Grant Editor & Coordinator, Surgery Research

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Research environment

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is seeking a Grant Coordinator/Editor to join the Editorial and Grant Services team in New York, NY. You will support the full lifecycle of sponsored research and academic publishing, coordinating grant applications and editing manuscripts for faculty across departments.

The role emphasizes grant management, proposal development, and collaboration with PIs and stakeholders to advance MSK’s research mission. Hybrid schedule with standard business hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of grant management experience.
• Experience coordinating and submitting complex grant applications.
• Medical or scientific editing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end grant activity for established PIs, including proposal prep and editorial support.
• Identify funding opportunities and match with applicants; ensure timely submission.
• Coordinate, edit, and submit federal, foundation, and internal MSK grant applications and progress reports.
• Assist with execution and coordination of industry contracts.
• Edit and submit manuscripts, journal articles, abstracts, and related scholarly correspondence.
• Coordinate final review and submission of sponsored research materials for compliance with funding agency and institutional guidelines.
• Interpret funding requirements with faculty and support proposal development activities.
• Provide logistical and editorial support for research conference planning.

Skills

Grant management

NIH/DoD grants

Editing

Project management

Scientific editing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is seeking a Grant Coordinator/Editor to join the Editorial and Grant Services team in New York, NY. You will support the full lifecycle of sponsored research and academic publishing, coordinating grant applications and editing manuscripts for faculty across departments.

The role emphasizes grant management, proposal development, and collaboration with PIs and stakeholders to advance MSK’s research mission. Hybrid schedule with standard business hours.