Grant Writer

2 Months ago • 5-5 Years • Education

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Job Description

This role requires an experienced Grant Writer to develop and submit proposals for medical education initiatives. The successful candidate will have a background in the medical education field and excellent writing and editing skills. Responsibilities include: leading proposal initiation calls with stakeholders, writing clear and concise needs assessments, drafting proposals that meet ACCME standards, and incorporating revisions based on feedback from internal and external reviewers.

Must have:

2 years’ experience in writing and editing within the medical education field
Excellent editorial (editing and writing) skills
A flexible mindset and excellent time management and organizational skills

Good to have:

Advanced degree in a medical or science-related specialty
Previous grant writing for a medical education or scientific organization
Background in specific therapeutic areas

Description

Position at WebMD

About WebMD:

WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands Company, is the leading provider of health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, Jobson Healthcare Information, prIME Oncology, MediQuality, Frontline, QxMD, Vitals Consumer Services, MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, OnHealth, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®, MedicineNet®, theheart.org®, and RxList® are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.

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

For Company details, visit our website: www.webmd.com

Education: Bachelor's degree in life sciences, public health, clinical sciences, journalism, technical writing, or English may also be considered or equivalent years of experience; advanced degree in a medical or science-related specialty is a differentiator

Experience: 5+ years

Work timings: 2 PM to 11 PM IST

Position Requirement:

2 years’ experience in writing and editing within the medical education field, including work at a medical education/communications company, professional medical publisher, academic institution/hospital/university center, or medical society; previous grant writing for a medical education or scientific organization is a differentiator.
Background in the fields of specific therapeutic areas
Excellent editorial (editing and writing) skills, preferably in the area of grant/proposal and needs assessment development
A flexible mindset and excellent time management and organizational skills to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously in a highly deadline-driven environment, while taking into consideration stakeholders based across multiple time zones

Role & Responsibilities:

The writer is responsible for all steps and interactions required to write and prepare proposals for submission within agreed focus, budget and time scale to the highest quality and with minimal supervision. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

Ensure proposals are clinically appropriate and instructionally sound and adhere to ACCME standards
Lead proposal initiation calls with internal stakeholders to obtain details and direction for proposal development, confirming timelines, clinical focus, and educational tactics, and outcomes assessment plans
Write clear and succinct needs assessments that provide evidence for identified clinical practice gaps, that follow recognized standards, and are supported by internal and external data
Use internal templates and tools to write proposals that tell a compelling story on the rationale, instructional intent, and value of the proposed educational solution
Incorporate revisions based on input from cross-functional internal and external proposal reviewers, including account managers, clinical strategists, medical education directors, and copyeditors, to ensure high-quality grant submissions and improve likelihood of external grant awards

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