Writer & Copy Editor, Production and Development
About the position
- Responsibilities
- Critically evaluates medical literature to assess reliability and relevance of findings for professional audiences.
- Writes, edits, and reviews cancer-related content for cancer.org and other digital platforms, publications, resources, toolkits, print materials, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Makes corrections, recommendations, and suggestions for editorial changes in existing professional content as appropriate.
- Ensures and maintains accurate professional content that is current and balanced.
- Performs original writing and editing of cancer information.
- Assists in the development of new methods of educating health professionals about oncology issues.
- Maintains integrity of content to ensure consistency with ACS guidelines, policies, philosophy, and strategic goals.
- Collaborates with leadership and the Production and Development team to identify learning needs of professionals and develop strategies to address needs and ongoing education.
- Writes for special projects, news articles, newsletters, columns, and/or other digital media.
- Requirements
- Master's degree required, PhD preferred, in health communications, behavioral health, public health, health sciences, implementation sciences, or related fields.
- Minimum of 3+ years' medical/professional writing experience.
- Ability to synthesize information from medical/scientific literature and communicate such information in plain language.
- Excellent medical writing skills and computer/Internet literacy, with proficiency in editorial and analytical abilities.
- Working knowledge of AMA and other editorial styles as well as readability and health literacy issues.
- Nice-to-haves
- Adult learning knowledge preferred.
- American Medical Writers Association certification preferred.
- Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
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