Location: Atlanta, GA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Location** Atlanta, Georgia **Position Type** Full time At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled. The Senior Associate Scientist position is an individual contributor role within the Surveillance, Prevention, and Health Services Research (SPHeRe) department, working under supervision. The role contributes to key elements of strategic development for an identified intramural project. The role plays a key role in supporting the TCR team’s interdisciplinary, high-impact research by conducting comprehensive literature reviews, performing rigorous data analyses, and contributing to the preparation of scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation at scientific conferences. This position collaborates closely with colleagues across ACS and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The Tobacco Control Research (TCR) team within the Department of Surveillance, Prevention & Health Services Research (SPHeRe) at the American Cancer Society (ACS) conducts cutting-edge research to advance and translate scientific knowledge, inform evidence-based tobacco control advocacy, reduce tobacco use and its associated burden of disease, and identify strategies to address disparities and promote health equity. This is a full-time remote opportunity which can be home-based anywhere in the U.S. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Under the supervision of a senior staff member, conducts original research for publication in peer reviewed scientific journals related to tobacco control, with a substantial focus on using policy intervention as a public health tool 50% - P