Deputy Health and Science Editor

The Washington Post is looking for an experienced assignment editor to work with its Health and Science team. The successful candidate must have the ability to handle daily news, deliver high-end accountability and enterprise stories and work collaboratively within a large newsroom. This editor, who will handle a range of breaking and enterprise stories about health and science, should be able to explain complicated developments in simple ways while capturing the awe and wonder of scientific discoveries and innovations. We are also looking for someone with a desire to tell stories in innovative ways, especially drawing on the visual richness of health and science topics. This editor, who will join a team of three other editors, will work an afternoon/evening shift and will play a pivotal role in shaping the team’s coverage for the day ahead, including communicating with The Post’s news hubs in Seoul and London about overnight news.