Staff Writer

MedPage Today; New York (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented staff writer to join their dynamic team. This role involves writing engaging clinical news articles, promoting content on social media, and attending medical conferences for firsthand coverage. Ideal candidates will have experience in health journalism, a knack for storytelling, and the ability to connect with medical professionals. Join a collaborative culture that values innovation and empowers employees to make a meaningful impact in healthcare communication. If you're passionate about health news and eager to contribute to an influential platform, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Family Planning Support

Volunteer Time Off

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Qualifications

• A few years’ experience in health/medical journalism.
• Understanding of how to read clinical studies and health policy issues.

Responsibilities

• Write 4-6 clinical news stories a week.
• Identify important news in assigned medical specialties.
• Travel to cover medical meetings.

Skills

Health/Medical Journalism

Clinical Studies Analysis

Social Media Promotion

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or Related Field

Job description

Description

Position at Everyday Health - Professional

Everyday Health Group (EHG) is a recognized leader in patient and provider education and services attracting an engaged audience of over 74 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant information, data, and analytics. We empower healthcare providers, consumers and payers with trusted content and services delivered through Everyday Health Group’s world-class brands.

The Opportunity

MedPage Today has a stellar reputation as the go-to source for the latest clinical news. Healthcare professionals across the U.S. know they can count on us for accurate, detailed reporting on the latest science from medical journals as well as healthcare policy that will impact their practice. In addition to this, MedPage is becoming the home for voices across medicine with our growing Opinions section, and the work of our newly formed Enterprise & Investigative team shines a spotlight on other important issues for clinicians, helping them feel more engaged in their profession and providing a means to influence medicine’s trajectory.

MedPage Today is hiring a staff writer to write 4-6 clinical news articles a week, potentially in the areas of infectious disease and / or gastroenterology, though versatility across medical specialties is a plus. We’re looking for significant experience with medical news writing; a person who can actively promote their work and that of MedPage on social media; and a person who will follow their article comments with interest. This person will either have a solid network of contacts in a medical specialty, or will be adept at generating new contacts at academic medical centers to support their journalism.

The MedPage Today staff writer will travel to attend medical conferences in order to provide coverage in-person.

Key Responsibilities

• Write 4-6 clinical news stories a week and take assignments from various staff members
• Be able to identify the most important news in their assigned medical specialties; ones that will resonate with our healthcare professional audience
• Travel to cover medical meetings in assigned specialties
• Promote your work and that of MPT on social media, growing followers there and identifying leads for stories to cover yourself, or pass to our Enterprise & Investigative team
  
  

Job Qualifications

• A few years’ experience in health/medical journalism
• An understanding of how to read clinical studies
• An understanding of key health policy issues
  
  

Our Culture and Values

We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.

Life at Everyday Health

At Everyday Health Group, a division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.

Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, Flexible Spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Family Planning Support via Maven, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Fitness Reimbursement as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events. If you’re seeking a dynamic, flexible work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance, then Everyday Health is the place for you. Everyday Health Group has employees located in 40+ states as well as offices in NYC, Asheville, Boston, London, England and Mumbai, India. This position may be performed anywhere in the Eastern United States except within the City of New York or Westchester County.

Everyday Health Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.

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