Associate Medical Editor

About the organization

The American Cancer Society is dedicated to helping end cancer for everyone. Its workforce and 1.3 million volunteers contribute every day to a mission focused on serving communities through diverse perspectives and experiences. Joining this team is viewed as a purpose-driven role for people who want their work to make a meaningful impact.

Role overview

The Associate Medical Editor is responsible for creating, reviewing, and refining evidence-based cancer information for audiences with different literacy levels and informational needs. Content spans the full cancer journey, including risk reduction, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The role calls for meticulous attention to detail, strong follow-through, and a commitment to keeping medical information current, accurate, understandable, and practical. This position also serves as a clinical resource within the organization.

This is a fully remote opportunity and may be based anywhere in the United States.

What you will do

• Research, draft, revise, and update cancer education content so it stays aligned with the latest evidence, clinical guidance, the organization’s mission, and clear communication standards.
• Improve readability by applying health literacy principles, adult learning concepts, and health equity best practices.
• Use reporting data to manage assigned print-based patient education projects and coordinate with inventory teams and vendors.
• Protect editorial quality and consistency by following accessibility requirements, organizational messaging, policies, and internal procedures.
• Respond to selected constituent questions by supporting escalated cancer-related inquiries from the Cancer Helpline and Customer Experience teams.
• Act as a clinical consultant on mission-focused initiatives, partnerships, special projects, and content review requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
• Master’s degree in nursing is preferred.
• An active, unrestricted RN license is required.
• Oncology certification such as OCN or AOCN is preferred, or the candidate should be eligible to sit for the exam.
• At least 5 years of clinical oncology nursing experience is required.

Skills and knowledge

The ideal candidate should understand evidence-based oncology care across prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life issues. Experience should include cancer treatment administration, patient education, and management of treatment side effects. Strong capability is needed in literature searching, plain-language medical writing, AMA style, accessibility, health literacy, adult learning, and collaboration across teams. Familiarity with current oncology trends, public health issues, health policy, AI considerations, and SEO in content work is also important.

Travel and working conditions

• Some travel may be needed for team meetings, conferences, or training events.
• Work is generally carried out in a standard office setting.
• The job involves little to no physical exertion.
• There is little to no exposure to physical risk.

Compensation and benefits

The expected starting salary is between $85,000 and $90,000 annually. Final compensation will depend on relevant experience, skills, specialty, education, and geographic location, subject to non-discriminatory factors.

Employees are offered a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, medical coverage, dental coverage, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities. Additional benefits details are available through the organization’s careers resources.

Equal opportunity statement

The organization is an equal opportunity employer.