Specialist, News & Editorial

Are you interested in making a world of difference in cancer care?

Cancer strikes more than 10 million people worldwide each year. As the leading medical society representing doctors who care for people with cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality care.

• →Research, write, edit, and update patient-facing content, as assigned, working with team leaders and organizational partners and volunteers.
• →Manage the content review process for their portfolio, which includes identifying potential expert reviewers from ASCO’s volunteer advisory committee, reaching out to reviewers and following up, and monitoring, tracking, and reporting on the status of all portfolio content.
• →Support development of press releases and patient-facing summaries for scientific abstracts from ASCO Meetings to highlight cancer advances to a variety of audiences.
• →Comply with contemporary journalistic standards, including accuracy, timeliness, readability, and search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, while also meeting internal deadlines and quality expectations.
• →Identify news stories that support content partnership needs and expectations, including with ACS, and stay aligned with external partners’ objectives and editorial calendars.
• →Demonstrate strong client service skills when working with external partners.
• →Support the management of ASCO’s volunteer advisory committee, including but not limited to developing and delivering communications, responding to questions, planning and participating in engagement sessions, and conducting surveys to gather input.
• →Participate in time-sensitive responses involving crisis communications or other fast-paced content management, such as patient-facing content related to pandemics, environmental disasters, international affairs, and ASCO Guidelines.
• →Contribute to ongoing team effort to maintain and enhance readability to ensure all of ASCO’s patient-facing resources and content are accessible to a broad audience.
• →Manage and engage with freelance writers and other vendors as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in communications, journalism, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience
• At least 4 to 5 years of experience writing in a healthcare, medical, or patient care/education environment
• Strong command of plain-language and patient-friendly styles of medical/science writing
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications required, including Word, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive

• Experience working with project and content management systems
• Experience in the nonprofit sector, a professional medical society, oncology, or other healthcare organizations
• Experience with using AI tools related to content development or operational efficiency

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey and receive information with all professional levels and diverse groups
• Ability to understand and simplify complex scientific content for general audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship-building skills
• Self-starter with a commitment to work within a fast-paced editorial team
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and multitask 
• Strong content management skills, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, and the ability to monitor, track, and report on status of content reviews
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to changing conditions

Must lift up to 25 lbs.

Extended periods seated or standing at a desk

High use of computer and other office technology equipment

1 to 5 days/year