Research Coordinator - Health Sciences

Overview

We are seeking a driven and meticulous Research & Publication Coordinator specializing in Health Sciences to assist with academic research writing, preparation of scientific manuscripts, coordinating publications, and handling journal submissions. This role involves collaborating with researchers, faculty, healthcare experts, postgraduate scholars, and academics to produce and publish high-caliber research papers in respected peer-reviewed national and international journals.

Key Responsibilities

• Compose, edit, review, and properly format scientific manuscripts across disciplines such as Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Medicine, Allied Health, and related fields.
• Support researchers in preparing various academic documents including original research articles, review articles, systematic and narrative reviews, case reports, research proposals, protocols, thesis or dissertation manuscripts, abstracts, conference papers, and book chapters.
• Enhance manuscript sections including title, abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, recommendations, and limitations.
• Interpret research data and statistical findings for accurate scientific reporting.
• Conduct thorough scientific editing, proofreading, language refinement, and manuscript restructuring as needed.
• Ensure manuscripts comply with specific journal formatting and author guidelines.
• Manage reference lists using citation styles such as Vancouver, APA, Harvard, and other journal-specific requirements.
• Perform literature searches utilizing academic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.
• Select appropriate journals based on manuscript topic, scope, indexing criteria, and publication goals.
• Review journal policies, author requirements, and submission checklists carefully.
• Coordinate manuscript submissions through platforms like Editorial Manager, ScholarOne Manuscripts, Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and others.
• Prepare necessary submission documents, including cover letters, title pages, author contributions, conflict of interest statements, funding acknowledgements, ethical approvals, consent forms, data availability declarations, and graphical abstracts.
• Liaise with authors regarding missing documents, manuscript corrections, and approvals.
• Track the status of manuscripts throughout submission, peer review, revisions, acceptance, and publication.
• Help authors draft responses to reviewer comments and revise manuscripts accordingly.
• Maintain organized records of manuscripts, journals, submission dates, revision deadlines, acceptance decisions, and publication statuses.
• Ensure adherence to ethical publication practices such as proper citation, authorship integrity, originality, and accurate research reporting.
• Comply with reporting standards such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, and other relevant guidelines.
• Coordinate communications among authors, editors, journals, and publication teams while safeguarding confidentiality of sensitive data and manuscripts.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences or related fields such as B.Sc. Nursing, MPH, B.Pharm, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Clinical Research, Medical Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Psychology, Epidemiology, Biomedical Sciences or similar disciplines.
• Ph.D. degree or doctoral candidate status in Health Sciences or allied areas preferred.
• Formal certifications or training in Research Methodology, Scientific/Medical Writing, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Systematic Reviews, Meta-analysis, or Publication Ethics highly desirable.
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience in scientific writing, medical or academic research writing, manuscript preparation, thesis support, journal submission coordination, academic editing, or research project management. Fresh postgraduate candidates with strong scientific writing and research capabilities will be considered.

Skills and Competencies

• Exceptional proficiency in scientific and academic writing in English.
• Solid understanding of health sciences research methodologies and research design types (experimental, observational, cohort, case-control, randomized controlled trials, etc.).
• Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research methods alongside basic biostatistics and statistical data interpretation.
• Strong ability to conduct literature searches on PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science.
• Experience with referencing styles including Vancouver, APA, Harvard; familiarity with citation management tools like Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
• Awareness of journal indexing systems such as Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, DOAJ, and UGC-CARE.
• Understanding of publication ethics including plagiarism, citation norms, authorship standards, and ethical implications of AI-assisted research tools.
• Highly skilled in editing, proofreading, and manuscript restructuring.
• Competent in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent manuscript projects and deadlines effectively.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills with attention to detail and accuracy to follow journal-specific instructions.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in nursing and public health research preferred.
• Familiarity with research proposal and protocol development and designing questionnaires and research instruments.
• Knowledge of SPSS software and statistical data interpretation.
• Expertise in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
• Hands-on experience with manuscript submission protocols, revision processes, reviewer response preparation, and publication tracking.

Performance Metrics

• Quality and scientific correctness of manuscripts produced.
• Compliance with journal formatting and referencing standards.
• Timely delivery of assignments and successful management of journal submissions.
• Accuracy in tracking publication records and thorough documentation.
• Professionalism in communication with authors and researchers.
• Adherence to research and publication ethical standards.