Writer

ICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our core values include Embracing Difference; we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of difference. @ ICF Next, we are fearless in finding new ways to solve problems, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to making a positive change in the world. Join our community of mission-driven creatives, communicators, strategists, and technologists to challenge the status quo. We’re currently hiring a Writer to support the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences’ Healthcare Delivery Research Program. Responsibilities: Create a range of accurate, compelling materials including fact sheets, web content, press releases, and reports. Transform technical subject matter into plain English in a compelling and engaging way. Create written summaries of conference proceedings and other materials, such as white papers. Prepare written summaries of grant applications and review documents. Summarize scientific literature for reports and publications. Communicate with scientific, program management and communications staff to gather information. Potentially attend scientific meetings or conferences to develop comprehensive summaries of discussions/presentations. Deliver products reflective of ICF and client standards. Minimum Qualifications: A minimum of six years of experience as a professional writer. A bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or equivalent experience in a related field Professional Skills: Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines. Experience working independently and with diverse teams, including researchers, editors, and communications staff. Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills. Excellent writing and substantive editing skills, with solid attention to detail. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with public health, cancer, or health equity communications. Please include a long-form writing sample with your application. Job Location: We are currently seeking candidates local to Rockville, MD. Working at ICF Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day. Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration, mutual respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth. We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy. COVID-19 Policy: New or prospective U.S. employees must provide proof of complete vaccination on the date of their commencement of employment. If selected for employment, you will provide proof of your full vaccination status, defined as vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA. Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about non-discrimination: EEO is the law and Pay Transparency Statement. Maryland Client Office (MD88)