IHME Scientific Editor 3
UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
11842 (E S 10 SEIU 925 IHME Non Supv)
23294 (NE S 10 SEIU 925 IHME Non Supv)
CLASS SERIES CONCEPT
Within the Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME), support the development of scientific papers and publications, in fields such as but not limited to epidemiology, biostatistics, health survey methodology, health economics, demography and social determinants, as they relate to the global health metrics analysis, evaluation and hypothesis conducted at IHME.
BASIC FUNCTION
Create compelling technical and non-technical manuscript journals and publication materials for a diverse audience of IHME internal and external stakeholders.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Independently designs and defines the editorial standards for technical and non-technical manuscript journals and publication materials for IHME. Directly contributes to the dissemination of scientific analysis and hypothesis information in the field of population health metrics and evaluation.
TYPICAL WORK
Perform duties of an IHME Scientific Editor II;
Perform a broad range of publication functions, such as project management, publication medium selection, coordination of subject matter expert reviews, quality assurance, rewriting, copy editing, proofreading, and production;
Edit, proofread, and fact-check a wide variety of external and internal content to ensure clarity, accuracy, and effectiveness in language, graphics, and data presentation;
Independently write high-quality scientific articles for peer-reviewed journals, that translates complex scientific data into language appropriate for the topic and journal’s target audience
Apply subject matter expertise with IHME’s research audiences in order to summarize and present materials from peer-reviewed journal articles and other scientific outlets that feature IHME’s work;
Demonstrate expertise of IHME’s research, analytic concepts, results, policy reports and visualization tools that are central to our work, including epidemiology, biostatistics, survey methodology, health economics, demography, social determinants, and education;
Streamline paper development, implementing solutions for process improvements in manuscript creation and coordination;
Mentor junior staff on the publications and research teams, collaborators, and others on scientific writing and related skill development; and
Perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in English, Social Sciences, Health Science or related field and seven years of experience,
OR
Equivalent combination of education/experience.
CLASS SERVICE EXEMPTION
Research.
CLASS SPECIFICATION HISTORY
- New to SEIU 925 11-10-2020 per PERC Case No. 132072-E-19.
- Prior to 01-01-2021 this work in IHME was in professional staff job code 11484, Research Consultant (E S 10).