Updated July 2, 2026

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Scientific Writing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 29+ scientific writing jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and 9-day fortnights—full pay and a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and University of Manchester.

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Senior Director, Clinical and Translational Research

2mo

Omada Health

RemoteUSA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$233k - $305k

Senior Scientist - Advanced Bioeffects Research

OnsiteSan Antonio, USA

61 · Good9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Critical Minerals and Materials Extraction and Processing

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OnsiteOak Ridge, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Fellow - Protein Sciences

Genentech

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Associate Director, PV Scientist

Biogen

HybridCambridge, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$172k - $237k

Postdoctoral Research Associate

12d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Research Associate

28d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemical Biology (Biocatalysis)

29d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

10d

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Oncology

10d

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Molecular Microbiology

10d

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Research Scientist/Engineer 3

10d

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Research Scientist/Engineer 3

10d

University of Washington

HybridSeattle, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

13d

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Faculty Research Assistant/Research Associate: Wildfire Analytics

13d

Oregon State University

OnsiteCorvallis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Researcher - Soft Matter Physics

1mo

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Researcher - Exercise Science

1mo

Syracuse University

HybridSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Principal Scientist (Director) - Rheumatology Outcomes Research

13d

Merck

HybridRahway, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Research Engineer/Scientist

1mo

ServiceNow

OnsiteMontreal, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate, Maggirwar Lab

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

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Employers hiring for Scientific Writing on this page include George Washington University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and University of Manchester. Scientific Writing roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Scientific Writing is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Scientific Writing roles span the full seniority range — we list 30 open roles requiring Scientific Writing across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Scientific Writing hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Scientific Writing roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Scientific Writing candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Scientific Writing on current listings.

Scientific Writing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 29+ scientific writing jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and 9-day fortnights—full pay and a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and University of Manchester.

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