American Association for Cancer ResearchHuman Resources Assistant American Association for Cancer ResearchHuman Resources AssistantPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$45,000–$50,000 / yearOverview: The Human Resources Assistant is responsible for supporting the operational role of Human Resources in the areas of talent acquisition, onboarding, administration of policies and procedures, benefits/payroll administration, employee relations and development, compensation, health, safety, and security. Responsibilities: • Assists in the administration of the application process, including scheduling of candidates for testing and interviews, assembling of applicant folders, updating of recruitment schedules and summaries.
American Association for Cancer ResearchCustomer Support Analyst American Association for Cancer ResearchCustomer Support AnalystPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaIn this role, you'll be the primary point of contact for members of the myAACR community portal — helping researchers and clinicians navigate their accounts, memberships, event registrations, and more. Support our annual AACR Annual Meeting — a flagship event drawing 20,000+ cancer researchers worldwide (one week of extended hours per year, with advance notice).
American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Production Editor American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Production EditorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe position also involves managing copyediting, maintaining production schedules, coordinating with editorial and technical teams, monitoring vendor performance, and working with colleagues to review processes to ensure high-quality results and customer satisfaction. Overview: The Senior Production Editor is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end production workflow of peer-reviewed scientific articles and issues for journals in the AACR portfolio from acceptance through publication.
American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram Assistant (RGA) American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram Assistant (RGA)Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy. Overview: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), with more than 61,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and patient advocates residing in 143 countries and territories around the world, is the first and largest organization in the world dedicated to advances in all areas of high-quality, innovative cancer research.
American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram Associate American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram AssociatePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy. This role supports the full lifecycle of AACR scientific grant programs, from application intake through post-award reporting, and plays a key part in ensuring smooth communication with internal teams, donors, scientific reviewers, and funded investigators.
American Association for Cancer ResearchAssistant Director, Professional Development American Association for Cancer ResearchAssistant Director, Professional DevelopmentPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Assistant Director sets clear objectives, defines success metrics, and ensures that professional development initiatives—including workshops, mentoring programs, funding‑support resources, and learning communities—are inclusive, scalable, and aligned with AACR’s mission to prevent and cure cancer through education and workforce development. This role is responsible for delivering measurable, mission‑aligned outcomes through high‑impact programs that advance the careers of AACR members and employees across all career stages.
American Association for Cancer ResearchDirector, Regulatory Science and Policy American Association for Cancer ResearchDirector, Regulatory Science and PolicyWashington, DCThe Director, Regulatory Science and Policy, will work with the entire team in the Office of Science Policy and Government Affairs, the CEO and AACR leadership, to develop and implement AACR-specific initiatives to further priority goals related to advancing cancer research and translating scientific discoveries into public health benefit, such as being called upon to support broader AACR initiatives to increase appropriations for cancer research and to develop content for briefings and other special sessions to educate Members of Congress and their staff about important pending legislation and issues affecting cancer research. The Director, Regulatory Science and Policy, monitors and provides background and analysis to AACR leadership on a wide variety of regulatory science and policy-related issues, such as: advancing personalized medicine, promoting innovative clinical trial designs, improving co-development of two or more novel drugs, informing regulatory science, and recommending ideas to include as part of the reauthorization of the FDA user fees for prescription drugs and medical devices.
American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Research Analyst American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Research AnalystPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaIn this role, the candidate will contribute to the preparation of high-impact scientific documents—such as cancer progress reports, white papers, and scholarly articles—that highlight advances in blood cancer and communicate their significance to diverse audiences, including basic and clinical scientists, clinicians, policymakers, patient advocates, and the public. Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Scientific Research Analyst with deep expertise in one or more major subtypes of blood cancer and other related syndromes (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, MDS, CHIP).
American Association for Cancer ResearchScience Writer American Association for Cancer ResearchScience WriterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOverview: The science writer in the Communications and Public Relations Department is responsible for translating scientific data and information related to cancer research into content that helps educate the public, policymakers, media and the health care industry about cancer research advances, the AACR’s mission, and the importance of biomedical science and funding. Collaborating with SciComm members and media relations staff to help identify important cancer research advances from AACR’s journals, scientific conferences, programs, and other initiatives to communicate to the scientific/medical press, national press, policymakers, cancer research community, and the public.
American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Program Administrator American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Program AdministratorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy. Overview: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), with more than 61,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and patient advocates residing in 143 countries and territories around the world, is the first and largest organization in the world dedicated to advances in all areas of high-quality, innovative cancer research.
American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram Associate American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram AssociatePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaObtain a working knowledge of internal and external technologies related to meetings and workshops (abstract submitters, registration systems, website management systems, file sharing services, etc.). Overview: Program Associates in the Scientific Conferences and Workshops Department provide administrative support to Program Administrators, Scientific Program Administrators, and Directors in the Department.
American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Scientific Program Administrator American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Scientific Program AdministratorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe position hones valuable skills in project management, scientific writing/editing, data analysis, and cross-functional communication, event management, and networking, which are highly transferable within academia, biotech/pharma companies / related industry, and government research labs. The role requires the administrator to maintain a working knowledge of all dimensions of cancer research and stay current with emerging trends in fields like cancer biology, data science, AI, and cancer informatics, by working closely with subject matter experts and leadership.
American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Director, Research and Grants Administration American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Director, Research and Grants AdministrationPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Senior Director supervises several PhD scientists and administrative staff to foster a cohesive and high-performing team aligned with AACR’s mission to cure all cancers through research, education, communication, collaboration, science policy and advocacy, and funding for cancer research. Conducts comprehensive landscape analyses of the cancer research funding ecosystem to identify emerging scientific priorities, gaps in support, new funding mechanisms, and opportunities for AACR to expand its leadership in research grantmaking.
American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Program Manager, AACR Project GENIE American Association for Cancer ResearchScientific Program Manager, AACR Project GENIEPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThrough the efforts of strategic partners Sage Bionetworks and cBioPortal, the registry aggregates, harmonizes, and links clinical-grade, next-generation cancer genomic sequencing data with clinical outcomes obtained during routine medical practice from cancer patients treated at these institutions with the goal of improving clinical decision making and catalyzing clinical and translational research (www.aacr.org/genie). The AACR Project GENIE Coordinating Center (GCC) is seeking a dynamic and highly organized scientist, clinical researcher, or epidemiologist with program or project management experience to lead and expand a portfolio of clinical research initiatives.
American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Scientific Program Administrator American Association for Cancer ResearchSenior Scientific Program AdministratorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy. Stay Current on Science and Propose Solutions: Work closely with the chair, subject matter experts, and VP to stay up to date on emerging trends in biomedical data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cancer informatics, therapeutics, challenges, and issues related to cancer research.
American Association for Cancer ResearchNewProgram Assistant (RGA) American Association for Cancer ResearchProgram Assistant (RGA)Philadelphia, PAThe AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), with more than 61,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and patient advocates residing in 143 countries and territories around the world, is the first and largest organization in the world dedicated to advances in all areas of high-quality, innovative cancer research.