Manager, Scientific Visual Communication

About the role

We’re hiring a Manager, Scientific Visual Communication to help lead BioRender’s scientific visual communication function as a senior subject matter expert, people manager, and cross-functional partner. This is a role for someone who wants to shape how world-class scientific visual content gets made at scale.

Responsibilities

• Accelerate content production
• Ensure the BioRender library is effectively maintained as a world-class scientific visual repository
• Monitor for inaccuracies/errors, content overhauls to eliminate stylistic inconsistencies, resolve content UX issues, curated for different customer segments
• Find opportunities to accelerate and automate manual steps in the production process to be able to service more scientific communities and fields
• Lead innovative initiatives
• Partner closely with Product leadership to bring new products to market
• Broaden / deepen market reach through strategic content expansions
• Shape product direction
• Support cross-functional partners (e.g. Marketing/Branding) on visible initiatives where scientific communication quality dictates customer understanding, trust, or adoption
• People leadership
• Collaborate with founders and senior leadership to define priorities, turn into clear direction for teams and projects
• Coach team members toward stronger judgment, ownership, and capability over time
• Scale and grow yourself by delegating, coaching, and training the next generation of great visual science communicators

Requirements

• Strong experience in scientific communication, medical/scientific illustration, biomedical visualization, life science education, or a related field
• Deep judgment in scientific visual communication - not just correctness, but clarity, usefulness, and quality for the audience and context
• Operationally strong, with a track record of accomplishing challenging initiatives with clear ownership, timelines, and measurable outputs
• A thoughtful and evolving point of view on BioRender’s product, platform, and scientific communication standards
• Strong point of view on quality, with the ability to explain your reasoning and guide others toward better decisions
• Experience managing or leading people in a high-bar, collaborative environment
• Ability to operate as both a functional SME and a strong cross-functional partner
• Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and high-expectation work
• Strong curiosity about customers: how they work, what they need, where they struggle, and what good scientific communication helps them achieve
• Ability to build trust, maintain morale, and keep important work moving

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Medical Illustration, Biomedical Visualization, or a closely related program is a plus