SC51P2 Sci Content Engineer

CAS • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

CAS is seeking a Scientific Content Engineer for its Content Operations team, located at the CAS headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. CAS, the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, manages a large curated reservoir of scientific knowledge and helps innovators access and apply scientific information.

The Scientific Content Engineer contributes specialized expertise within a network of content management, data analysis, and domain experts. The role applies scientific knowledge, established policies, approved technologies, and best practices to deliver accurate, timely, high-quality content and data solutions. The position translates business and user needs into effective deliverables supporting projects, products, and services, and requires quickly acquiring, applying, and sharing complex scientific, technical, and operational knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or a technology-related domain.
• 2–5 years of work experience in cheminformatics, bioinformatics, scientific data engineering, scientific informatics, data science, or a related background.
• Proficiency in standard workplace business technology applications, programming languages, and other technical software.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to proactively collaborate, communicate, and share knowledge with peers from diverse backgrounds, including role modeling, coaching, and mentoring.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities and collaborate on cost-effective solutions that improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Ability to quickly learn, apply, and share complex scientific, data, and technical concepts and policies, and use approved technologies.
• Ability to manage time, prioritize responsibilities, assess competing priorities, and communicate a strategy to meet business needs.
• Ability to take ownership of work, navigate ambiguity, and deliver results in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and potential to take on increasing responsibility in project coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require the company’s work-authorization sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree and/or MBA.
• Experience gathering, documenting, or translating business, operational, or technical requirements.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira, user stories, process documentation, or related project delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with scientific, operational, business, and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and support implementation of solutions.
• Support development and refinement of evolving business priorities and operational and technical requirements, including documentation, workflows, user stories, and other project artifacts as appropriate.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects through analysis, documentation, testing, process improvement, and solution implementation.
• Take ownership of assigned work by proactively identifying risks, proposing solutions, and driving deliverables to completion.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, scalability, and customer experience, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Translate business and user needs into effective deliverables that support projects, products, and services.
• Share knowledge of complex scientific, technical, and operational concepts and policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level