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Dr. David Cohen's research centers on the mechanisms whereby hydrophobic lipid molecules regulate nutrient metabolism and energy homeostasis. Dr. Cohen and his research team seek to identify new molecular targets that could be leveraged in the management of obesity and its common metabolic complications, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and type 2 diabetes.

About the Role

The Senior Grant Writer provides high-level guidance to Principal Investigator(s) on scientific writing and grantsmanship. The Senior Grant Writer is responsible for developing high-quality proposals, collaborating with all levels of faculty, researchers, and administrators to develop, edit, and complete scientific communications (grants, manuscripts, protocols, reports, regulatory applications, abstracts, poster presentations, and other presentations). The Senior Grant Writer is expected to search and identify potential funding sources to support research. The emphasis of the position is primarily in writing/editing of grant proposals at advanced levels for submission to a variety of funding institutions that would include the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and other federal and private sources. The Senior Grant Writer is also responsible for preparing moderately complex clinical study documents and sections of regulatory submissions. The Senior Grant Writer contributes scientific knowledge and analytical skills to the preparation of grant proposals, manuscripts, presentations, protocols, and clinical regulatory documentation.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Discuss new grant ideas/specific aims with Principal Investigator(s) and accordingly write drafts of specific aims' page, research plan (significance, innovation, and experimental design), response to reviewer critiques, reference section, and other sections as needed for grant applications or proposals.
• Facilitates writing, editing, and preparation of high quality written scientific documents for grant applications, publications, scientific manuscripts for peer review, white papers, protocols, and other scientific or administrative reports. This includes writing, editing, proofreading, and formatting documents.
• Provides grant/proposal editing and writing services to support the Principal Investigator(s) in developing high quality and highly competitive grant proposals for submission to federal, state, non-profit, internal, and/or private funding agencies and organizations.
• Provides full life cycle editing and writing support for grant submissions, including managing timelines and project milestones, collecting figures, illustrations, and information from various sources, editing documents and coordinating with multiple collaborators involved in the submission.
• Works closely with the department research administration office, clinical research office, Sponsored Research and Funds Administration Office, and other Cedars-Sinai compliance offices to compile and submit grant applications in a timely manner.
• Working closely with the Principal Investigator (PI), takes a lead role in project management and preparation of grant proposals. Support includes: advice on grantsmanship, editorial support and standardized language for administrative sections, as well as managing the project management and scientific writing process, including team-building and coordination; establishing work plan, timeline and deliverables; and draft preparation, review and revision.
• Works with Principal Investigator(s) to develop, present, and bring to final submission high quality, large, multi-disciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals.
• Maintains up-to-date grants calendar and tracks deadlines for reports, letters of intent, and grant submissions.
• Prepares progress reports and updates for federal, state, non-profit, and/or private funding agencies and organizations.
• Prepares protocols (including amendments and informed consents), reports, and manuscripts for publication.
• Edits and proofreads abstracts, posters, and presentations for style and content.
• Searches the internet and other sources to match federal and non-federal funding opportunities to the Principal Investigator’s research and interprets the funding opportunities for the Principal Investigator(s).
• Follows established Cedars-Sinai and department policies, rules and regulations and ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local agencies.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedical Engineering or related field is required.

Experience and Skills:

• 7 years of extensive scientific/medical writing experience, including research proposal development and scientific manuscript preparation.
• 5 years of experience working in an academic medical center and managing biomedical sciences grant applications and formats.
• Excellent analytical skills and critical understanding of biomedical sciences and related literature.
• Knowledge of grant application criteria and various funding mechanisms and sources.