The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.
Public Health Communications Intern, Implementation Science
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.
This is a remote, home-based internship. Full-time students from all US geographies will be considered. Our 2026 Summer internship program is an 8-week Paid Internship that runs from June 1st – July 24th, at 37.5 hours weekly.
- The program will join interns across the country who are supporting different department focuses on American Cancer Society and ACS's Cancer Action Network.
- 85% of the time will be in working within the given department, with the Intern's manager, their mentor, and the team.
- The other 15% will be with a cohort of other interns around American Cancer Society and ACS CAN.
The intern will be responsible for developing a centralized data management system for patient and health system impact stories related to our work on the Implementation Science Team and will be responsible for creating a system to search and manage evidence-based interventions and best practices across our programs.
Qualifications
- Strong health communications skills
- Data management skills
- Familiarity with building databases
- Experience with searching for and interpreting scientific literature
Requirements
- Must be available for entirety of 8-week program: June 1st – July 24th, 2026, at 37.5 hours per week
- Full-time student; if you are an undergraduate student, you have completed your freshman year of college
- Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale)
- Plan to continue your education in the following term/semester
- Upload a resume upon application submission
- Note: an internship assignment may coincide with your last term/trimester as a full-time student, but the internship must be disengaged upon graduation
Benefits
- Hourly rate is $20/hour
- Generous paid time off policy
- Medical and dental benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Wellness programs
- Professional development programs to enhance staff skills
Job Requirements
- Strong health communications skills
- Data management skills
- Familiarity with building databases
- Experience with searching for and interpreting scientific literature
- Must be available for entirety of 8-week program: June 1st – July 24th, 2026, at 37.5 hours per week
- Full-time student; if you are an undergraduate student, you have completed your freshman year of college
- Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale)
- Plan to continue your education in the following term/semester
- Upload a resume upon application submission
- Note: an internship assignment may coincide with your last term/trimester as a full-time student, but the internship must be disengaged upon graduation
Benefits
- Hourly rate is $20/hour
- Generous paid time off policy
- Medical and dental benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Wellness programs
- Professional development programs to enhance staff skills
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