Senior Technical Writer

Summary

Join Ripple Effect as a Technical Writer and contribute to the creation of compelling proposals and publications for science and health-related projects. Collaborate with business development staff and subject matter experts to translate complex requirements into clear and concise documents. Responsibilities include overseeing proposal document management, writing, editing, and formatting various documents, and contributing to data visualization. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical writing and editing skills, attention to detail, and a process-oriented approach. Ripple Effect offers competitive compensation and benefits in a diverse and engaging work environment. This is a temporary, remote position located at Ripple Effect Headquarters in Rockville, MD.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 6 years of relevant professional experience, including
• 1 year experience providing direct human subjects protection support to the OHARO
• IRB experience
• Ability to translate complex scientific content and concepts in plain language through writing
• Ability to independently conduct research to draft accurate and appropriate audience-specific content
• Ability to edit materials to meet proposal needs and in compliance with style guides
• Excellent grammatical/punctuation skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office suite, especially Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work productively and collaboratively in SharePoint or Teams to accomplish tasks
• To be successful at Ripple Effect, you must be able to pay attention to details, clearly communicate, work independently, and have an eagerness to learn

Responsibilities

• Performs analyses to develop compliance matrices and outlines based on reviewing lengthy solicitation documents
• Simplifies complex materials for effective presentation to a target audience and translates complex jargon to technically accurate plain language
• Utilizes best practices for writing /editing such as: maintaining continuity of style, voices, and complying with style guides
• Provides coordination of business development efforts, shepherding proposals through to submission
• Performs advanced desktop publishing in Word and PDF to produce high-quality proposal submissions
• Writes and sends emails, meeting invitations, and other partner, client, and internal communications
• Drafts meeting notes, and tracks meeting related content including agenda topics, participant list, pre- and post-work to accomplish proposal objectives
• Provides expert advice to develop a wide range of deliverables in support of business development including reports, communications, presentations, kickoff and briefing decks, and training materials
• Ensures proposals are of high quality and adhere to guidelines for format, content and accessibility
• Assesses and implements technology solutions to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of content delivery, information management, and process improvement
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in science or health field
• Experience in health or science-based technical writing
• Availability to start within two days of an offer
• Experience with federal government contracting

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Range of work/life programs