Lead Editor, Healthcare Dive

This role is based in our DC Office office.

Healthcare Dive is looking for a Lead Editor to lead our daily and weekly digital publications covering the healthcare industry and the journalists behind them.

You will set editorial direction, shape strategy, define priorities, and help your team deliver strong results over time.

We are looking for someone with experience managing business journalists and publications. The ideal candidate is a skilled newsroom leader who can raise the ambition and execution of our journalism, manage people at different stages of their careers, and help grow Healthcare Dive as a market-leading publication.

As Lead Editor, you will work closely with the team to identify, assign, and edit daily stories and features across topics such as turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, and federal and state policy. You will elevate all types of coverage, from breaking news briefs to in-depth trend analysis, and help plan and deliver major editorial projects.

This role reports to the Senior Managing Editor.

Job duties

• Model and reinforce strong journalism fundamentals every day
• Mentor and coach team members with different levels of experience
• Set and execute a compelling long-term vision for the publication
• Manage the publication’s resources and budget
• Help shape and develop editorial products
• Give clear, constructive feedback during the performance review process
• Edit a wide range of coverage, including breaking news, analysis, enterprise stories, high-impact features, investigative pieces, and profiles
• Lead strategic planning for the publication
• Drive key team initiatives and help people deliver on them
• Help onboard and train new hires
• Ensure the publication’s growth aligns with the broader newsroom and company vision

Department: Informa TechTarget
Function: Writing/Editing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level