Bilingual Health Information Specialist (Spanish/English) - HIV Communications

Location: Hybrid in Rockville, Maryland; must reside in a U.S. location where hirify.global is authorized to employ staff. hirify.global cannot employ individuals whose primary residence is in California, New York, or Puerto Rico.

Salary: $82,061.72–$94,370.98 per year

Company

hirify.global is a woman-owned, 200-person consulting company providing communications, scientific, research, and analytical services across federal, private, and nonprofit sectors.

What you will do

• Respond to public health-information inquiries in English and Spanish by phone, email, and approved channels using authoritative federal resources.
• Research and synthesize medical and scientific information for accurate public-facing responses and materials.
• Develop, adapt, review, and maintain bilingual FAQs, standard responses, fact sheets, web content, and resource materials.
• Translate complex HIV and health information into clear, accessible plain-language content while preserving scientific accuracy.
• Maintain knowledge bases, referral resources, approved responses, and HIVinfo-related content, coordinating scientific, clinical, editorial, and translation reviews.
• Track audience questions, document workflows, recommend content improvements, and manage assigned work independently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health sciences, biological sciences, health communication, or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in health education, public health, health communications, or a related field; additional relevant education may substitute for experience.
• Professional proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing both Spanish and English.
• Familiarity with medical and healthcare terminology and the ability to research and accurately communicate scientific or health information.
• Ability to translate complex health or scientific information into clear, plain-language content for public audiences.
• Strong writing, research, customer-service, organizational, attention-to-detail, and instruction-following skills.
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office productivity software and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Must reside in an authorized U.S. employment location; California, New York, and Puerto Rico are excluded.
• NACI clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with health-information, information-and-referral, or public-inquiry services.
• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, CDC, or another federal health or public health organization.
• Experience with HIV/AIDS information, prevention, treatment, research, or related public health programs.
• Familiarity with PubMed, MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH websites, or similar authoritative resources.
• Experience maintaining FAQs, knowledge bases, resource lists, fact sheets, web content, or content-management systems.
• Experience applying Federal Plain Language Guidelines or health-literacy principles and adapting content for Spanish-speaking audiences.
• Demonstrated Spanish/English proficiency through ACTFL, ALTA, or a similar assessment.
• Experience using AI tools appropriately for research, content development, or workflow efficiency while verifying health information.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, regular employment with partial telework and hybrid work in Rockville, Maryland.
• Competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package.
• Benefits and programs supporting work-life balance and personalized preferences.
• Work alongside communicators, scientists, researchers, and analysts supporting federal, private, and nonprofit missions.