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Scientific Writing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 29+ scientific writing jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 11 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Washington University in St. Louis, and Rice University.

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Observational Research Manager

Amgen

RemoteUSA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$109k – $148k

Research Associate - Epidemiologist

18d

Syracuse University

RemoteUSA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Intern (m/f/d) Medical Affairs Hematology/Oncology

Amgen

HybridMunich, Germany

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Biochemistry

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines & Immunology

Merck

HybridMexico City, Mexico

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Genetics

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Principal Scientific Writer

Sanofi

HybridHyderabad, India

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Post Doctoral Scholar

Ohio State University

HybridColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Radiology

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Post Doctoral Scholar

Ohio State University

HybridColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$48k – $65k

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoc: Determining Main Belt and NEO Origins and Increasing Reliability of Asteroid Detections

18d

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

OnsitePasadena, USA

68 · Good9 day fortnight

Research Associate

12d

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Integrated Building Deployment and Analysis Group

1mo

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Researcher - Exercise Science

2mo

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Scholar

2mo

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Oncology

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pediatric Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

2mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

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Employers hiring for Scientific Writing on this page include George Washington University, Washington University in St. Louis, and Rice University. 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 31 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 generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 11 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Washington University in St. Louis, and Rice University.

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