SC51P2 Sci Content Engineer

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 119 years, has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.

CAS is currently seeking a Scientific Content Engineer on our Content Operations team. This position will be located in our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

The Scientific Content Engineer contributes specialized expertise within a network of content management, data analysis, and domain experts.  Apply scientific knowledge, established policies, approved technologies, and best practices to deliver accurate, timely, and high-quality content and data solutions.  Demonstrates a customer-focused approach by translating business and user needs into effective deliverables that support projects, products, and services.  Exhibits strong learning agility through rapid acquisition, application, and sharing of complex scientific, technical, and operational knowledge.

Additional Accountabilities

• Collaborates with scientific, operational, business, and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and support implementation of solutions.
• Supports the development and refinement of evolving business priorities, operational, and technical requirements, including documentation, workflows, user stories, or other project artifacts as appropriate.
• Contributes to cross-functional projects through analysis, documentation, testing, process improvement, and solution implementation activities.
• Demonstrates ownership of assigned work by proactively identifying risks, proposing solutions, and driving deliverables to completion.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, scalability, and customer experience and collaborates with stakeholders to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in science or a technology-related domain. Advanced degree and/or MBA preferred.
• 2-5 years of work experience in cheminformatics, bioinformatics, scientific data engineering, scientific informatics, data science, or other related backgrounds.
• Proficiency in workplace standard business technology applications, programming languages, and other technical software.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively collaborate, communicate, and share knowledge with peers with diverse backgrounds for role modeling, coaching, and mentoring.
• Recognizes opportunities for improvement and collaborates with colleagues to develop solutions that improve efficiency and accuracy and are cost effective.
• Strong learning agility which includes the ability to quickly learn, apply, and share knowledge of complex scientific, data, and technical concepts and policies and leverage approved technologies.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize responsibilities as well as quickly recognize and assess competing priorities to communicate a strategy to ensure business needs are met.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of work, navigate ambiguity, and deliver results in a collaborative environment.
• Experience gathering, documenting, or translating business, operational, or technical requirements is preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira, user stories, process documentation, or related project delivery practices is preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated curiosity, adaptability, and potential to assume increasing responsibility in project coordination and stakeholder engagement activities.

Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future. EEO/Disabled/Veteran