JOB SUMMARY

Develops, writes, and edits evidence-based, public-facing cancer information in multiple literacy levels and various formats for both professional and lay audiences. Addresses health equity by leading the development and/or adaptation of print- and web-based cancer information to address information gaps and unmet learning needs of special populations, and other projects that aim to enhance and improve existing cancer information.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads project teams and develops, edits, and reviews existing and new cancer-related content for the Society’s website, cancer.org, internal databases used by the Society’s National Cancer Information Center, ACS-supported websites, publications, and educational pamphlets; makes corrections, recommendations, and suggestions for clinical accuracy in existing content as appropriate.
• Uses available metrics to determine usage, effectiveness, and content gaps in cancer information.
• Develops new patient, caregiver, and public-facing resources for various target populations based on identified gaps that consider the intended audience’s characteristics, needs, and interests.
• Critically evaluates medical literature to assess relevance of findings for intended audiences.
• Uses reliable and valid readability formulas and assessment tools to review, revise, and develop cancer information to be understandable and actionable by various audiences [e.g., SMOG, Fry, Flesch, Reading Ease, Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), PE-MAT, CDC Clear Communication Index].
• Conforms and contributes to internal organizational style and inclusion guides, based on external trends, medical terminology, and commonly accepted standards of appropriate grammar, punctuation, and style for health literacy.
• Understands and applies AMA style and referencing standards.
• Maintains integrity of content to ensure consistency with ACS guidelines, policies, and philosophy; ensures accurate content that is current and balanced.
• Provides as-needed support for questions from National Cancer Information Center (NCIC).
• Provides medical expertise, review, and editing for other projects, as needed.