AACR operates as the world's largest professional organization for cancer researchers, with 54,000+ members across 130 countries and a publishing footprint spanning 10 peer-reviewed journals. The tech stack reveals a research-operations organization: Salesforce manages membership and grants administration, ServiceNow handles workflow orchestration, ScholarOne powers peer review, and Snowflake + Tableau/Power BI support data analytics. Active hiring is concentrated in research roles with senior-level emphasis, and current projects center on improving data collection processes and event workflow management — suggesting internal infrastructure maturation rather than product expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Research Grants Director
AACR is a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1907 dedicated to advancing cancer research globally. The membership base spans laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; health care professionals; and patient advocates. The organization generates revenue through member dues, annual conferences (30+ annually, with the AACR Annual Meeting as its flagship), peer-reviewed journal subscriptions (10 titles covering oncology, immunology, epidemiology, and clinical practice), and grant administration. Additionally, AACR serves as the scientific partner to Stand Up To Cancer, providing peer review and grants oversight. The organization maintains headquarters in Philadelphia and operates across the United States with an international membership footprint (32% outside the US, with representation in emerging-economy nations).
AACR has more than 54,000 members across 130 countries and territories. 32 percent of members reside outside the United States, and 22 percent of international members are based in emerging-economy countries.
AACR operates through membership dues, 30+ annual conferences and workshops, publication of 10 peer-reviewed scientific journals, direct research funding, grant administration partnerships, and strategic partnerships like its role as scientific partner to Stand Up To Cancer.
AACR uses ScholarOne for peer review, Salesforce for membership and grants administration, ServiceNow for workflow management, Snowflake for data warehousing, and Tableau/Power BI for analytics. The stack also includes Adobe Creative Suite and Jira for internal operations.
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