Development Writer (Science Communications)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; full-time onsite role.

Salary: $70,000–$94,000 per year.

Company

The hirify.global of MIT and Harvard is a biomedical research institute focused on understanding the biological roots of human disease and improving diagnostics and therapeutics.

What you will do

• Produce clear, accurate, compelling, and donor-centered copy that translates complex scientific concepts into accessible language.
• Draft gift acknowledgements and correspondence for senior development leaders, fundraisers, principal investigators, and other senior leaders.
• Prepare stewardship reports describing scientific progress and impact.
• Draft and edit biographies, invitations, post-event correspondence, and other materials for development activities.
• Track drafts, revisions, approvals, deadlines, and organized records across multiple assignments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, journalism, or life sciences.
• 4+ years of professional writing experience, preferably in development, nonprofit, higher education, or science communications.
• Exceptional written, expository, and verbal communication skills, with strong editorial judgment.
• Ability to conduct independent research, fact-check details, manage complex assignments, and work across multiple subject areas.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, collaboration, and confidentiality skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; ability to work under deadline pressure.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree.
• Copy editing and proofreading experience.
• Familiarity with the hirify.global’s research and the Boston biomedical ecosystem.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative Development Communications environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Paid holidays, winter closure, paid time off, parental and family care leave, and an employee assistance program.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter that is not AI-generated or AI-assisted.
• Provide writing samples and complete a writing evaluation test.