Staff Writer on Biotechnology

WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries. WIRED reaches more than 30 million people each month through WIRED.com, our digital edition, the magazine, social media, and live events. WIRED Science is looking for a biotechnology beat reporter to help us explore the cutting edge of the life sciences. Our ideal candidate is curious and intellectually omnivorous, someone who can tackle the possibilities and complexities of such a vast beat in a way that’s attuned to the future, but not prone to hype. The Science Desk crafts engaging, scientifically rigorous stories for a readership that is smart and inquisitive, but not academic. We don’t just care about data, but about why it matters in the real world—in what ways could biotech approaches be applied to problems right now, and how might they help humanity counter the longer-term problems of a planet with a changing climate and a tendency to break out in pandemics?