Job description

About the role

The American Cancer Society is seeking an Associate Medical Editor to help create and maintain trustworthy, evidence-based cancer information for a wide range of audiences. This fully remote position may be performed from anywhere in the United States.

The role centers on developing, reviewing, updating, and editing medical content that covers the full cancer care journey, from prevention and screening through diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The work requires strong clinical judgment, meticulous accuracy, and the ability to translate complex oncology information into clear, actionable language for people with different literacy levels.

This position is important to maintaining the quality, compliance, and credibility of organizational content, while also supporting patient education and related mission priorities.

Key responsibilities

Create, review, revise, and refresh cancer education content so it remains current, clinically sound, easy to understand, and aligned with organizational and medical guidelines.
Improve readability and accessibility using health literacy principles, adult learning concepts, and health equity considerations.
Use data reports to manage assigned print patient-education projects and coordinate with inventory teams and external vendors.
Protect editorial quality by applying accessibility rules, messaging standards, policies, and internal workflows consistently.
Support cancer-related questions escalated from helpline and customer experience channels when needed.
Act as a clinical resource and collaborator for mission work, partnerships, special initiatives, and content review requests.

Experience and 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 bring strong oncology expertise, confidence in evidence-based research, and the ability to write and edit patient-facing medical content in plain language. Familiarity with AMA style, literature review methods, clinical guidelines, public health issues, AI-related content concerns, and SEO considerations is also important. The role calls for strong organization, initiative, collaboration, and follow-through across multiple simultaneous projects.

Travel and work conditions

Periodic travel may be needed for team meetings, conferences, or training events that support organizational goals.
Work is typically done in a standard office-style environment.
Physical effort requirements are minimal.
Exposure to physical risk is minimal.

Compensation and benefits

The starting annual pay range for this role is $85,000 to $90,000. Final compensation may be adjusted based on relevant experience, skills, specialty, education, and location, subject to non-discriminatory factors.

Benefit offerings include paid time off, medical coverage, dental coverage, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.

Equal opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer.