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5 months ago
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Antibodies.com is a young and innovative company that supplies high-quality protein research tools to life scientists. These tools enable researchers to analyse components of living cells at the molecular level which is essential for disease and therapeutics research.


We are a fast-growing company headquartered in Cambridge (UK), with regional hubs in the USA and Sweden, and are experiencing 100% YOY growth. This is an exciting time to join our team and help us achieve our mission of enabling researchers to discover more for less.

For further information, please visitwww.antibodies.com.


Do you have a science background and a flair for writing? If so, we would love to hear from you! We are looking for a talented scientific writer who can accurately and impactfully communicate our products and vision to life science researchers.


Key Responsibilities:


Research and Analysis

  • Understand and collate information from credible sources such as scientific publications.
  • Distil scientific information and make it accessible and relevant for our customer base.


Content Creation

  • Write clear, concise and compelling content aimed at our customer base of life scientists. Content can include webpages, blogs, flyers, newsletters and social media posts.
  • Ensuring all written content is original, free of plagiarism, and not AI-generated.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of writing and editing to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Maintain language, narrative and messaging that is consistent with existing content.
  • Revise content based on feedback.
  • Develop content ideas and outlines based on research and competitor analysis


SEO Optimisation

  • Incorporate relevant keywords into written content in a natural way
  • Determine keyword relevancy based on research using online tools, such as Google Keyword Planner, as well as base biological knowledge
  • Optimise headlines, meta-descriptions and other content for search engine discovery


Qualifications and Skills:

  • Life Science PhD.
  • Extensive scientific writing experience (5+ years)
  • Online profile showing previous scientific writing experience and/or authored scientific publications.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills and attention to detail.
  • Extensive experience working with different content formats and ability to adapt writing tone to match company voice.
  • Proficiency of SEO best practices.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.



Renumeration:


Competitive rates depending on experience.

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