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Associate Medical Editor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Active, unrestricted RN license
  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing (minimum required)
  • 5+ years in clinical oncology nursing practice
  • Oncology certification (OCN, AOCN, etc.) or eligibility for certification exam

Responsibilities

  • Develop, review, update, and edit cancer information to ensure currency, accuracy, understandability, and alignment with ACS guidelines and mission.
  • Improve readability of ACS medical content by applying adult learning, health equity, and health literacy best practices.
  • Lead and manage print-based patient education projects using data reports and coordinate with inventory teams and vendors while maintaining editorial integrity and accessibility standards.
  • Act as a clinical resource and consultant for mission priorities and content review requests, and provide support for constituent inquiries as needed.

About the company

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American Cancer Society

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The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the only organization improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. Learn more at cancer.org or by calling us at 1-800-227-2345.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryNon-profit Organizations
Company size5001 - 10000

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Job description

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better 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.

The Associate Medical Editor is a licensed oncology registered nurse, preferably with a master’s degree and oncology certification. The Associate Medical Editor performs literature searches, writes, reviews, and edits evidence-based cancer information tailored to multiple literacy levels and audience needs that covers the trajectory of care from risk and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life. This role requires great attention to detail and follow-up, ensuring cancer information is current, accurate, evidence-based, understandable, and actionable. Serves as a knowledgeable oncology clinician and patient care resource for the organization.

This position plays a key role in the creation of accurate, relevant, and timely medical content, which is critical to protecting organizational reputation, ensuring compliance, and reducing risk. 

*This is a remote position*

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

  • Develops, reviews, updates, and edits cancer information, ensuring all content reflects current and emerging evidence, is accurate and understandable, aligns with ACS and other clinical guidelines, and reflects the ACS mission. (75%) 

  • Analyzes and consistently improves readability of ACS medical content, regularly applying adult learning and health equity principles and health literacy best practices. (5%) 

  • Uses data reports to lead and manage assigned print-based patient education projects and serves as liaison with inventory teams and vendors. (5%) 

  • Maintains editorial integrity of content, applying and ensuring consistency with accessibility standards, applicable ACS messaging, guidelines, policies, and processes. (5%) 

  • Provides as-needed support for constituent-related requests, responding to cancer-related inquiries escalated from the Cancer Helpline (NCIC) and Customer Experience teams. (5%) 

  • Acts as consultant and collaborative, clinical resource for mission priorities, partnerships, and special projects and content review requests. (5%) 

 

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:  

  • Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree in nursing  

  • Preferred Degree: Master's Degree in nursing 

  • Required License(s): Active, unrestricted RN license 

  • Preferred Certification(s): Oncology certification (OCN, AOCN, etc.) or eligibility for exam 

  • Years of experience: 5+ years in clinical oncology nursing practice 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:  

  • Knowledge of clinical oncology and evidence-based medicine, including cancer risk, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, along with end-of-life issues. 

  • Clinical experience administering cancer treatments, providing verbal and written patient education, and directly managing the care and treatment side effects of people with cancer throughout the continuum of care, with an understanding of current and emerging therapies, clinical pathways, guidelines, and standards of care. 

  • Knowledge of current clinical oncology trends, health policy, and public health initiatives and issues.  

  • Ability to perform literature searches and apply findings to content development and review. 

  • Demonstrated ability to develop original patient education materials, communicating complex medical/scientific information in plain language, applying health literacy best practices, adult learning principles, health equity considerations, needs of special populations in content development and review.   

  • Working knowledge of AMA writing style and referencing standards. 

  • Knowledge of the issues and potential impacts of applying artificial intelligence (AI) and search engine optimization (SEO) in content work.  

  • Ability to complete assigned projects with attention to detail, adhering to ACS processes and timelines, and addressing follow-up needs for each project. 

  • Self-motivated, organized, creative, and able to manage, lead, and follow-up on multiple projects simultaneously.  

  • Ability to collaborate well across disciplines and interact/communicate professionally with internal and external partners.  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:  

  • Periodic travel may be required to attend team meetings and participate in conferences or training sessions that support organizational goals and objectives. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.  

  • No or very limited physical effort required.  

  • No or very limited exposure to physical risk. 

 

The starting rate is $75,000 to $85,000. 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.

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.

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