Semafor

Healthcare Reporter

Washington, DC · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$200kDetected 5 days ago

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About the role

We are looking for a formidable reporter based in Washington, DC, to get scoops and dig into the biggest stories at the intersection of healthcare policy, politics, business and power.
The future of healthcare and health policy is already taking shape, affected as much by AI and blockbuster drugs like GLP-1s as by the remaking of HHS and vaccine policy under Robert F.
This role encourages you to think big - following your sources to memorable scoops and stories - and affords you the opportunity to shape a new Semafor healthcare offering from the ground up.

Collaborate closely with Semafor journalists across business, finance, politics, and our international bureaus to produce breakout, cross-beat stories.

A proven ability to blend insider knowledge with authoritative "what-it-means" analysis for a sophisticated audience.
A self-starter with experience in fast-moving, ambitious newsroom environments and the willingness to jump in wherever the team needs you.
At least five years of experience reporting on healthcare.
Someone who thinks beyond the story of the day-spotting the bigger themes, the quiet power shifts, and the regulatory or funding decisions that only make sense months later.
A contagious passion for news in all its forms, and a genuine obsession with where healthcare, business, policy, and power intersect.

The base salary for this position ranges from $130,000 to $200,000. Individual compensation varies based on experience, qualifications, and scope of responsibility.
Anchor a weekly healthcare newsletter and an annual healthcare event

Build and maintain high-level sources across pharma, insurance, healthcare lobbies, Congress, the White House, and the political and regulatory ecosystem around health policy.
Appear on TV, podcasts, and Semafor's marquee live journalism events, hosting on-the-record interviews with senior healthcare and political leaders.
Semafor offers a Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance.

Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust.
We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency.
Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts.
As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world.
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Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

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