American Heart Association Careers

The American Heart Association is proudly partnering with AmeriCorps to launch HeartCorps.

For more information and to apply for a role with AmeriCorps, as part of HeartCorps, please click here.

We are thrilled to share that the American Heart Association has been recognized on the Forbes 2023 list of America’s Best Mid-Size Employers ! This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Forbes and Statista selected America’s Best Employers 2023 through an independent survey of approximately 45,000 American employees across 25 industry sectors.

Hear from the American Heart Association Employees

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I am grateful for this company because it allows me to live my purpose. Not only does it help support my family but more than anything else, it allows me the opportunity to give back to the people and touch so many lives because of my role.

Arlene Lavaki

Data Analyst
Department: Information Technology

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It’s an honor to contribute and support the incredible work of the American Heart Association. As a former research investigator, the trustworthiness and quality of science that the American Heart Association has consistently delivered over the years had tremendously impacted my research. Now I am grateful to serve as a science and medicine advisor for the American Heart Association, where I continue to pursue my passion of ensuring scientific research and patient care is positively impacted by high quality science by working with our incredible science volunteers.

Prashant Nedungadi

Science and Medicine Advisor
Department: Science and Medicine

I love working at the American Heart Association because of the purpose. I go to work everyday knowing that I am serving a higher purpose by working at the American Heart Association.

John Nguyen

Sr Manager Business Intelligence Development
Department: Information Technology

The American Heart Association has been an excellent workplace for a women of color like me due to the diversity it holds. Working with a group of people especially women has made it easy to adapt to the work culture and has empowered me to succeed in my role to the best of my ability.

Sonali Andersson

Quality Assurance Analyst
Department: Information Technology

I enjoy working at the American Heart Association because I am able to bring my best self to work every day. My colleagues are willing to talk about who we are and what makes us all different, yet passionate for the same goal – longer, healthier lives for ALL!

Sam Santiago

Director Diversity and Inclusion
Department: Office of Health Equity

Having a family, it’s refreshing to be in an environment that supports and encourages a work-life balance. It’s also rewarding to know that the work that I do is making a positive impact in my community with healthy eating and healthy living.

Demetria Cameron

Project Coordinator
Department: ECC Global Marketing

I like working for the American Heart Association because we serve as a catalyst for Diversity and equality amongst other nonprofit organizations.

Ray White

Executive Assistant
Department: ECC Product Management

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It’s an honor to contribute and support the incredible work of the American Heart Association. As a former research investigator, the trustworthiness and quality of science that the American Heart Association has consistently delivered over the years had tremendously impacted my research. Now I am grateful to serve as a science and medicine advisor for the American Heart Association, where I continue to pursue my passion of ensuring scientific research and patient care is positively impacted by high quality science by working with our incredible science volunteers.

Prashant Nedungadi

Science and Medicine Advisor
Department: Science and Medicine

I love working at the American Heart Association is because of the purpose. I go to work everyday knowing that I am serving a higher purpose by working at the American Heart Association.

John Nguyen

Sr Manager Business Intelligence Development
Department: Information Technology

The American Heart Associationhas been an excellent workplace for a women of color like me due to the diversity it holds. Working with a group of people especially women has made it easy to adapt to the work culture and has empowered me to succeed in my role to the best of my ability.

Sonali Andersson

Quality Assurance Analyst
Department: Information Technology

I enjoy working at the American Heart Association because I am able to bring my best self to work every day. My colleagues are willing to talk about who we are and what makes us all different, yet passionate for the same goal – longer, healthier lives for ALL!

Sam Santiago

Director Diversity and Inclusion
Department: Office of Health Equity

Having a family, it’s refreshing to be in an environment that supports and encourages a work-life balance. It’s also rewarding to know that the work that I do is making a positive impact in my community with healthy eating and healthy living.

Demetria Cameron

Project Coordinator
Department: ECC Global Marketing

I like working for the American Heart Association because we serve as a catalyst for Diversity and equality amongst other nonprofit organizations.

Ray White

Executive Assistant
Department: ECC Product Management

What's it like to work at the American Heart Association?

Every day we get to make an impact by helping save lives. Listen to our employees share their experiences as a part of #TheAHALife and how they enjoy an impactful career with the American Heart Association.

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Our culture will move you to make a difference.

Rewards & Benefits

Our passion for our employees is shown in many ways.

Glassdoor Review for the American Heart Association

"Purpose-driven work which makes you feel you are part of something bigger. This is not just a job, but a meaningful experience. There is a diverse pool of intelligent, talented and collaborative employees at all levels. Management understands people have lives outside of work and that allowing for work-life balance means they will build loyalty and commitment."
– Anonymous Employee

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Need Assistance with Applying for Positions? If you are experiencing difficulty with the application process or are an individual with a disability or veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact HR Shared Services at 888-242-7433 or email us at careers@heart.org. Please note that questions about positions or requests regarding application status will not receive a response as this is for those who need assistance in applying. Thank you for understanding.

Please note there is a known, documented issue with JAWS and Firefox, specifically. Forms presented during the application process do operate as expected in Chrome or Firefox but with a different screen reader, such as NVDA. For more information, there is a logged case with Freedom Scientific (makers of JAWS) here: https://github.com/FreedomScientific/standards-support/issues/728

Warning – Fraudulent Employment Solicitation and Offers

The American Heart Association has been notified of fraudulent employment solicitation and offers being made via email, phone, text or thru social media and otherwise, to prospective candidates. These fraudulent person(s) and offers instruct prospective candidates to provide personal information, and/or to pay an application and processing fee in an attempt to get your private information.

In some instances, they may send you a check, asking you to cash the check and wire money back to them. Other times they are asking for personal information such as your social security number. The American Heart Association will not contact anyone requesting personal information like account passwords, personal identification numbers (PINs) or Social Security numbers as part of the initial recruitment process. Do not provide any personal or financial information to unknown individuals. Please see https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-do-if-you-were-scammed

When in doubt, please contact our talent attraction email address at careers@heart.org