Senior Public Affairs Opinion Writer (PART TIME)

About the role

This position is working at 50% capacity (part time) for approx. 20 hours a week, and requires a Monday-Thursday schedule, 5 hrs/day. This role will work onsite in Rockville, MD 2 days a week and offer remote work the other days.

Responsibilities

• Proactively scan the policy, regulatory, and public-health landscape to identify emerging issues, risks, opportunities, and moments that align with USP focus areas where USP can shape or inform the dialogue.
• Establish a steady, reliable cadence of high-quality editorial content that advances USP’s point of view.
• Bring greater consistency and clarity to how USP tells its story across issues, initiatives, and channels.
• Support both proactive editorial planning and reactive writing needs during fast-moving policy or issue moments.
• Persuade and help influential audiences understand, engage with, and support USP’s perspectives on relevant priorities.
• Develop content that is credible, insight-rich, and compelling enough to be picked up, referenced, or shared by policymakers, regulatory bodies, trade associations, think tanks, and influencers in the field.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of USP’s mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders.
• Experience writing for highly scrutinized industries (e.g., healthcare, life sciences, policy, energy).
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to write under ambiguity, shift tone, issue framing, and point of view as needed, capture executive-level voice and intent, strong interviewing and synthesis skills, exceptional judgment in navigating nuance and accuracy when writing for policy-sensitive or highly scrutinized environments, and ability to manage multiple topics and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to write under ambiguity, shift tone, issue framing, and point of view as needed, capture executive-level voice and intent, strong interviewing and synthesis skills, exceptional judgment in navigating nuance and accuracy when writing for policy-sensitive or highly scrutinized environments, and ability to manage multiple topics and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and comfort navigating complex review processes.
• Ability to balance strategic understanding with hands-on execution.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Pay

Base Salary Range: USD $127,102.00 – $156,550.00 annually.

Schedule

This role requires a Monday-Thursday schedule, 5 hrs/day. This role will work onsite in Rockville, MD 2 days a week and offer remote work the other days.