Senior Associate Medical Editor - Remote

At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

Develops and edits medical and scientific information as part of a comprehensive public-facing cancer information delivery system. Serves as a knowledgeable clinician and oncology patient care resource to the organization.

Major Responsibilities

• Lead a team of associate medical editors
• Assists with prioritization, development, editing, and review of cancer-related informational content for the Society’s website www.cancer.org, internal databases used by the Society’s National Cancer Information Center (NCIC), ACS-supported websites, publications, promotional assets, and educational pamphlets.
• Critically evaluates medical literature to assess reliability and relevance of findings for a lay audience.
• Makes corrections, recommendations, and suggestions for editorial changes in existing content as appropriate.
• Ensures and maintains accurate content that is current and balanced.
• Performs original writing and editing of cancer information.
• Manages all aspects of print-based patient educational inventory and processes and serves as liaison with contracted inventory vendors. Assists in the development of new methods of educating the public about oncology issues.
• Maintains integrity of content to ensure consistency with ACS guidelines, policies, and philosophy.
• Provides as-needed support for questions from National Cancer Information Center (NCIC).
• Works with leadership at NCIC to identify learning needs of staff and to develop strategies to address needs and ongoing education.
• Acts as consultant and collaborative leader for mission priorities, partnerships, and special projects.
  
  

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and RN licensure required, master’s degree in nursing or related field highly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ clinical oncology nursing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; OCN or other oncology nursing certification highly preferred.
• Knowledge of current clinical oncology trends and issues.
• Knowledge of health literacy as a component of health equity, needs of special populations, and use of plain language in writing and communication.
  
  

Competencies/Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Commitment to patient education, health equity, and customer service; serves as a clinical oncology expert and voice of the cancer patient.
• Ability to perform extensive literature searches and apply evidence to practice.
• Ability to communicate medical/scientific information and responses to complex medical questions in plain language based on unique needs of different audiences.
• Excellent medical writing skills and computer/Internet literacy, with proficiency in editorial and analytical abilities.
• Working knowledge of AMA style and referencing standards, and other editorial styles as well as readability and health literacy issues; able to organize and write medical content for people at high school grade levels and lower. Ability to write easy to understand cancer-related information.
• Working knowledge of content management and project management systems.
• Adept in Microsoft Word, Excel and searching electronic databases.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to manage and track multiple projects simultaneously.
• Creative thinker.
• Excellent collaboration and leadership skills in team environment with physician medical editors, other medical professionals, support staff, translators, and.
• Experience interacting with internal stakeholders including integrative marketing, corporate communications, design, and user experience.
• Ability to work
• Fluency or proficiency in Spanish highly desired.
  
  

SPECIAL MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to work remotely at an in-home office for full work days.
• No or very limited physical effort required.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• Ability to travel occasionally when necessary.
  
  

The starting rate is $78,000 to $93,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

The American Cancer Society has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.