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Texas Department of State Health Services · 11 hours ago

Public Health Scientific Writer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$5,098.66/mo - $6,701.75/mo

2+ years exp

Texas Department of State Health Services is committed to hiring skilled individuals who are passionate about public health. The Public Health Scientific Writer role involves shaping and managing major Healthcare Safety Unit publications, providing editorial guidance, and supporting data-focused communications.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Plans, prioritizes, and performs a variety of scientific writing and data-related technical, training, research, planning, policy, program assessment, and administrative activities for assigned program(s) including overseeing the delivery of services; provides technical assistance for the Healthcare Safety Unity of the Office of the Chief State Epidemiologist; and creates efficiencies where opportunities occur. Coordinates the collection, organization, analysis, and preparation of materials in response to requests for program information and reports. Completes and monitors required administrative and performance reports, studies, and specialized projects; and recommends appropriate changes to programs

May serve as a lead worker providing direction to others. Ensures compliance with program policies and procedures, statutes, and rules; and takes corrective action(s) as needed. Provides advice and counsel by interpreting policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and standards related to the program. Performs and/or oversees studies and analyses of operations and the preparation of reports of findings and recommendations

Analyzes legislation to develop recommendations for policy in programmatic issues relating to the implementation, improvement, and/or expansion or reduction of program activities; and assists in responding to legislative and external inquiries and requests. Will assist with writing Texas Administrative Code and CDC grant requirements, reports, and documents

Performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location

Qualification

Scientific writingData analysisTechnical editingStatistical analysisProgram managementPolicy interpretationProblem-solvingLeadership

Required

Professional experience with scientific, academic, and/or high visibility documents or grants

At least two years of increasing responsibility in data collection, organization, analysis, and preparation of reports and scientific writing

Knowledge of: scientific/professional/grant writing and statistical analysis processes; research techniques; and program management processes and techniques

Skill in: identifying measures or indicators of program performance and the use of a computer and applicable software; performing data analyses using Excel; and reviewing and writing scientific and legal documents for public-facing state and national health audiences

Ability to: gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; devise solutions to problems; market programs; prepare reports; develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures; and serve as lead providing direction to others

Benefits

Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS)