Join Our Editorial Communications Talent Pipeline!

At Altarum, our Palladian Partners team works alongside federal health and public affairs clients to create clear, accurate, and compelling communications that inform audiences and support vital public health missions. We're building a pipeline of experienced writers and editors who could be a strong fit for future embedded communications opportunities supporting a military health facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Whether your strength is telling powerful stories or making sure every word that goes out the door is accurate and clear, we want to hear from you.

This posting isn't for one specific, currently open position. By applying, you're expressing interest in potential future opportunities as client and contract needs develop. Because these opportunities may depend on future business needs, contract awards, funding decisions, or client requirements, we may not have an immediate opening or a confirmed hiring timeline when you apply.

These future opportunities are expected to fall into two distinct tracks:

You'd become part of an embedded communications team working closely with public affairs leadership, medical professionals, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders at a military health facility. Depending on your area of expertise, your work would focus primarily on writing or on editing.

These positions would be onsite at the client site in Bethesda, Maryland, five days per week. Remote or hybrid work is not anticipated for these opportunities.

Responsibilities, assignment, and timing will depend on the specific opportunity. Depending on your track, you may:

At Altarum, you'll have the opportunity to bring your communications expertise to work that supports an important military health care mission. As part of Palladian Partners, you'll join a collaborative, mission-driven communications team that values excellent storytelling, editorial rigor, thoughtful client partnership, curiosity, adaptability, and high-quality work.

Whether your strength is uncovering and telling meaningful stories or ensuring that every published word is accurate, clear, and credible, your expertise can contribute to communications that inform audiences, recognize important work, and strengthen trust. Because at Altarum, it's more than work – it's a chance to bring your expertise to a team contributing to work that matters.

Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system.  We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results.  We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.  

Altarum is an equal opportunity employer that provides employment and opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.