Editor, Healthcare Dive
About The Position
Healthcare Dive is looking for ambitious, curious, and creative journalists to cover the healthcare sector, from insurers and hospitals to health IT. As an editor for Healthcare Dive, you will work closely with a team to identify, edit, and write daily stories and features that lead our stories on a range of topics, such as turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, as well as federal and state policies. This beat will allow journalists to delve into rapid digital transformation among providers, as well as impacts to the industry from cuts to federal healthcare programs. You will help elevate all types of stories, whether it's a breaking news brief or an in-depth analysis of trends, as well as assist in planning and executing big projects. You will also have the opportunity to write, cultivate sources, and pitch stories on your beat. This position reports to the senior managing editor.
Requirements
- A track record of editing, writing, and reporting.
- Proven time management skills, particularly on deadline.
- Ability to deftly edit various types of story formats, including but not limited to breaking news, short-form briefs and long-form trend stories.
- A team player who takes joy in workshopping subject lines, headlines, sentence structure and strategy with others.
- An aptitude for analyzing trends, data and issues for business leaders.
- 3 or more years of experience in journalism or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- A year or more experience covering the healthcare sector, health insurers, hospitals, digital health technology or other relevant life sciences industries.
- Excel at project management and collaborative projects.
- Interested in working on innovative storytelling formats or data visualization projects.
- Familiarity with publishing daily email newsletters.
- Know how to build relationships with important sources and report on complex subjects.
- Can prove a solid understanding of the economic forces at play in designated beats.
- Experience reading earnings reports and can spot information useful for executives.
- Worked with freelancers, sending assignments, editing their work and providing feedback.
Responsibilities
- Identify, edit, and write daily stories and features on the healthcare sector.
- Cover topics such as Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, AI use, and federal/state policies.
- Delve into digital transformation among providers and impacts from federal healthcare program cuts.
- Elevate all types of stories, from breaking news to in-depth trend analysis.
- Assist in planning and executing major projects.
- Write, cultivate sources, and pitch stories within the assigned beat.
- Edit various story formats, including breaking news, short-form briefs, and long-form trend stories.
- Analyze trends, data, and issues for business leaders.
- Work with freelancers, assigning work, editing, and providing feedback.
Benefits
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment.
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with a philanthropic organization.
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
- Time out: Open Vacation, plus 10 national holidays, and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
- Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount.
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more.
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs.
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
