Content Editor and Corporate Writer

STICA STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies is seeking two Content Editor and Corporate Writers to ensure marketing communications meet high editorial quality and scientific accuracy. You will edit content across channels, collaborate with scientists, writers, and marketers, and help shape STEMCELL’s brand voice and messaging.

Ideal candidates have a life sciences degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, exceptional English, and strong editorial judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in life sciences with 6–10 years, Master's with 4–8, or PhD with 2–5 years.
• Proven experience editing and writing content for scientific audiences.
• Excellent command of English: grammar, style, usage, voice and tone.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to tailor content for diverse audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to collaborate with writers, scientists, and marketers.
• Attention to detail; manage multiple assignments while maintaining high quality.

Responsibilities

• Edit and refine customer-facing marketing content to align with STEMCELL's standards, strategy, and brand.
• Ensure scientific and linguistic quality of marketing content for accuracy and clarity.
• Provide editorial feedback and coaching to writers across the organization.
• Write and edit corporate content (articles, press releases, advertisements, emails, website content) and contribute to content quality and management.

Skills

Scientific writing

Editing

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Master's degree preferred

PhD with experience

Job description

STEMCELL Technologies is looking for two Content Editor and Corporate Writers to help ensure our customer-facing marketing communications and collateral meet high standards for scientific accuracy and editorial quality. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Scientific Communications, you will edit a wide range of scientific and marketing content, ensuring that messaging is clear, engaging, and aligned with STEMCELL's brand voice, editorial standards, and marketing objectives. In this role, you will work closely with writers, marketers, scientists, and other subject matter experts to strengthen content and help communicate complex scientific concepts effectively to scientific audiences. You may also contribute to corporate writing projects and/or support initiatives related to the curation, quality control, and management of marketing content. Success in this role requires scientific fluency, exceptional command of the English language, strong editorial judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively with writers and stakeholders across the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

Edit and refine customer-facing marketing content to ensure copy and messaging are clear, engaging, easy to follow, and aligned with STEMCELL's editorial standards, marketing strategy, and brand across different audiences and channels.

Help ensure the scientific and linguistic quality of marketing content produced by STEMCELL, reviewing materials for scientific accuracy, clarity, consistency, grammar, and style.

Provide constructive editorial feedback and coaching to writers across the organization, helping them strengthen their writing and effectively apply STEMCELL's brand voice and messaging style guidelines.

Write and edit corporate (non-product‑specific) content, such as articles, press releases, advertisements, flyers, emails, website content, and other marketing communications, and contribute to projects related to content quality, curation, and management.

Knowledge and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a life science‑related or biomedical sciences discipline with 6 - 10 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 4 - 8 years of relevant experience; or PhD with 2 - 5 years of relevant experience. Master’s degree or higher is preferred.

Proven experience editing and writing content for scientific audiences, with the ability to understand and clearly communicate complex concepts.

Exceptional command of the English language, including grammar, syntax, style, and usage, with strong editorial judgment and a well‑developed sense of voice, tone, messaging, and audience.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide constructive editorial feedback and collaborate effectively with writers, scientists, marketers, and other stakeholders.

Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities while maintaining consistently high standards for quality and accuracy.

Ability to understand communication and marketing objectives and apply sound judgment when shaping content for different audiences, formats, and channels.

Company Overview

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver‑based biotechnology company that helps power leading‑edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services.

Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada. This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science‑oriented, creative, and dynamic environment.

Benefits and Compensation

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

The annual salary for this job ranges from: $81,700.00 - $122,500.00. STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job‑related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.

Equal Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are.

We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging.

STEMCELL enforces a zero‑tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job‑related factors.

We all begin our lives curious about the world around us, the way it works and our place in it. At STEMCELL Technologies, we never lose that curiosity. It inspires and motivates us to discover and innovate. It drives us to develop technologies, create products, and offer services that will help scientists around the world do research that progresses scientific knowledge and supports breakthroughs. In the field of biotechnology, there is no better company in which to find inspiration, fulfill your potential and define your success with like‑minded people. We specialize in the development of specialty cell culture media and cell isolation systems. Our products are used to drive the fields of stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research forward. We are Scientists Helping Scientists.