Fortune is hiring a creative, enterprising journalist to be our go-to health reporter. It has never been more important to examine all aspects of healthcare, and we’re looking for a reporter who can think critically about the forces shaping health, medicine, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals and produce stories that stand out.
You will:
– Report and write a mix of quick hits and in-depth stories, including short and longform features and profiles
– Break news and advance the story everyone is talking about with fresh insight
– Craft explanatory journalism to help readers navigate public health crisis
– Revamp our weekly health and science newsletter, The Capsule, and make it your own
– Bring a health and science point of view to newsroom-wide brainstorms and conversations
– Participate in Fortune events, including our signature Brainstorm Health conference, with the opportunity to shape our live journalism on these topics
– Ensure our coverage includes a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices
– Uphold Fortune’s standards of journalistic rigor, accuracy, and fairness
The right candidate…
– Reads a lot of news from a breadth of sources and has a pulse on the most important stories
– Has a robust understanding of the major healthcare trends driving transformation across industries
– Writes clean, accurate, and insightful copy on deadline
– Knows how to work quickly, especially with breaking news
– Can juggle multiple assignments at once
– Brings a deep network of sources
– Is infinitely curious and always has a story idea ready to go
– Aches to tell important stories that hold those in power accountable
– Can explore a fresh angle on the topic everyone is talking about
– Is flexible and adaptable