Lead Web Content Editor; Science​/Health

Lead Web Content Editor Wanted at Renowned Science Foundation

Salary range: $135,000 to $155,000 per year

Are You the Missing Piece?

Calling digital editorial powerhouses, healthcare content strategists, and science-focused storytellers who love a good website transformation! What if you could take the editorial reins of a high-profile nonprofit’s digital front door, help build an entirely new web experience, and use your healthcare storytelling superpowers to advance groundbreaking medical research? One of the most recognized names in the nonprofit world is growing its editorial team and looking for a Lead Web Content Editor who can think like a science journalist, strategize like a marketer, and build like an entrepreneur.

This is a brand-new role at a pivotal moment in the organization’s digital evolution. You’ll own the editorial strategy and day-to-day execution of a major medical-research website serving patients, families, researchers, advocates, and donors. Think compelling health and science storytelling, killer headlines, smart content packaging, and seamless audience journeys. You’ll assign and edit stories, shape landing pages and campaigns, oversee the editorial calendar, and turn complex research into accessible, engaging content.

And with a multi-billion dollar fundraising campaign underway, you’ll help turn powerful storytelling into meaningful engagement and donor conversions.

But here’s where things get really juicy:
The organization is in the midst of a major website refresh, with a complete overhaul on the horizon. You’ll help build the editorial playbook from scratch, auditing and pruning legacy content, reimagining content architecture, optimizing for SEO, AEO, and GEO, and creating workflows that don’t yet exist. Working alongside a growing crew of web experience, marketing, creative, analytics, and technology pros, you’ll connect the dots between breaking research news, evergreen education, fundraising campaigns, and long-term storytelling opportunities.

This is an editorial leadership gig, not a technical production job. If you love rolling up your sleeves, making big editorial decisions, and building something extraordinary, keep reading!

• You’re a seasoned digital editor and content strategist who’s owned a substantial website or digital editorial property and knows how to balance big-picture vision with hands-on execution.
• You’ve got serious editorial chops! Ideally, you cut your teeth in journalism or newsrooms before moving into brand journalism, digital publishing, or mission‑driven storytelling. You know how to find the hook, nail the headline, package a story, and keep the narrative going beyond day one.
• You’ve been through a website redesign or digital transformation and know what it takes to build editorial processes, manage multiple work streams, and bring order to content chaos.
• You know your way around an enterprise CMS, information architecture, content audits, accessibility standards, and user experience. You don’t need to code, but you can absolutely hold your own with developers, designers, and web experience teams.
• SEO, AEO, and GEO are part of your editorial DNA. You understand search strategy, content performance, analytics, and how to make content discoverable in an increasingly AI-driven world.
• You can make complex topics clear, compelling, and human. Experience in healthcare, science, research, or mission-driven organizations is a big plus, especially if you’ve written or edited for both consumer and expert audiences.
• You understand that great storytelling should also inspire action. Experience with fundraising, donor communications, campaign content, and conversion-focused copywriting will make you…