Medical Writer, BC Centre on Substance Use

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88/Hr. - CAD $47.51/Hr.

The hours of work, including start and stop times, days off, work area and work site may be subject to change consistent with operations requirements and applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement and statutes. **Testing may be required. ***A criminal record check may be required

Do you love research, health sciences, and writing? Do you want to make meaningful change for people who use drugs? Do you spend time thinking about language and nuance? We’re seeking lovers of science, language, and social justice to join the medical writing team at the BC Centre on Substance Use. Come join us!

 

Working under the Director and/or Associate Director of Education and Clinical Activities and reporting to the Medical Writing Team Program Manager, the Medical Writer is a part of a team that is responsible for:

• coordinating, writing, and editing major clinical care guidance and associated products, as well as education materials
• acts as a resource to interdisciplinary project teams, committees, and working groups, including internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• navigates complex healthcare and social contexts with diplomacy and achieves project goals and deliverables through effective facilitation, communication and consensus building techniques

 

This is a Temporary Full Time opportunity until November 2027.

 

We offer a flexible schedule to support work life balance.

Leads research, writing and editing process on a variety of clinical and health research-related writing projects, including, but not limited to: clinical care guidelines; clinical practice tools; clinical education courses; education and training materials; evidence reviews; policy briefs; grant proposals, stewardship and progress reports; briefing notes; project summaries; and presentations. Projects and project teams may be local, provincial, national or international in scope. Develops project plans, tracks project progress using established methods (including workplans and project management software), and monitors and reports to the project lead and/or team on status and major issues/obstacles encountered in execution of clinical care guidance and education writing projects. Makes recommendations regarding any changes to project scope, including rationale for change, seeks approval and/or consensus from the project team, and proceeds as needed. Conducts literature reviews, identifies relevant research findings, and assesses quality of research findings using established methodologies. Interprets and summarizes research findings clearly and accurately, and in a format tailored for the intended audience. Executes clinical care guidance and education writing projects according to established methodologies, ensures successful and coordinated completion of projects, and ensures readiness of final product for dissemination and/or implementation. With support from the Director and/or Associate Director, Education and Clinical Activities and program manager, the Medical Writer assumes a high degree of responsibility for ensuring that final products are of high quality, accurate, and compliant with local, provincial and national standards of practice, professional codes of conduct, and relevant legislation (e.g., the Health Professions Act). Acts as a key resource and content expert to committee co-chairs, the project team, internal and external stakeholders, and the organization at large throughout lifespan of major clinical care guidance and education writing projects. Navigates complex healthcare and social contexts and conflicting perspectives that may exist or emerge when working with interdisciplinary committees/working groups with professionalism and diplomacy. Aids committee co-chairs and project team in collaborative decision-making through effective and respectful communication, facilitation, consensus-building techniques, development of decision-making aids or tools, and integration of committee and stakeholder feedback on written projects. Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the project team in order to ensure successful outcomes and cooperation. Manages several writing projects simultaneously, each involving a distinct scope of work and project teams. Balances competing priorities and shifts tasks as needed to ensure the timely and accurate completion of all writing projects. Provides work direction to students and other designated staff as required. Works collaboratively with appropriate stakeholders on design and knowledge translation materials. Provides grant writing and facilitation support as needed. Duties may include development, assembly and submission of large-scale grant funding proposals and related documents (e.g., letters, budgets, reference lists, appendices, curricula vitae) according to specific institutional guidelines.

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

 

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

 

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.