Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Part-Time Temporary Science and Medicine Advisor based out of our National Center office located in Dallas, TX.

This position can be home-based.

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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This position will work in the Office of Science, Medicine, and Health (OSMH) to provide technical and scientific input and support for AHA sponsorship-related grant activities.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide consultation, guidance, 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, marketing materials, and other public or professional-facing activities with health and science implications,
• Provide staff support to grant-related science advisory bodies and serve as liaison to AHA Councils and Science Committees.
• Work with the grant-related program team to develop and review content for professional, public, and community-facing products and ensure content is current and accurate.
• Provide leadership and guidance to effectively translate science specific to the sponsorship or grant to teams producing online and face-to-face educational programs, practice resources, and patient educational tools.
• Serve as grant-related science/clinical representative/spokesperson including engaging in science-science meetings with corporate relations and sponsors as needed.
• Maintain understanding of and adherence to the Office of Science, Medicine and Health’s processes and policies to successfully execute on role.
• Maintain current cardiovascular disease and stroke knowledge on the state of the science and practice in these fields to ensure that the content reviewed is current, accurate, and aligned with AHA science.
• Research, identify, and establish opportunities to enhance the AHA Office of Science, Medicine, and Health knowledge base through individual or assigned involvement in scientific meetings, review of literature, consultation with health care professionals, monitoring of legislation, and other public action.

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

• Bachelor's degree in health or related field with clinical and educational experience in cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, primary care, obesity science, or related fields, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical or research experience in cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, primary care, obesity science, or related fields.
• Superior writing & communication skills.
• Publication history in peer-reviewed journals, preferred.
• Ability to understand, translate, and summarize scientific literature to professional and lay audiences.
• 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 manage multiple, complex 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, approximately. 25% of the time.

Preferred Skills

• Five (5) years of clinical or research experience in cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, primary care, obesity science, or related fields.
• Master’s degree in health or related field with clinical and educational experience in cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, primary care, obesity science, or related fields, or equivalent work experience.
• Superior writing & communication skills.
• Knowledge of voluntary health organizations or nonprofit organizations.
• Experience in volunteer management.

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 salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs; eligibility for an incentive program is based on the type of position. 

• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

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