Overview
- A rewarding opportunity to make a real impact on heart health.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements - versatile location.
- Enjoy generous salary packaging to boost your take-home pay.
About us – have a heart for change!
At the Heart Foundation, we believe everyone deserves a healthy heart. Heart disease is still the nation’s number one cause of death, and since 1959 we’ve led the fight through research, support, and prevention. Be part of our mission to make heart health achievable by everyone in Australia by 2050.
How you can make a difference
As our medical writer, you’ll take complex science and give it a heartbeat—turning clinical evidence into clear, engaging, and impactful communications. From guidelines and position statements to blogs, brochures, social posts, and webinars, your words will help people in Australia live healthier, longer lives.
You’ll work closely with our Clinical Evidence team and colleagues across the Foundation to ensure every resource is accurate, consistent, and inspiring. Think of it as giving science a soul.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based resources for both consumers and health professionals that are accurate, clear, and engaging.
- Translate complex scientific and medical information into plain English to support improved heart health literacy across diverse communities.
- Maintain consistency and accuracy in all external communications by applying the Heart Foundation’s style guide and clinical glossary.
- Ensure consumer resources are tailored to the right audience, format, and literacy levels, with consideration for translation and cultural relevance.
- Keep key documents, guidelines, and position statements up to date to support advocacy, media, and clinical priorities.
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to align messaging, share expertise, and strengthen the organisation’s communications impact.
- Monitor and adapt to emerging issues in cardiovascular health to ensure materials remain current, relevant, and impactful.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- A qualification (or equivalent experience) in communications, journalism, health, or life sciences.
- Experience writing for both health professionals and the public.
- A knack for translating medical jargon into plain English.
- Excellent editing skills and eagle-eye attention to detail.
- Someone who works well in a team but is also self-driven.
- Most importantly—a passion for heart health.
Benefits
Benefits
What We Offer:
- Salary packaging to help you make the most of your earnings.
- Flexible work-from-home options – up to 50% of your week.
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture where your contributions are valued.
- Additional gifted leave during the Christmas shutdown period.
- Wellbeing programs and initiatives to support your personal and professional growth.
Ready to Apply?
Ready to Apply
If you’re ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you! Submit your application online or contact Stephanie at if you require any workplace adjustments.
This advertisement is expected to close at 11:59pm on Sunday 12 Oct. However, if we receive a large response we might close it early, so please don't delay! If you're reading this and the closing date is in the past, that means we're still accepting applications.
All employment offers are subject to pre-employment checks, including National criminal history check, Working with Children Check, and any other relevant background checks.
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📌 Medical Writer/Science Communicator
🏢 Heart Foundation
📍 Canberra