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OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
How will you make an impact?
Join a team of digital content professionals dedicated to improving how scientists discover and engage with our products and solutions. As a Scientific Digital Content Writer, you will apply your scientific background and digital expertise to create clear, accurate, and high-performing content that supports our customers across the buyer journey.
In this role, you will contribute to content strategy and execution by developing and optimizing web content using SEO and AI-assisted methodologies. You will help ensure content is structured, discoverable, and aligned with user intent, while maintaining the highest standards of scientific accuracy and quality.
You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, incorporate subject matter expertise, and use performance insights to continuously improve content effectiveness. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and is motivated to learn and apply new tools and processes that drive efficiency and scale.
This is a full-time on-site position.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct keyword, topic, and intent research to identify opportunities to drive qualified traffic and engagement
- Develop, write, edit, and optimize scientific and marketing content for web and digital channels
- Apply SEO and AEO best practices to improve content discoverability and performance
- Evaluate existing content to identify duplication, gaps, and optimization opportunities; recommend and implement improvements
- Structure content using clear hierarchies, taxonomy, and internal linking to enhance user experience
- Participate in peer reviews and provide constructive feedback to support content quality and consistency
- Partner with SEO specialists, marketers, and digital teams to support aligned content strategies and initiatives
- Analyze content performance using analytics tools and apply insights to improve results
- Support the adoption of new content workflows, tools, and best practices to drive continuous improvement
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Education
- Bachelor's degree required. Biology or a related life sciences field preferred.
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in science is preferred
Experience
- 3+ years of experience in a life sciences field (e.g., research, R&D, marketing, technical support, or related)
- Experience writing scientific, technical, or marketing content for digital platforms preferred
- Experience working in a matrixed or global organization preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrated understanding of SEO and emerging AEO principles, with the ability to apply best practices
- Experience using analytics and SEO tools (e.g., Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, SEMrush or similar)
- Knowledge of content strategy fundamentals, including information architecture, taxonomy, and user experience
- Comfort using AI-enabled tools to enhance content creation, optimization, and workflow efficiency (no development required)
- Ability to evaluate and refine AI-assisted outputs to ensure scientific accuracy and content quality
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with attention to detail
- Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $75,000.00–$110,000.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Biology or related life sciences field
- 3+ years of experience in a life sciences field or related
- Experience writing scientific, technical, or marketing content
- Demonstrated understanding of SEO and AEO principles
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) with a strong company match and an employee stock purchase plan, which are viewed as meaningful components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Starting paid time off around three weeks, along with paid holidays, sick time, bereavement, volunteer time, and options to add more, is consistently highlighted as a strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus additional bonding time, together with adoption/fertility assistance and childcare benefits, provides robust family support.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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