Job Summary:

Synergy Enterprises, Inc., a woman-owned business, is seeking a part-time, as needed Science Writer to provide communications support to federal health agencies. The selected candidate will be responsible for the creation, management, and execution of assignments that synthesize and communicate complex scientific concepts for multiple audiences. 

 Primary Responsibilities:

• Interact professionally with biomedical clinicians, researchers, and policymakers with an intermediate level of scientific fluency.
• Research biomedical topics from a variety of sources, including scientific journals, and synthesize information for lay to scientific audiences.
• Research, write, edit, and review content that includes meeting notes and summary reports, social media posts, website articles and blogs, newsletters, federal reports, and other publications.
• Think analytically, articulate ideas clearly, and write and/or edit a wide array of copy. 
• Writing meeting notes and summary reports, web content, social media posts, marketing copy, news stories, and magazine-style, longer-form articles, and other communication materials with attention to facts, detail, and context.
• Work under pressure, be constructively proactive, successfully manage multiple projects and meet multiple tight deadlines; simultaneously negotiate new and ongoing priorities while working in a dynamic, complex environment with a high-level of communication, transparency, and diplomacy. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field and five years of experience in communications, journalism, or agency work or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Experience with women's health research, science, and NIH is preferred.
• Ability to support multiple projects from concept to completion, work independently, and adhere to tight deadlines.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work and problem solve in a high-stress, time-sensitive environment.