Scientific Content Associate Director

Sacramento, CA (On-site)

$114K/yr – $190K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the scientific storytelling and content strategy at JAX, translating complex research into high-impact materials for donors, partners, and institutional audiences.

  • Drive editorial priorities and cross-organizational collaboration
  • Develop and oversee content across summaries, proposals, decks, and digital media
  • Elevate JAX's thought leadership through strategic messaging

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive Scientific Storytelling
  • Partner with scientists and research leaders to uncover and communicate groundbreaking discoveries.
  • Transform complex scientific concepts into compelling, audience-focused content.
  • Develop strategic messaging that supports philanthropy, research, education, philanthropy, partnerships, and institutional priorities.
  • Identify opportunities to elevate JAX's thought leadership and scientific reputation.
  • Drive Content Strategy
  • Lead Advance JAX's scientific content strategy, editorial priorities, and content governance.
  • Collaborate with leaders across External Affairs, Advancement, Marketing, Media Relations, and Strategic Partnerships.
  • Guide editorial planning and content prioritization to maximize impact.
  • Develop High-Impact Content

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in biology, genetics, biomedical sciences, life sciences, communications, or a related field.
  • Ph.D. a plus.
  • 6+ years of experience creating scientific, technical, or research-focused content with experience writing for donor, partner, policymaker and other audiences.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex science into clear, engaging, and accurate content.
  • Experience partnering directly with scientists, faculty, and research leaders.
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proven ability to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Experience in biomedical research, healthcare, life sciences, academic medicine, or a mission-driven research organization preferred.
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OVERVIEW• The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit biomedical research institution founded in 1929 in Bar Harbor, Maine.• Our mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.• We are a global team of nearly 3,000 people at 11 locations in Maine, Connecticut, California, Japan and China, and in remote locations around the world.• With a 2023 operating budget of $628M, JAX has substantial impact on our local communities.RESEARCH• With more than 60 faculty members, our diverse and multidisciplinary research programs include the National Cancer Institute-designated JAX Cancer Center, as well as coordinated research centers focused on addiction, aging, Alzheimer’s and dementias, genomics and computational biology, precision genetics and rare disease.• JAX has had a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center since 1983, and is one of only seven institutes in the United States that has received this designation for its contributions to basic cancer research.• Our researchers have made significant contributions to medical progress, including bone marrow and organ transplants, stem cell therapies and in vitro fertilization.EDUCATION• We offer comprehensive educational programs for scientists throughout their careers, from high school students and teachers, to researchers at all experience levels, and for clinical providers interested in incorporating genetics and genomics into their practices. RESOURCES• Over 2,400 organizations in 68 countries rely on over 13,000 strains of genetically-specialized JAX® Mice and research services in a wide range of therapeutic areas.• Our Mouse Genome Informatics database is the world’s source for information on mouse genetics and biology.

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