The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine · 5 hours ago
Communications Specialist II - Murtha Cancer Center
Bethesda, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$68K/yr - $91K/yr
3+ years expThe Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine is seeking a Communications Specialist II to support the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program at their Rockledge office in Bethesda, Maryland. The role involves generating high-level presentations, managing external communications, and providing administrative support to the Executive team.
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Responsibilities
Primary task will include generating high-level PowerPoint presentations for the Executive team of MCCRP
Assist with external communications including web communications, original articles, press releases, newsletters, scientific presentations and other related education and public promotion material in collaboration with team
Manages social media pages for MCCRP
Competes monthly significant activities report for MCCRP
Gathers data and completes the annual report for MCCRP
Proofreads and edits various documents
Provides administrative support as needed to the Executive team of MCCRP (Arrange and run meetings of senior leaders, creates agendas, prepares minutes, etc)
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in English, Communications, or similar required
Minimum of 3-5 years experience required
Knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft applications, specifically PowerPoint and Word are essential
Must have outstanding writing skills
Keen ability to distill complex ideas and scientific information into language appropriate for a lay audience
Ability to create embedded videos and other content within presentation formats
Capability and preferred proficiency in using various Artificial Intelligence tools (Gemini; Grok; Chat GPT; others) to support document creation and PowerPoint/presentation creation
Must have sharp editorial, proofreading and organizational skills
Proven ability to work within a team environment and interact well at all levels of an organization
Ability to obtain and maintain a T1 public trust background investigation
Benefits
HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.
Company
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
The Henry M.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.2MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationTEDCOOrthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
2025-10-10Grant
2024-12-11Grant· $0.9M
2023-10-24Grant· $1.3M
Leadership Team
John Lowe
President/CEO
Joseph Caravalho
President and CEO
Recent News
2025-12-03
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