Health Content Writer/Editor

Arthritis Foundation

Atlanta, GA, United States2d ago

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Salary: $69K/yr
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Work style: Onsite
Level: Senior
Job type: Full-time
Experience: 5–7 yrs
Function: Marketing & Communications
Focus area: other
Posted: 2d ago

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About the role

Title	Health Content Writer/Editor
Classification	Grade 6 SS A \| Salary starting from $69,000.00/yr
Department	Home Office \| Marketing & Communications
FLSA Status	Full Time \| Exempt
Supervisor (title)	Sr. Writer & Editor
Location	Atlanta, GA

POSITION SUMMARY (Basic purpose or primary function of job)

The Health Content Writer/Editor is an experienced medical and health editor who serves as the Arthritis Foundation’s in-house authority on health and treatment content. The role is responsible for creating, updating and maintaining accurate, evidence-based and accessible health information for people living with arthritis, their families and caregivers. This role leads the medical and health content of Arthritis Today magazine, owns the Foundation’s Drug Guide (print and online), and leads proactive monitoring of the drug pipeline and arthritis-related medical news to keep Foundation content current and authoritative.

The Health Content Writer/Editor serves as a key editorial partner to the Science and Advocacy teams, translating research, scientific meeting coverage (e.g., the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting) and policy priorities into clear, engaging, patient-centered content. The role also supports the Foundation’s SEO/GEO (search engine and AI-answer optimization) content strategy for arthritis.org, producing and refreshing optimized health content and strengthening the Foundation’s medical review process so that content meets high standards for accuracy, credibility and health literacy.

This role operates with a high degree of independence and editorial judgment. The ideal candidate brings significant medical/health writing and editing experience, the ability to critically interpret clinical research and drug information, a working knowledge of digital and search best practices, and the confidence and collaboration skills needed to engage physicians, scientists and senior stakeholders as a peer, and to work effectively with scientists, medical experts, advocates and communications colleagues in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (Principal responsibilities or job duties)

Support the medical and health content of Arthritis Today magazine, including planning and assigning medical-related articles, working with freelance writers and medical experts, and editing for accuracy, clarity and health literacy.
Lead the annual update and production of the print Drug Guide and maintain the online Drug Guide on arthritis.org.
Proactively monitor the drug pipeline, FDA actions, research and arthritis-related medical news; flag significant developments and produce timely relevant content.
Partner with the Science team to translate research and scientific meeting coverage, such as the ACR annual meeting, into accessible content for patient audiences.
Collaborate with the Advocacy team to develop patient-facing content on policy and access-to-care issues.
Write, update and optimize health content for arthritis.org in support of the Foundation’s SEO/GEO (search and AI-answer optimization) content strategy.
Coordinate and strengthen the medical review process for health content, in partnership with the Science team and volunteer medical experts.
Ensure all health content is accurate, well sourced, written in plain language and consistent with AP Style and Foundation standards.
Serve as an editorial resource to colleagues across the Foundation on drug, treatment and medical-accuracy questions.
Use Foundation-approved AI tools responsibly and in accordance with the Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Policy.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Sr. Writer/Editor.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, life sciences, public health or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus a minimum of 5–7 years of professional medical/health writing and editing experience.
Demonstrated ability to interpret clinical research, drug labeling and FDA communications, and to translate complex medical information into clear, accurate content for consumer audiences.
Experience assigning and editing content from freelance writers and subject matter experts, including managing medical review.
Proven ability to work independently as an editorial authority on health content and to engage physicians, scientists and senior stakeholders with confidence.
Experience owning a recurring publication or reference product from planning through production.
Experience writing and optimizing web content using SEO best practices; familiarity with generative engine optimization (GEO) a plus.
Exceptional writing, editing and fact-checking skills; command of AP Style and familiarity with the AMA Manual of Style.
Knowledge of arthritis, rheumatology or other chronic disease areas, and medical writing certification (e.g., AMWA or BELS), a plus.
Ability to work collaboratively with interdependent teams to accomplish results.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple streams of work simultaneously, and setting and meeting deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience using generative AI tools responsibly a plus.
A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND TIME ALLOCATIONS

Arthritis Today Medical Content, Drug Guide (Print & Online) and Drug-Pipeline Monitoring	50%
Health Content Development and SEO/GEO Optimization for arthritis.org	20%
Science and Advocacy Content Support	15%
Medical Review Coordination, Fact-Checking and Editorial Standards	15%
Total	100%

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