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Boston Globe seeks biotech/pharma reporter

Boston Globe Media is looking for a biotech and pharma reporter for a new publication dedicated to covering the life sciences. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in science or medical journalism and experience covering the biotechnology sector or pharmaceutical industry for a daily news organization.

We’re looking for energetic  and enterprising beat reporters with a strong track record of generating good  ideas and turning them into compelling stories.  Candidates must be productive and versatile, skilled at both quick-turnaround daily news and deeply reported enterprise stories. Experience working with multi-media teams to come up with creative ways to package reporting would be a plus.

The new publication will cover innovation in Boston and beyond for a national audience. This is a start-up publication, so flexibility, team spirit and a willingness to innovate are essential. Also essential: Fidelity to bedrock journalistic values and a commitment to excellence.  The position is based in Boston.

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and up to eight clips.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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