Employment Opportunities
At the American Cancer Society (ACS), our employees share a common vision: to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our team members value being part of an organization with a strong sense of purpose, and they appreciate the flexibility and remote work options that allow them to balance their job with their personal commitments. What’s more, they stay because of the meaningful connections they create among their colleagues and in their communities. We’re proud of our employees; together, we’re working to ensure that individuals in every community have access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment throughout their cancer journey.
Working at the American Cancer Society
Our team members find purpose in their work, supported by a culture that values flexibility, trust, and meaningful connections. Whether you're working in an American Cancer Society office, from home, in the field, or remotely from any location, we offer the opportunity to make a real impact – while also honoring your personal needs and lifestyle.
Most people at large organizations are bound together by profit margins or sales numbers. We’re bound by a commitment to a mission and a cause.
Flexibility
Employees in many roles at the American Cancer Society have the opportunity to make their own hours, create flexible schedules, and work remotely from home, coworking spaces, or wherever they need to be. Our employees tell us over and over again that this flexibility allows them to have genuine work-life balance – so there’s time to care for their own health and homelife. This flexibility also allows us to attract and retain the best, most talented people for each position.
The flexibility allows me to do my job in the best way possible. If I have to run to the doctor or take a few hours to take care of a family issue, everyone trusts that I’ll still get my work done. We make sure the work gets done because it’s meaningful, and because we have people counting on us.
I was at a point where work-life balance and having more peace in my life was more valuable than anything else. People told me I’d find that here, and they were absolutely right.
I’m grateful that the American Cance Society allows me to grow through professional development, but also allows me the time to grow outside the office. I have time to invest in other things that matter to me, I have great benefits, and I have a job where I can be effective at doing something that really matters.
Purpose
Many of our team members are cancer survivors or have someone in their life who has been impacted by the disease. For those without a personal cancer experience, they’re rewarded by working toward a meaningful mission, something they may not have had at other jobs.
With the American Cancer Society, you can be there for the people who really need you. You make connections and build upon them, and every day there’s a small miracle or victory to celebrate.
Meaningful Connections
The Employee Engagement Groups (EEGs), mentorship opportunities, and supportive team dynamics at the American Cancer Society make for strong, high-functioning teams. Our team members trust one another’s skills and expertise, and they champion one another’s successes.
People at the American Cancer Society genuinely have a lot of kindness and grace in their hearts, and you don’t always get that in the workplace. I’m so grateful to have found that here.
So far at the American Cancer Society, I’ve made connections and built relationships that make it much easier to move up or find a new challenge.
We have leaders who care. Our mission pulls on the heartstrings, and I think that makes for a different kind of culture. Everyone is very accessible. It doesn’t take much to get a vice president on the line and not wait weeks for a response.
What Our Employees Say:
Elliot, Lead Auditor, Internal Audit Services
Elliot was still grieving the loss of his daughter, who passed away from a brain tumor in November 2023, when he applied for a position at the American Cancer Society. Now, as lead auditor in the Internal Audit Services department, Elliot feels a level of respect and empathy he didn’t often see elsewhere in the corporate world. He’s proud to be helping make smart decisions about how to best use donor dollars, and he’s touched when those dollars fund programs that help young cancer patients like his daughter.
Kara, Senior Director of Leadership and Annual Giving
For years, Kara struggled to find balance in her career. In 2023, she accepted a position as senior director of Leadership and Annual Giving and said her work-life balance improved so drastically that even her 10-year-old daughter noticed. “She told me recently that she can tell I’m so much happier now,” Kara said. Kara’s compassionate team places a high value on relationships, both with their donors and with one another – and these relationships make the American Cancer Society a special place to work.
Kyle, Senior Operations Manager, State and Local Advocacy, ACS CAN
When Kyle finished cancer treatment at 29, he wasn’t sure he wanted to accept a job offer at our advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN). He didn’t want to make cancer his whole life. Six years, two promotions, and some big professional accomplishments later, he’s decided cancer – and his work at ACS CAN – have given him a sense of purpose he never could have imagined before his diagnosis. His skills as a coalition builder and his identity as a queer Latino man have both been assets to his team. He no longer hesitates to bring his whole self to work. He’ll never forget what one of his first coworkers told him: “Do not mute yourself. This organization needs you to be you.”
Our Core Values
We use these values to guide us way through our daily decision-making and planning.
Integrity
Driven by truth, ethics, and fact of science
Compassion
Caring for and supporting those touched by cancer
Courage
Undeterred by challenges and bold in action
Determination
Relentlessly pursuing a world without cancer
Diversity
Intentionally striving for equity through inclusion and respect
