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Current Job Opportunities
Senior Staff Writer
This position entails writing news and feature articles primarily on scientific and clinical developments and advances in psychiatry for APA's various news vehicles. Outlets include print and online versions of Psychiatric News, APA's official newspaper, as well as a daily news Alert and weekly newsletter update. The staff writer will also report on other topics that have an impact on the practice of psychiatry and patients, such as legislative or regulatory developments, as needed. The incumbent must follow accepted journalistic practice and standards and plan art (photos, charts, etc.) to accompany articles and news briefs. Also required are excellent writing, analytic, and interpersonal skills; the ability to meet tight deadlines; and the ability to work successfully with Psychiatric News colleagues and within a membership association environment.
EOE, including disability/vets
Legal Assistant
This energetic and self-starting person is integral to the success of the APA Office of General Counsel by managing the department’s various functions and processes, which includes budget and financial tracking, interaction with other departments of the organization and outside organizations, and substantive and administrative support to the legal department, important organizational committees and councils and other departments. The Legal Assistant provides research, organizational and administrative support to a very busy office that handles diverse issues and works closely with other organizations, members, and all other departments of APA and its foundation.
EOE, including disability/vets
Deputy Director, Enterprise Applications
The Deputy Director of Enterprise Applications reports to the Director of Enterprise Services. In coordination with the Director of Enterprise Services this position is responsible for design, development implementation, documentation, and support of technical and process-based solutions necessary to accomplish APA’s strategic goals. The position ensures all applications maintain regulatory compliance as required and helps lead data management in APA’s AMS/CRM platform, Salesforce. This position provides leadership and guidance for the team and fosters a team atmosphere of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Ensures the team is working effectively, adhering to best practices, and providing world class support to the staff and members.
EOE, including disability/vets
Senior Customer Service Representative
The Customer Service Representative (CSR) is responsible for providing technical support for online journals, book content, and CME, answering calls from APA members and non-members, publishing customers, and processing their requests for orders, information, technical help, and inquiries. This position is a highly visible one and requires the use of several complex databases for looking up information, analyzing, and updating. It requires a detailed and broad knowledge of both the membership and publishing activities of the American Psychiatric Association and the ability to impart information to customers in a highly-skilled, accurate, and professional manner.
EOE, including disability/vets
Deputy Director, Enterprise Applications
The Deputy Director of Enterprise Applications reports to the Director of Enterprise Services. In coordination with the Director of Enterprise Services this position is responsible for design, development implementation, documentation, and support of technical and process-based solutions necessary to accomplish APA’s strategic goals. The position ensures all applications maintain regulatory compliance as required and helps lead data management in APA’s AMS/CRM platform, Salesforce. This position provides leadership and guidance for the team and fosters a team atmosphere of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Ensures the team is working effectively, adhering to best practices, and providing world class support to the staff and members.
EOE, including disability/vets
Staff Accountant
The Staff Accountant I perform a variety of accounting activities related to receivables; compiles, computes, and records transactions into the organization’s financial accounting system; and checks transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
EOE, including disability/vets
Program Manager, APAF Fellowships
Provides program management for American Psychiatric Association/American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APA/APAF) fellowship programs and the APAF Psychiatry Ambassadors and Student Scholarships (PASS) program, serving as the staff liaison to each fellowship and selection committee and fostering alumni relations. In addition, the Program Manager will facilitate the nomination, selection, and award process for APAF awards.
EOE, including disability/vets
Director of Sales
The Director of Sales is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership of the sales team, overseeing a portfolio of journals, books, and advertising. Working with distributors, sales representatives, agents, and vendors, the Director of Sales establishes a network and defines a structure to grow revenue, and to expand the global business and develop new markets and products. This individual maintains relations with authors and editors to explore market potential, industry leaders to be aware of trends, and the APA leadership team to identify opportunities to increase revenue.
EOE, including disability/vets
Deputy Director of Digital Health
In close collaboration with the Director of Practice Policy and APA Components that focus on digital health and innovation, the incumbent provides leadership and expertise around digital health transformation as APA’s point of contact, acts as a subject matter expert and liaison to a number of committees, governing agencies and bodies, technology partners, APA Components, and APA members. The incumbent is responsible for proactively monitoring and setting regulatory strategy for practice and policy covering the full spectrum of digital health, including electronic health information technology (HIT), data privacy and security, data interoperability, artificial or augmented intelligence (AI), mobile health applications, e-prescribing, digital health equity, etc. The incumbent will also manage all activities of APA’s non-Component App Advisor Expert Panel and APA’s Technology in Psychiatry Collaborative. The incumbent will also review, respond, and develop digital health products.
EOE, including disability/vets
Program Evaluator, SAMHSA MFP
The Program Evaluator, SAMHSA MFP ensures that evaluation activities are developed and implemented for the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program, known as MFP. This is a 5-year initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and supported by the American Psychiatric Association/American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APA/APAF). The MFP aims to improve behavioral health care outcomes and improve inequities in mental health and substance use disorders for racial and ethnic populations by growing the number of racial and ethnic minorities in the nation’s behavioral health workforce. This is a high-profile initiative, with a national reach. The Program Evaluator will work closely with the MFP team to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan and oversee the execution of the evaluation plan ensuring that program activities further the goals and objectives of the program.
EOE, including disability/vets