Lila Sciences

1 day ago

Contract, Technical Writer, Life Sciences

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Job Summary

Serve as a Life Sciences Technical Writer for a government-focused team, translating complex biology and translational research into clear, credible, decision-ready briefings, white papers, and executive reports. Partner with a Grants Manager to build technical proposal components for NIH, ARPA-H, DARPA BTO, and UK-funded initiatives. Maintain reusable, version-controlled technical content, apply LLMs to accelerate writing, and produce regulatory-ready documentation and visuals aligned to US/UK frameworks.

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)

Key Responsibilities

•Translate life sciences research into briefings, white papers, and executive-level reports tailored to government audiences.
•Partner with the Grants Manager to develop technical and scientific proposal components (e.g., technical narratives, specific aims, method descriptions, scientific appendices) for NIH, ARPA-H, DARPA BTO, and UK-funded initiatives.
•Build and maintain a repository of reusable, version-controlled technical content that can be adapted across proposals and programs.
•Use LLMs and other AI tools to accelerate drafting, editing, and summarization, and design lightweight automations to scale technical writing.
•Develop and maintain program documentation and regulatory-ready packages (e.g., SOPs, protocols, risk assessments, data management plans, biosafety summaries) with proper version control and traceability.

Key Requirements

•PhD in a life sciences discipline (e.g., molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, genomics, biomedical engineering) or closely related field.
•Demonstrated track record of grant writing success, including proposals that have been awarded.
•Experience translating complex scientific/technical content for non-technical audiences, ideally in a government, policy, or regulated environment.
•Scientific literacy to accurately represent researchers’ work, including nuances/limitations, and challenge imprecise or unsupported claims.
•Hands-on, habitual use of AI tools (LLMs or AI writing assistants) in professional workflows, including comfort building lightweight automation for writing/documentation tasks.

Experience:Life sciencesLife sciences researchGovernmentPolicyRegulated environment

Education:PhD / Doctorate in life sciences discipline (molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, genomics, biomedical engineering)

Skills:Written communicationOrganizational skillsScientific literacyQuality assuranceCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:LLMsAI writing assistantsAI toolsLightweight automation

Eligibility

Security Clearance:US security clearance

Company Brief

Lila Sciences

Develops AI-driven platforms to accelerate drug discovery and biological research by integrating machine learning with chemical and biological data to predict molecular properties, streamline candidate selection, and enable faster therapeutic development.

Industry: Biotech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Funding: Seed

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Lila Sciences

1 day ago

Contract, Technical Writer, Life Sciences

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)

Key Responsibilities

•Translate life sciences research into briefings, white papers, and executive-level reports tailored to government audiences.
•Partner with the Grants Manager to develop technical and scientific proposal components (e.g., technical narratives, specific aims, method descriptions, scientific appendices) for NIH, ARPA-H, DARPA BTO, and UK-funded initiatives.
•Build and maintain a repository of reusable, version-controlled technical content that can be adapted across proposals and programs.
•Use LLMs and other AI tools to accelerate drafting, editing, and summarization, and design lightweight automations to scale technical writing.
•Develop and maintain program documentation and regulatory-ready packages (e.g., SOPs, protocols, risk assessments, data management plans, biosafety summaries) with proper version control and traceability.

Key Requirements

•PhD in a life sciences discipline (e.g., molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, genomics, biomedical engineering) or closely related field.
•Demonstrated track record of grant writing success, including proposals that have been awarded.
•Experience translating complex scientific/technical content for non-technical audiences, ideally in a government, policy, or regulated environment.
•Scientific literacy to accurately represent researchers’ work, including nuances/limitations, and challenge imprecise or unsupported claims.
•Hands-on, habitual use of AI tools (LLMs or AI writing assistants) in professional workflows, including comfort building lightweight automation for writing/documentation tasks.

Experience:Life sciencesLife sciences researchGovernmentPolicyRegulated environment

Education:PhD / Doctorate in life sciences discipline (molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, neuroscience, genomics, biomedical engineering)

Skills:Written communicationOrganizational skillsScientific literacyQuality assuranceCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:LLMsAI writing assistantsAI toolsLightweight automation

Eligibility

Security Clearance:US security clearance

Company Brief

Lila Sciences

Industry: Biotech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Funding: Seed

Website LinkedIn