News Team Lead - Healthcare

About the role

This is a high-impact role for an editor and manager who wants to lead coverage at the center of healthcare policy and regulations, where you'll drive the news when it matters most. We're looking for editors with strong news judgment, top editing skills, and a passion for ambitious journalism. You'll direct breaking news and enterprise journalism that’s essential for legal, tax, government, and business audiences. Come help guide a talented team of Bloomberg Industry Group reporters to tell the biggest stories at federal health agencies and the policy battles that surround them in courts, Congress, and elsewhere.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the newsroom culture and people
• Ensure reporters and editors are laser‑focused on breaking news
• Move with intention and help the team fulfill their full potential
• Set goals and targets
• Provide coaching
• Remove barriers to producing the best stories possible

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Seven or more years of experience in journalism, with demonstrated success producing excellent and ambitious stories

Skills

• Exceptional curiosity and news judgment to choose the right areas for coverage and set the team’s agenda, from daily coverage to longer‑term targets
• Top‑notch editing skills and the ability to make a story shine, provide constructive feedback, and help editors communicate in a similar way
• Ability to know what readers need and what coverage will resonate
• Highly collaborative; able to manage change, influence others in the newsroom, and communicate with reporters and editors of various backgrounds and experience levels
• Ability and courage to make tough decisions in the moment as news breaks, learn from mistakes, and adjust as needed
• Plan for the future and lay the groundwork for what will be needed weeks, months, or even years down the road
• Self‑starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example
• Think big and challenge the team to do the same

Pay

• Compensation range: $125,000.00‑$155,000.00
• Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process
• Salary determination will be based on factors including relevant experience, demonstrated skills related to the role’s requirements, education, certifications, and geographic location