AACR is a 116-year-old professional membership organization with 54,000+ researchers across 130 countries, operating as a bridge between lab discovery and clinical practice. The tech stack reflects institutional infrastructure (Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Power BI) built around research data governance—aligned with active pain points in data harmonization, regulatory compliance, and clinical trial design. Hiring is skewed toward research and data roles, with multiple director-level openings in grants and science policy, indicating a push to scale both the research portfolio and its policy influence.
Notable leadership hires: Research Grants Director, Science Policy Director
AACR convenes cancer researchers, clinicians, population scientists, and patient advocates globally to accelerate progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The organization operates through three primary channels: annual conferences (30+ annually, with the AACR Annual Meeting as the flagship event), peer-reviewed publishing (10 scientific journals plus Cancer Today Magazine for patients), and direct grant funding of meritorious cancer research. AACR also serves as the Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer, providing peer review and grants administration. The member base is 32% international, with significant representation in emerging markets. Current work focuses on personalized medicine, innovative trial design, clinico-genomic studies, FDA policy engagement, and central data platform development.
AACR uses Snowflake for data warehousing, Power BI for analytics, Azure and AWS for cloud infrastructure, and FHIR/HL7 standards for health data interoperability across its research platforms.
AACR is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and currently hires in the United States. The organization represents 54,000+ members across 130 countries and territories.
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