American Psychological Association

Accountant

• Executing monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes
• Preparing and reviewing journal entries
• Performing account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Supporting GAAP compliance across APA and related entities
• Conducting financial analysis
• Generating reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Managing LLC accounting by reviewing workpapers prepared by external accountants
• Supporting audit activities
• Ensuring timely responses to internal and external requests
• Monitoring cash flow
• Identifying risks and providing insights to support financial decision-making
• Evaluating and improving accounting processes and internal controls
• Collaborating across teams

Senior Accountant – General Ledger & Close

• Executing monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes
• Preparing and reviewing journal entries
• Performing account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Supporting GAAP compliance across APA and related entities
• Conducting financial analysis and generating reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Managing LLC accounting by reviewing workpapers prepared by external accountants
• Supporting audit activities and ensuring timely responses to requests
• Monitoring cash flow, identifying risks, and providing financial insights
• Evaluating and improving accounting processes and internal controls
• Collaborating across teams and assisting with financial statement preparation, budgeting, and documentation processing

Senior Accountant, General Ledger – Close

Director

• Provides leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of APA’s applied science and technology advocacy portfolio
• Advances legislative, regulatory, and appropriations strategies
• Designs and leads advocacy campaigns that advance the application of psychological science
• Shapes and advances policy positions on AI’s impacts on the workforce
• Leads advocacy to improve workplace well-being
• Leads advocacy on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
• Drafts and negotiates high-stakes advocacy materials for diverse stakeholders
• Maintains relationships with members of Congress, executive branch officials, and coalition partners
• Monitors and analyzes federal legislation and regulations for impact on psychology

Senior Director, Applied Science and Technology Policy

• Provides leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of APA’s applied science and technology advocacy portfolio
• Designs and leads advocacy campaigns advancing evidence-informed federal policy on technology policy
• Builds and sustains relationships with executive-branch and congressional stakeholders
• Drafts and negotiates high-stakes advocacy materials for diverse stakeholders
• Monitors and analyzes federal legislation and regulations for impact on psychology
• Serves as primary advocacy partner to members of the Psychology Team
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to advance APA priorities

Communications

• Partner with Journals editorial leadership and the APA Open Science and Methodology (OSM) Expert Panel to advance APA Journals’ open science initiatives
• Participate in OSM meetings and translate priorities into actionable communication and outreach plans
• Develop and execute strategic plans to promote APA Journals’ open science practices (e.g., transparency, reproducibility, open data/materials, and related policies), ensuring messaging is consistent across channels and stakeholder groups
• Create and maintain librarian-, consortia-, and researcher-facing communications that articulate APA’s open science initiatives, participation pathways, and the value of APA as a standards-setting, nonprofit scholarly publisher
• Develop practical resources (FAQs, toolkits, templates, and presentations) that help authors, librarians, and consortia understand and adopt APA open science practices and Open Access options
• Support APA Read & Publish and other Open Access agreements by partnering with Sales/Business Development to inform outreach, strengthen relationships with libraries/consortia (e.g., regular reporting), and help ensure that agreements deliver mutual value for customers and APA
• Collaborate with Author Marketing to plan and deliver institution- and community-based outreach that increases awareness of open science initiatives and encourages engagement from authors and editors
• Collaborate with Library Marketing and Product Development to build sustained, librarian- and consortia-focused community engagement (webinars, listserv/communication plans, and campaigns) that promotes APA’s open science priorities and awareness of APA as a non-profit standards-setting scholarly publisher
• Monitor and synthesize developments in Open Access and open science standards, funder policies, and competitor practices; share insights internally to inform messaging, positioning, and program priorities
• Serve as an internal advocate for librarians, consortia, and research communities by capturing stakeholder feedback and ensuring it is reflected in communications, resources, and program development
• Analyze market and customer data (including agreement performance indicators and engagement metrics) to inform outreach strategies, identify opportunities to improve adoption, and support data-informed internal decision-making
• Develop and maintain annual communication and engagement plans for key library and consortia relationships, including segmented outreach calendars and coordinated touchpoints
• Provide stakeholder support by developing clear guidance and user materials related to Open Access agreements and open science participation (including how-to resources and referral pathways for questions)
• Track and report on key performance indicators (e.g., awareness/engagement, resource usage, agreement-related activity, and community feedback) and use findings to refine strategies and demonstrate impact
• Support outcomes sharing and performance reporting for Open Access and Read & Publish agreements (e.g., article output, usage/engagement, and other success measures) in collaboration with internal partners
• Other duties as Assigned

