Associate Science & Medicine Advisor

Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.  Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

 

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Science and Medicine Advisor in our National Center office located in Dallas, TX (with location flexibility). 

 

In this role, you will provide technical and scientific input for American Heart Association sponsorship related grants activities. The position will work in the Office of Science, Medicine and Health team to fulfill the science support to the Food Is Medicine (FIM) initiative.

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

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Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, mentorship, and approval review on science/clinical aspects to grant-related program initiatives, including input on public and professional programs, patient and lay publications, corporate relations and marketing materials with health and science implications and other public or professional facing activities.
• Provide oversight, review, and guidance of clinically focused aspects of the research strategy occurring between patients, clinicians, and FIM practitioners.
• Work with grant-related program team to help develop and review content for professional, public, and community-facing products and ensure content is current and accurate.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to optimally translate science and guidelines specific to the sponsorship or grant to teams producing on-line and face-to-face educational programs, practice resources, and patient educational tools.
• Serve as grant-related science/clinical representative/spokesperson, as appropriate and as needed; engage in science-science meetings with corporate relations and sponsors.
• Maintain understanding of and adherence to the Office of Science, Medicine and Health’s processes and policies to successfully implement on role under the direction of the FIMI Executive Director, and in close consultation with the National Senior Director of Science and Medicine.
• Maintain current CVD, stroke, and nutrition knowledge on the state of the science and practice in these fields to assure that the content reviewed is current and accurate.
• Research, identify and establish opportunities to improve American Heart Association/ASA Office of Science knowledge base through individual or assigned involvement in scientific meetings, review of literature, consulting with clinical practitioners, and monitoring legislation or other public action.

Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related field required or clinical and educational experience in the cardiovascular, nutrition, or related fields.
• Minimum of five (5) years of academic, clinical, or research experience in the cardiovascular, nutrition or related fields.
• Outstanding writing & communication skills; publication history in peer reviewed journals, preferred.
• Ability to understand, integrate and summarize scientific literature.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with professional volunteers, staff, and the public as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously lead multiple, sophisticated projects in varying stages of development under time constraints.
• Proficient with standard office software packages, including basic knowledge of PC-based database applications and web browsers.
• Must be able to travel overnight approx. 25% of the time.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of voluntary health organizations or nonprofit organizations.
• Experience in volunteer management

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

 

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base