Senior Director, Strategic Communications
Boston Medical Center
- Boston, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Stays abreast of national, health, and local trends as well as BMCHS’s considerations to connect data points and drive reputation strategy and strategic communications planning
- Drives a cohesive narrative connecting BMCHS value proposition with external factors and Marketing & Communications team objectives
- Develops strategic, pro-active communications plans around high-profile BMCHS business and innovation initiatives
- In partnership with community engagement and government advocacy teams, identify opportunities for senior leaders and key clinical staff to enhance relationships with important community partners; represent BMCHS across communication workstreams with key advocacy organizations
- Collaborates with administrative, functional, and clinical leadership to manage storytelling opportunities and reputational threats and serve as organizational spokesperson
- Serves as trusted communications advisor to strategy, development, community engagement, and government advocacy colleagues
- Reviews and guides promotional activity including amplification of key research, speaking events, content for external blogs, and regular media relations activities
- Supervises, mentors, and guides external communications and content strategy teams
- Partners regularly and collaborates with Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine to enhance our reputational goals on key, shared initiatives
- Leads health equity thought leadership initiatives to elevate BMCHS’s profile across national audience.
- Manage budget and agency resources for the external communications department
- Must adhere to all BMCHS principles and values
- Strategic mindset, highly organized and excellent stakeholder management ability
- Works well with ambiguity and has the ability to connect points of information to drive communication strategy
- Collaborative and calm under pressure
- Proven ability to translate a corporate strategic plan into values-consistent, compelling and propelling communications strategy and engagement
- Ability to translate complex research and technical topics into compelling communications
- Experience managing and mentoring staff
- Capable of program development, implementations, and evaluation
- Excellent verbal, written and strategic communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills
- Must be highly organized to manage multiple priorities
- Dedicated team player with the willingness and desire to learn and grow within the organization