Scholarly Communications Manager – Open Science

• Serve as a senior scientific resource to SKE Program Associates
• Provide expert guidance, methodological direction, and quality assurance
• Write and edit summaries of scientific knowledge in assigned high-priority areas
• Consult and collaborate with external scientific experts and researchers
• Maintain and manage knowledge and expertise databases
• Assist in providing scientific input, review, and editorial guidance for APA materials
• Provide guidance, consultation, and training to staff
• Engage in additional activities as assigned

Director – Evidence Synthesis

• Serve as a senior scientific resource for SKE Program Associates
• Provide expert guidance, methodological direction, and quality assurance
• Write and edit summaries of scientific knowledge
• Consult and collaborate with external scientific experts and researchers
• Maintain and manage knowledge and expertise databases
• Assist in providing scientific input, review, and editorial guidance for APA materials
• Provide guidance, consultation, and training to staff as needed
• Engage in a broad range of additional activities as assigned

Director for Evidence Synthesis

• Provides leadership and oversight of APA’s professional training and readiness portfolio
• Designs and helps shape the vision, scope, and priorities of the portfolio
• Leads programs and projects that strengthen pathway programs to and through graduate education
• Represents education in psychology in policy and program development venues
• Prepares presentations, comments and reports
• Curates and disseminates information about promising practices and national trends in professional training and readiness
• Translates research into practice and develops practice-focused resources
• Serves as APA’s lead contact and liaison to key groups connected to professional training
• Serves as the doctoral consultant to APA governance groups
• Responsible for administrative tasks, personnel management, and development, management, and monitoring of the portfolio budget.

Senior Director of Professional Training and Readiness

• Provides leadership and oversight of APA’s professional training and readiness portfolio
• Designs and helps shape the vision, scope, and priorities of the portfolio
• Leads programs and projects that strengthen pathway programs to and through graduate education
• Represents education in psychology in policy and program development venues
• Prepares presentations, comments and reports
• Curates and disseminates information about promising practices and national trends in professional training and readiness
• Translates research into practice and develops practice-focused resources, guidance, and tools
• Serves as APA’s lead contact and liaison to key groups connected to professional training
• Serves as the doctoral consultant to APA governance groups
• Responsible for administrative tasks, personnel management, and development, management, and monitoring of the portfolio budget

Senior Director – Professional Training and Readiness

Content Marketing Manager

• Automating production, indexing, and validation processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Exploring the functionality and viability of automated solutions for content production
• Maintenance of established solutions alongside the exploration and development of new solutions
• Reviewing and fine-tuning a rule-based, text-derived automated indexing system
• Participating in the analysis of automated indexing data
• Contributing to the development, documentation, and implementation of indexing, classification, and checktag guidelines and standards in Content Management
• Working closely with the Taxonomist in the development and enhancement of existing thesaurus terms
• Analyzing outputs for viability and participating in ongoing QA and improvement of automated solutions

Content Automation Specialist

• Automating production, indexing, and validation processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Exploring the functionality and viability of automated solutions for content production
• Reviewing and fine-tuning a rule-based, text-derived automated indexing system
• Collaborating with management staff to analyze automated indexing data
• Suggesting and/or making changes based on feedback to facilitate continued and increased accuracy
• Engineering prompts, testing, and iterating across multiple LLMs
• Participating in ongoing QA and improvement of automated solutions

