Summary

Lifespan is building the world’s leading health and longevity media platform. We seek an exceptional Science Writer to join our team and work directly with our founder, Professor David Sinclair, A.O., Ph.D., a scientist at Harvard Medical School and global leader in the aging and longevity field. This role is a unique opportunity to work directly with Dr. Sinclair at the intersection of health, science, and global media, and offers world-class experience, professional growth, and impact that will benefit the health of millions of people around the world. Lifespan’s mission is to help everyone live their longest, healthiest life.

Platform Highlights

• Over 1 million copies of Lifespan, a New York Times bestseller, in global circulation across 40 languages

• #1 Health & Fitness show on Apple; over 18 million views; 4.9/5 rating from 10,000+ reviews

• Over 150 million impressions and 2 million followers across platforms

• Explore our work on http://lifespan.com, YouTube, Instagram, and X

Primary Responsibilities

• Long-Form & Short-Form Writing: Research, write, and edit engaging health and science content for the Lifespan Magazine and media platform for a general audience, including feature articles, breaking news, interviews, and other content about longevity, health, biotech, and related topics

• Multi-Platform Content Development: Create health and science content in multiple formats, including magazine articles, website articles, and newsletters

• Editorial Operations: Support editorial planning, content calendars, source organization, citation management, and publication workflows across the magazine and media platform

Minimum Qualifications

• Science Writing Skills & Portfolio: Demonstrating exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, research, and communication skills across long-form and short-form content

• Interest & Passion: For health and longevity science, and their applicability.

• Research & Editorial Skills: Proficiency with research, fact-checking, source evaluation, citation management, and editorial workflows

• Productivity Tools: Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and AI tools

• Growth Mindset: Interest in evolving with a growing organization with opportunity for creativity, leadership, and impact; highly motivated and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Experience: 2 to 10+ years experience in health, science, medical, or related writing, journalism, editing, and content development

• Advanced Scientific Training: Ph.D., M.D., Master’s degree, or equivalent advanced training in biology, medicine, health sciences, public health, or a related field

• Formal Writing Training: Training in writing, journalism, science communication, narrative medicine, creative nonfiction, communications, or a related discipline

• Longevity & Health Experience: Demonstrated knowledge of longevity science, the biology of aging, preventive health, nutrition, exercise science, and related disciplines

• Science Writing & Journalism Experience: Demonstrated experience writing, editing, or reporting for science, health, biotechnology, medical, or mainstream media publications

About Professor Sinclair

David A. Sinclair, A.O., Ph.D. is considered one of the world’s most influential scientists and a leading figure in the study of human longevity. He is a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Founder of Lifespan. Professor Sinclair’s pioneering work in genetics and aging biology has fundamentally shaped the world’s understanding of mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. In 2020, the Sinclair Lab reported successful use of cellular reprogramming to safely reverse aging in mammals, which they showed could cure blindness in animal models.

Professor Sinclair served as Founding Director of the Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School from 2005 – 2023 and has published 202 peer-reviewed scientific articles that have been cited over 110,000 times. He is the inventor on more than 50 patents and has co-founded over a dozen successful companies including MetroBiotech, EdenRoc Sciences, and Life Biosciences. Professor Sinclair is the New York Times bestselling author of Lifespan: Why We Age-And Why We Don’t Have To, with over 1 million copies in global circulation across 38 languages, and the host of Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair, a #1 show on Apple that provides health and science education.

Among over 35 career awards, Professor Sinclair has been recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In The World, one of TIME’s 50 Most Influential People In Health Care, received the Pioneer Award from the Director of the NIH, The Noble Genius Prize from The World Forum, and was appointed by Queen Elizabeth’s representative as Officer of the Order of Australia (A.O.) for “distinguished service to medical research into the biology of ageing and lifespan extension, as a geneticist and academic, to biosecurity initiatives, and as an advocate for the study of science.”

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications

• World-class professional growth and career & network development in a mission-driven environment