Job Description

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 119 years, has helped innovators mine, assess, and apply that information to keep enterprises thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.

CAS is currently seeking a Scientific Content Engineer for our Content Operations team. This position will be located in Columbus, Ohio.

The scientific content engineer successfully, proficiently, and efficiently leverages standard business technology applications and programming languages to develop and maintain CAS knowledge-management systems. They demonstrate consistent expertise in data wrangling, data analysis, and domain knowledge to generate high-quality deliverables for CAS operations, services, and products. This position establishes and adapts data needs for emerging content areas and customer requests while demonstrating a customer-centric mindset.

Job Accountabilities:

The Scientific Content Engineer contributes expertise to an internal network of data wrangling, data analysis, and domain experts. Demonstrates innovation and expertise in applying scientific content understanding, policies, work habits, insights, and technologies to consistently achieve performance expectations for deliverables, accuracy. and timeliness. Demonstrates a customer-centric mindset and creates accurate deliverables for projects, products, and services efforts. Strong learning agility including ability to quickly learn, apply, and share knowledge of complex scientific , data, and technical concepts and policies and leverage approved technologies.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in science or a technology-related domain. Advanced degree and/or MBA preferred.
• 7-12 years of work experience in cheminformatics, bioinformatics, or scientific data engineering or other related background.
• Proficiency in workplace standard business technology applications, programming languages, and other technical software.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively collaborate, communicate, and share knowledge with peers with diverse backgrounds for role modeling, coaching, and mentoring.
• Recognizes opportunities for improvement and collaborates with colleagues to develop solutions that improve efficiency and accuracy and are cost effective.
• Strong learning agility including ability to quickly learn, apply, and share knowledge of complex scientific, data, and technical concepts and policies and leverage approved technologies.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize responsibilities and quickly recognizes and assesses competing priorities in order to communicate a strategy to ensure business needs are met.

CAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.