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive sales and marketing strategies for the Strategic Alliance and Member Advantage Programs.
• Establish ambitious annual revenue targets; drive new business, renewals, and program growth.
• Identify and secure new revenue‑generating opportunities within and outside the field of psychology.
• Build and manage a long‑term, multi‑year corporate supporter pipeline that delivers sustainable revenue.
• Negotiate agreements and secure annual renewals through strong relationship management and demonstrated program value.
• Ensure the successful ongoing performance of all strategic program initiatives, including delivery of contracted assets and measurement of outcomes.
• Co-manage the APA Member Advantage Program, overseeing vendor acquisition, contract negotiation, relationship management, and program optimization in collaboration with Membership Marketing.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to design and evaluate market research that informs program offerings and enhancements.
• Serve as a primary liaison between program participants and APA internal teams to ensure alignment, execution excellence, and mission integrity.
• Represent APA professionally to corporate leaders, sponsors, and external stakeholders.
• Directly manage and mentor the Senior Manager, Paid Topical Webinar & Strategic Partner Program Operations.
• Oversee internal review, approval, and delivery workflows to ensure timely execution of all program components.

Associate Director – Strategic Partner Programs

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive sales and marketing strategies for the Strategic Alliance and Member Advantage Programs
• Establish ambitious annual revenue targets; drive new business, renewals, and program growth
• Identify and secure new revenue‑generating opportunities within and outside the field of psychology
• Build and manage a long‑term, multi‑year corporate supporter pipeline that delivers sustainable revenue
• Negotiate agreements and secure annual renewals through strong relationship management and demonstrated program value
• Ensure the successful ongoing performance of all strategic program initiatives, including delivery of contracted assets and measurement of outcomes
• Co-manage the APA Member Advantage Program, overseeing vendor acquisition, contract negotiation, relationship management, and program optimization in collaboration with Membership Marketing
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to design and evaluate market research that informs program offerings and enhancements
• Serve as a primary liaison between program participants and APA internal teams to ensure alignment, execution excellence, and mission integrity
• Represent APA professionally to corporate leaders, sponsors, and external stakeholders
• Directly manage and mentor the Senior Manager, Paid Topical Webinar & Strategic Partner Program Operations
• Oversee internal review, approval, and delivery workflows to ensure timely execution of all program components

Associate Director, Strategic Partner Programs

AI Engineer

• Design and build agentic AI workflows that can plan and execute complex, multi-step tasks
• Build and maintain RAG solutions end-to-end
• Implement retrieval evaluation and continuous improvement loops
• Integrate tools and data sources using MCP or equivalent standard interfaces
• Deploy and operate AI services on AWS with strong operational practices
• Engineer robust runtime behavior including error handling, retries, fallbacks
• Enable workflow automation and integration by identifying high-value repetitive processes
• Create and maintain technical documentation for architectures, interfaces, evaluation approaches
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product/business stakeholders to translate workflows into well-scoped deliverables

General Counsel

• Serve as a primary legal resource for APA divisions and business units by providing day-to-day legal guidance, compliance support, first-line review, and practical risk management advice on non-crisis operational matters.
• Support APA staff, Divisions, Committees, programs, and governance stakeholders by identifying, summarizing, and framing complex or ambiguous legal matters.
• Own the contract review process for assigned APA matters, including review, drafting, and occasionally negotiation of APA contracts.
• Work with APA revenue-generating teams to identify legal and business risks, recommend practical revisions, support timely contract completion, and general ongoing program counsel and operational approval support.
• Provide legal support for government contracts and grants, including review of funding agreements, grant terms, compliance obligations, and operational risks.
• Provide litigation support, including internal fact development and document collection coordination.

Senior Accountant – General Ledger & Close

Senior Accountant, General Ledger – Close

Senior Director, Applied Science and Technology Policy

Senior Director, Applied Science and Technology Policy

Scholarly Communications Manager – Open Science

Director – Evidence Synthesis

Director for Evidence Synthesis

Senior Director of Professional Training and Readiness

Senior Director – Professional Training and Readiness

Content Automation Specialist

Content Automation Specialist

Associate Director – Strategic Partner Programs

Associate Director, Strategic Partner Programs

AI Engineer

Assistant General Counsel