Job Description

Title: Science Writer

Pay Rate: $30/hr

Job Type: ~3 month contract

Duration: May Aug 2025

Shift(s): Mon Fri, Day

24-40 hours/week

Location: Hybrid Palo Alto, CA 94305

Job Code: JPC- 11056 / 1408686

Tekberry is looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to work with our client, a world-class university and research center. As a full-time* W2 employee you will have access to health benefits. Benefits include health, dental, and vision (eligible on the 1st of the month following your start date).

Job Description:

The School of Medicine's Longevity and Healthy Aging Center is seeking a science writer to craft compelling and engaging written content working closely with the team. This is a hybrid position (onsite 2-3x a week).

Our ideal candidate has experience covering/writing on medicine/science/ health topics for news organizations (i.e., newspapers, magazine, public information offices, etc.) In addition they have demonstrated the ability to write strong and compelling news stories and magazine pieces on complex scientific topics. They are also familiar with medical databases and online tools (e.g., Medline). The right candidate has excellent proven journalism skills, a mastery of extracting information from presentations, papers and research reports and demonstrates an ability to ascertain what is newsworthy and interesting.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

• Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience, or a combination of education and related experience.
• Proven success in writing for publication in print, web, and other platforms.
• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and oral communication skills with proven ability to present, write, edit, and organize thoughts in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner.
• Ability to understand materials of moderate complexity and synthesize across multiple sources to produce materials for diverse audiences.
• Ability to change voice and writing style to fit a particular audience and purpose.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to interact effectively with a team.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple deadlines.
• Excellent time management skills.

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