Science Writer - Hybrid Position

Science Writer

Wersquo;re looking for a great writer and storyteller who loves science and research communications and wants to join our talented content team at our growing university and academic health center. The qualified science writer should be comfortable creating content in various styles (print, online, social etc.) and adept at humanizing and distilling complex research and scholarship into accurate and consumer-focused content. The team member will contribute to media/PR work, print/online magazine content development and production, online blogs and infographics, social media posts, newsletters and project management, as needed.

Keys to success:

• Ability to interview highly accomplished researchers and faculty and have the appetite and curiosity to learn new fields of applied and basic science quickly
• Resourceful and proactive about mining for stories from our internal clients through regular outreach to scientific/ health/ engineering/ textiles/ architectural experts; attuned to external trends and topics that can act as fodder for articles
• Creative partner who is collaborative and can ideate interesting angles that will connect our research and scholarship with audiences from racially, culturally, socioeconomically and gender-diverse backgrounds
• Can work collaboratively with colleagues in the science-communications content team as well the larger marketing and communications team.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience writing about science for a general audience, or science journalism degree
• Experience that demonstrates an understanding of/ability to quickly learn and translate a broad range of biological sciences (cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology, neuroscience, etc.), as well as the fields within applied research, architecture, engineering and textile sciences
• Comfort with Word Press, Adobe Experience Manager or similar content management/publication systems

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.