Head of Science Storytelling & Narrative Innovation

WuXi AppTec Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WuXi AppTec invites an editorial leader to discover stories of science and medicine and shape how they are told for broad public audiences. You will guide deeply reported articles, documentary concepts, and innovative formats, collaborating with researchers, writers, and production teams.

You will write and edit across long-form and short-form content, develop narrative structures, oversee interviews, scripting, and production, and ensure accuracy, editorial quality, and brand integrity across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, film, life science, medicine or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in journalism, science/health media, documentary, editorial storytelling, science communications or related fields.
• Reporting or storytelling in science, medicine, biotechnology, or another technically complex field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify stories about science and medicine creation with potential to engage broad public audiences.
• Transform complex scientific subjects into accessible, engaging narratives.
• Lead editorial development from research and concept through interviewing, scripting and production.
• Personally write and edit articles, outlines, treatments, scripts, and interview guides.
• Develop narrative structure, pacing, and visual approaches that make stories substantive and human.
• Develop storytelling across video, digital, social, editorial and emerging formats.
• Apply emerging technologies to accelerate research, ideation, production and content adaptation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners while maintaining accuracy and brand integrity.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Interviewing

Writing & editing

Storytelling

Narrative development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field

Job description

WuXi AppTec invites an editorial leader to discover stories of science and medicine and shape how they are told for broad public audiences. You will guide deeply reported articles, documentary concepts, and innovative formats, collaborating with researchers, writers, and production teams.

You will write and edit across long-form and short-form content, develop narrative structures, oversee interviews, scripting, and production, and ensure accuracy, editorial quality, and brand integrity across