Research Communications Specialist - Cancer Research

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Position Summary
The Research Communications Specialist 3 serves as a senior-level communications professional responsible for developing, writing, editing, and coordinating high-impact scientific communications that advance the research, funding, and strategic priorities of the organization. This position provides leadership in the preparation of competitive grant applications, scientific manuscripts, reports, programmatic publications, research dissemination materials, and stakeholder communications. The individual collaborates extensively with faculty investigators, research teams, administrative leadership, and external partners to translate complex scientific concepts into compelling written products tailored to scientific, clinical, community, and funding audiences.
The position functions as a strategic communications resource supporting large multidisciplinary research initiatives, center grants, program project grants, training grants, cancer center activities, and faculty scholarship. The Research Communications Specialist 3 independently manages multiple complex projects, provides editorial leadership, and ensures communications products meet sponsor requirements, institutional standards, and publication expectations.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public health, biomedical sciences, English, health sciences, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Four (4) years of professional experience in scientific communications, grant writing, manuscript development, research administration, academic medicine, public health, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience writing and editing federally funded grant applications.
Experience coordinating complex, multidisciplinary writing projects involving multiple contributors.
Experience developing scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Communications, Journalism, Public Administration, Health Sciences, or related field.
Experience supporting NIH, NCI, CDC, PCORI, DoD, NSF, ACS, or foundation grant submissions.
Experience working within an academic medical center, comprehensive cancer center, research institute, or university setting.
Experience supporting center grants, program project grants, SPOREs, P01s, U-series awards, training grants, and large collaborative research initiatives.
Familiarity with cancer research, population sciences, clinical research, implementation science, community-engaged research, and health disparities research.
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