Scientific Content Developer | Technical Writer III
TR/079108
Posted: 12/09/2025
- $51 - $55 per hour
- United States, Illinois, North Chicago
- Contract
Scientific Content Developer | Technical Writer III
Duration: 6-Month Contract
Location: Prefer On-Site (3 days/week in Lake County). Virtual is an option
Hourly Pay Rate: $51-55/hr (individual medical benefits available at a cost)
Team: Quantitative Medicine and Genomics
Role Overview:
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Scientific Content Developer for a 6-month contract to spearhead a critical R&D initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating a internal playbooks—a comprehensive guide that documents our cutting-edge scientific methodologies for advancing complex R&D programs. This role is essential for capturing and codifying institutional knowledge, ensuring that our innovative approaches can be scaled and applied consistently across our scientific teams to accelerate the delivery of new medicines to patients.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
Preferred "Nice-to-Have" Skills:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Duration: 6-Month Contract
Location: Prefer On-Site (3 days/week in Lake County). Virtual is an option
Hourly Pay Rate: $51-55/hr (individual medical benefits available at a cost)
Team: Quantitative Medicine and Genomics
Role Overview:
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Scientific Content Developer for a 6-month contract to spearhead a critical R&D initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating a internal playbooks—a comprehensive guide that documents our cutting-edge scientific methodologies for advancing complex R&D programs. This role is essential for capturing and codifying institutional knowledge, ensuring that our innovative approaches can be scaled and applied consistently across our scientific teams to accelerate the delivery of new medicines to patients.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
- Collaborate closely with subject matter experts across diverse R&D functions, including wet lab biology, computational biology, clinical development, and safety assessment.
- Conduct structured interviews with our scientists and project teams to deeply understand and document their established processes and key decision-making frameworks.
- Synthesize complex information from a variety of sources, including internal presentations, research documents, and scientific literature, into clear and accessible content.
- Author well-structured, concise, and actionable content that serves as a practical guide for scientific teams.
- Organize the playbook into a logical, user-friendly format that is easy for scientists to navigate and apply to their own projects.
- (Preferred) Design and build the playbook as a dynamic, "living resource" on a digital platform such as SharePoint or Confluence to allow for easy updates and integration of supporting materials.
- Manage your project timeline effectively to ensure the timely delivery of content "chapters" and incorporate feedback from scientific reviewers.
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in a life science discipline.
- 5 years experience in technical writing, medical writing, or a similar scientific communications role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex scientific concepts and processes into clear, well-structured documentation for a scientific audience.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a keen eye for detail, consistency, and accuracy.
- Broad understanding of the biopharma research and development process, from early discovery through clinical development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interview subject matter experts, build rapport, and facilitate productive conversations.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently, with good project management skills to manage competing priorities.
Preferred "Nice-to-Have" Skills:
- Demonstrated experience creating and managing content on a digital collaboration platform (e.g., SharePoint, Confluence, or similar wiki-based systems).
- Familiarity with therapeutic development in immunology.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Rachael Jalbuena
Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment