Creative, Science, and Research Content Development Position

Company Overview

Founded in 2024, Systema Health is a fast-growing, self-funded, and cash-positive startup. We are on a mission to change healthcare by tackling the epidemic of chronic illness in a capacity never attempted before. We help our clients achieve long-lasting remission through immersive science education, community support, and Systems-based Health Coaching (SHC). The model emphasizes strategic, patient-driven, and patient-empowered actions based in the fields of systems thinking, human potential and neuroscience (specifically neuroplasticity)

Systema Health is a further and enhanced evolution from our previous company called IBDCoach - please take a look at the website (www.ibd.coach) and extensive blog (www.ibd.coach/blog). Additionally we have pre-launched Systema IBD to a small and select group of individuals and more information can be viewed here: www.andrewkornfeld.com/systema-ibd/. Our initial results from dozens of clients diagnosed with IBD are incredible and humbling: significant reduction in symptoms and disease activity, inflammatory markers down, life-long friendships formed, and lives changed for the better. Our goal is to radically improve outcomes for both IBD and other chronic health conditions worldwide.

Role Overview

We are seeking a creative, smart, and hardworking individual to join our team part-time in our Creative, Science, and Research Content Development Contract Position. In this position, you will work closely with our content our team in creating aesthetically attractive scientific content related to chronic health conditions to empower people around the world to understand their condition and achieve optimal health and well-being. Your primary role will be developing and producing content for Systema Core, our foundational curriculum, and Systema IBD for our Experiential Learning Platform which includes a written science- and evidence-based textbook, interactive modules, slides, and video content. 

Responsibilities

• Conduct scholarly research and literature reviews with academic databases like PubMed
• Incorporate appropriately cited facts into Systema Core Curriculum
• Use creative skills and artistic talent to create attractive slide presentations
• Collaborate with the Systema Health team to build, design, and develop the curriculum
• Generate additional educational tools and resources, such as interactive handouts or videos, for Systema’s online Experiential Learning Platform

Requirements

An ideal candidate demonstrates a blended skill set of strong graphic design skills, understanding of human biology, creativity, written communication, and deep empathy and care for others. In addition, they possess: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in biology, physiology, neuroscience, nutrition, health sciences, or other related fields OR relevant science writing experience in biology, health sciences, or related fields
• Experience with reading & critically analyzing scientific literature, conducting literature reviews, and citing sources using a citation software tool such as EndNote or Zotero
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or with developing scientific diagrams in other graphic design software
• Eye for design and user experience
• Fluency in Google word processing, and slides software and collaboration tools
• Passion for health science topics (e.g. digestive health, the microbiome, the immune system, neuroscience, psychology, nutrition)
• An ability to work independently and keep up with a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Growth mindset and an eagerness to learn and improve on skills

Bonus points if you have: 

• Personal experience or exposure to living with a chronic health condition such as IBD, IBS, or inflammatory conditions. 
• Experience with teaching, mentoring, or curriculum design
• Experience building and managing WordPress-based websites. 
• Experience with video editing
• Can help us with social medial (primarily IG) 

Benefits

Hourly compensation is competitive and negotiable to reflect experience and work samples. The candidate selected for the position may have an opportunity to join our growing team as a full-time employee in the future.

Other perks: 

• Work with a talented team on a powerful mission
• Fully remote work / work from home / flexible hours
• Potential to participate in scholarly research and present our findings at research conferences across the country
• Competitive compensation

We receive many applications. If you submit a generic cover letter and clearly have not researched our company, your application will not be considered.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The prevalence of IBD and chronic health conditions is increasing worldwide every single year. This is your opportunity to drastically change lives, and get paid doing it!