Scientific Writer

**Job Family****:** Documentation / Technical Writing (DOC) **Travel Required****:** None **Clearance Required****:** Ability to Obtain Public Trust**What You Will Do:** We are looking for a Scientific Writer to support executive communications, scientific and technical writing, knowledge management, and leadership engagement activities for the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This is a full\-time position located in Bethesda, MD, with teleworking or remote eligibility. * Draft executive\-level communications, including emails, briefing materials, reports, correspondence, talking points, and NLM news items. * Develop presentations, speaker notes, scripts, briefing books, Q\&A documents, and other leadership communication materials. * Research, write, and edit scientific and technical content, including reports, policy papers, summaries, articles, speeches, and digital media products. * Conduct literature reviews and prepare concise summaries, reports, and presentations of scientific findings. * Develop and maintain SOPs, templates, style guides, toolkits, and other communications resources. * Manage and update knowledge management resources, including the NLM Office of the Director wiki and other content repositories. * Review, edit, and proofread documents to ensure scientific accuracy, quality, consistency, and completeness. * Support leadership communications, stakeholder engagement activities, working groups, and cross\-NLM initiatives. * Translate complex scientific and programmatic information into clear content for technical and non\-technical audiences. * Coordinate with leadership, subject matter experts, and internal stakeholders to develop and execute communication strategies. * Provide guidance and expertise on scientific, technical, and executive communications best practices. * Assist with training, coaching, and development of writing and editing resources for staff. **What You Will Need:** * Master’s Degree * Minimum of TWO (2\) years of experience in executive communications and/or strategic communications support. * Strong scientific and technical writing, editing, and proofreading skills. * Experience conducting literature reviews and synthesizing complex scientific information. * Experience preparing reports, presentations, briefing materials, and leadership communications. * Ability to translate technical and scientific information for non\-technical audiences. * Knowledge of content management, knowledge management, and document control best practices. * Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD “public trust”; candidates must receive approved adjudication prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred. **What Would Be Nice To Have:** * Experience supporting NIH, HHS, NLM, or other federal scientific organizations. * Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. * Ability to work independent