
Start Date Immediate Availability

Duties / Responsibilities

MED Institute, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Scientific Communications Scientist to become a part of our growing Regulatory & Science Communications team.

This function is responsible for providing scientific analysis for the development of scientific communications projects.

  • Provide interpretation and analysis of scientific data pertinent to scientific communications projects;
  • Fulfill responsibilities of authorship for scientific communications projects, when appropriate;
  • Fulfill all responsibilities of the scientific writer function as outlined below: o Write or develop projects for Scientific Communications with consideration given to customer requirements;
  • Provide project status to the Scientific Communications process manager regularly (e.g., via the tracking database and during Scientific Communication team meetings);
  • Peer review Scientific Communications projects;
  • Ensure that the request is entered into the tracking database; and
  • Notify the Scientific Communications process manager immediately upon receiving project requests.

 

Requirements / Qualifications

  • M.D. or Ph.D. in a scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent experience;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
  • Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills;
  • Experience with manuscript and research paper preparation;
  • Experience with literature searches;
  • Ability to work on multiple projects (multi-task);
  • Ability to work within strict time constraints;           
  • Competence with Microsoft Office suite;
  • Excellent people/ relational skills;
  • Experience in statistical methods, analysis and interpretation; and
  • Professional and personable demeanor in interactions.

 

Job Skills

 

Company Description

MED Institute, Inc. was established as a resource for Cook Group companies to identify and develop new medical product concepts. This includes new product discovery, prototype development, nonclinical testing, clinical study management and data analysis, education for the medical community, and preparation of regulatory submissions. MED Institute employs a staff of research, medical, engineering, and administrative professionals.

Other

Benefits include 401k and profit sharing plans, health, dental, life and optical insurance, eight paid holidays per year, and vacation.

MED Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Application Instructions

Please e-mail resume to hr@medinst.com.

We accept Word documents and PDF's.