Technical Writer

Silver Spring, United States | Posted on 09/28/2026

• Combine writing and communication skills with detailed knowledge and understanding of epidemiological studies.
• Provide recommendations for presentation of the research findings and statistics from the analysis of ocular data.
• Confirm and validate with the Program Manager, Senior Data Scientist and the Epidemiologists the data set, format for data presentation, timeline(s) for analysis, review and quality control, and publication of results; etc.
• Present the requested information to the government for review and approval.
• Prepare and submit a monthly report of biostatistical activities including but not limited to: requestor information, organizational affiliation, team members’ work hour allocations for tasks and related meetings and activities, and financial reporting summary, .
• Identify and develop standard operational procedures (SOP) to support the team’s analytical processes for data management, data cleaning, and analysis. Assist with preparing a list of proposed SOPs for submission to the Government for review, concurrence, and setting of priorities. SOPs will be amended and/or expanded based on data management processes and lessons learned.
• Submit analytical findings according to documented and approved brief formats and presentation (face to face, video teleconference, phone, etc.). Review and confirm with the data requestor the format for briefings, change processes,etc. and submit the final draft to the Government for review and approval according to Government schedule.
• Develop a client-approved format for presenting lessons learned at the completion of each bio-statistical project. The Government will define the type of bio-statistical project and parameters for completion at the time the project is proposed and/or assigned.
• Support the Senior and mid-level Epidemiologists in the analysis of the trends, magnitude, and impact of ocular trauma, vision-threatening conditions, and other multi-sensory/scientific areas as needed, across the U.S. Military and Veteran population. This will include assessment of adverse effects on military job performance and military retention, and well as advanced analysis and modeling and working with other VCE and/or Defense Health Agency (DHA) J-9 teams, both internal and external.
• Must be able to produce a wide range of information, educational and promotional material, in addition to draft regulatory documents and provide the program manager with progress reports on project milestones at stated intervals during the project lifecycle.
• Develop, maintain, and document a process for designing and writing reports and publications based upon the epidemiological studies related to ocular, vision and/or clinical related data.
• Prepare clear and concise written reports, correspondence and professional papers for potential publication via submission to peer-reviewed journals and for presentation at vision health conferences.
• Prepare the final draft documents for publication, including study briefs, presentations, and submissions. Publications may include technical reports for dissemination within the DoD and VA medical community channels or professional papers for submission to peer-reviewed medical journals.
• Facilitate obtaining approval from relevant Government authorities for public distribution of reports and papers, including the DoD and VA Human Protection Offices and Public Affairs Offices.
• Develop a detailed project plan for assigned topics, including data sources, timeline, data access and data security requirements.
• Update the project plan every other month after the initial deliverable is submitted to reflect current content and modifications.
• Deliver to the Program Manager…