Strategic Health Policy Editor & Communications Lead

Center for Health Care Strategies; Hamilton Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Volunteer opportunities

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a mission-driven nonprofit policy center focused on Medicaid outcomes. We seek a Senior Communications Officer to lead editorial strategy, translate complex health policy into clear content, and guide publications from concept to production.

The role blends strategy with hands-on editing in a hybrid NJ-based office. The ideal candidate has strong editing and writing skills, experience shaping publications from concept through final production, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7-10 years of professional experience in journalism, editing, content strategy, or communications.
• Exceptional writing and substantive editing skills, including demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it clearly for busy professional audiences.
• Strong editorial judgment and an understanding of what makes content clear, useful, engaging, and actionable.
• Experience shaping publications and thought leadership content from concept through final production.
• Intellectual curiosity and demonstrated ability to quickly learn unfamiliar or technical subject matter.
• Meticulous attention to accuracy, detail, consistency, and quality.
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects and deadlines, exercise sound judgment around priorities, and build productive working relationships with program staff and external partners.
• Health policy experience is preferred but not required; an interest in learning health care policy topics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications strategy for assigned projects — working with program staff to identify audiences, develop communications approaches, and manage execution from launch through dissemination.
• Lead editorial development of a broad range of publications — such as briefs, case studies, explainers, and blog posts — to strengthen structure, narrative, clarity, and usefulness for intended audiences.
• Work closely with CHCS program staff to translate complex research, policy, and implementation approaches into clear and compelling content — including through effective storytelling — for professionals.
• Develop ideas for webinars, panels, and other opportunities to engage CHCS audiences, and help shape agendas, messaging, and promotional content.
• Contribute to CHCS’ organization-wide communications strategy, helping maintain high standards for quality, consistency, and audience relevance.
• Lead or contribute to special communications initiatives and proposal development as needed.

Skills

Exceptional writing and editing

Editorial judgment

Publication shaping

Ability to learn technical topics

Attention to accuracy

Project management

Health policy interest

Education

Bachelor’s degree

7-10 years experience in journalism/editing/communications

Advanced degrees in journalism/health policy (plus)

Job description

Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a mission-driven nonprofit policy center focused on Medicaid outcomes. We seek a Senior Communications Officer to lead editorial strategy, translate complex health policy into clear content, and guide publications from concept to production.

The role blends strategy with hands-on editing in a hybrid NJ-based office. The ideal candidate has strong editing and writing skills, experience shaping publications from concept through final production, and the