What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientific Reviewer position at Computercraft Corporation?
Computercraft is seeking a Scientific Reviewer to support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. NLM is the world’s largest biomedical and health research library and maintains a preeminent collection of biomedical literature and information resources. To make biomedical and life sciences literature accessible, NLM maintains PubMed, which includes MEDLINE (a bibliographic database with more than 31 million references) and PubMed Central (PMC, a full-text archive that includes articles from journals reviewed and selected by NLM).
In this role, you will work full-time evaluating the scientific and editorial quality of scholarly articles as part of the literature database support team.
This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring at least three days per week on site.
Job Responsibilities
The anticipated salary range for this position is $60,000–$75,000 annually. The starting salary within this range will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.
Computercraft offers an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, and disability and life insurance; a 401(k) plan with matching; paid leave starting at 128 hours/year for the first 3 years of employment; and 11 paid holidays. We also offer the opportunity for a positive work–life balance with a standard 40-hour work week and the chance to work alongside a team of highly accomplished professionals.
To learn about other Computercraft job opportunities, please visit the Careers section of our website: https://www.computercraft-usa.com/.
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In this role, you will work full-time evaluating the scientific and editorial quality of scholarly articles as part of the literature database support team.
This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring at least three days per week on site.
Job Responsibilities
- Reviewing scholarly articles to assess the scientific and editorial quality of applicant journals, documenting findings, and developing recommendations regarding suitability for inclusion in MEDLINE or PMC.
- Preparing written feedback for journal applicants that explains concerns and identifies areas for improvement.
- Triaging journal applications, verifying completeness and basic journal information, and corresponding with applicants to obtain clarification or missing information.
- Reviewing comments and evaluations prepared by other staff or consultants for factual accuracy, relevance, and supporting evidence.
- Contributing to the development and revision of policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for journal evaluation.
- Providing subject matter expertise on NLM journal selection policies in meetings with external stakeholders.
- Providing subject matter expertise on current biomedical research practices and best practices in scholarly publishing.
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biomedical science.
- Three (3) years of experience conducting biomedical research, including designing research studies and analyzing data.
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
- Experience with scholarly publishing, such as serving on an editorial board, peer reviewing manuscripts for scholarly journals, or publishing research as a first author.
The anticipated salary range for this position is $60,000–$75,000 annually. The starting salary within this range will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills.
Computercraft offers an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, and disability and life insurance; a 401(k) plan with matching; paid leave starting at 128 hours/year for the first 3 years of employment; and 11 paid holidays. We also offer the opportunity for a positive work–life balance with a standard 40-hour work week and the chance to work alongside a team of highly accomplished professionals.
To learn about other Computercraft job opportunities, please visit the Careers section of our website: https://www.computercraft-usa.com/.
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Salary : $60,000 - $75,000