External Communications Senior Manager

BMC Software; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center Health System is seeking an External Communications Senior Manager to lead strategic external communications across the health system, advancing media relations, thought leadership, and conference engagement to elevate the organization’s profile.

You will collaborate with executive and clinical leaders to develop proactive strategies, train spokespeople, manage crisis communications, and oversee a small team, with a hybrid Boston-area work arrangement and a broad benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, and a minimum of ten years of external communications, media management, and related operational experience.
• Preferred Master’s degree.
• At least five years of strategic planning and management of a team is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identifies and develops opportunities with senior administrators and clinicians to draw attention to BMC Health System’s key focus areas.
• Provide executive communications support for strategic messaging, speaking opportunities, and conference management.
• Develops proactive media relations plans and manages media inquiries, ensuring opportunities align with BMC Health System strategies and objectives.
• Stays abreast of national and local health news and communications trends to forecast reputational headwinds and tailwinds and keep system leaders informed.
• Ensures value-consistent, quality, and compelling news and thought leadership content, including press releases, feature articles, op-eds, podcasts, blogs, speaker remarks, and social media posts.
• Works closely with leaders across BMC Health System hospitals, WellSense Health Plan, Clearway Health, Oakwell, Boston HealthNet, and other entities to identify reputational opportunities and manage risks.
• Serves as spokesperson across BMC Health System to manage reputational risks and respond to crisis situations.
• Identifies and develops spokespeople who can best represent BMC Health System in the media and external events, lead media training, and support speaking engagements.
• Oversee emergency communications and incident response media relations support for BMC Health System.
• Directly supervise a Communications Specialist. Assign work, performance manage, and promote professional development.
• Focus on driving BMC Health System’s key initiatives with metrics and reporting.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Strategic planning

Communications program development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

Job description

POSITION LOCATION:

Hybrid

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Strategic Communications, the External Communications Senior Manager oversees the strategic execution of external communications for Boston Medical Center Health System (BMC Health System) and is responsible for advancing media relations, thought leadership, and conference and forum engagement that directly promotes and benefits BMC Health System’s profile and reputation.

The External Communications Senior Manager will work with executive and clinical leadership, providers, and other stakeholders across the health system to develop and implement a broad, proactive external communications strategy and tactics in support of BMC Health System’s strategic goals, with a focus on high-priority initiatives and audiences and externally trending opportunities.

The External Communications Senior Manager will also work closely with Communications leaders to advance strategic initiatives and support issues management. All engagements should underscore BMC Health System’s approach to modeling a transformational kind of excellence in healthcare where clinical and operational innovation meets health equity and access.

Your Chance to Be Part of a Team That is Making a Difference

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing and dynamic Marketing and Communications team that is building our reputation and making a difference in the lives of our patients and community members. We are looking for visionary team players who want to be part of our mission to boldly transform healthcare. We offer our employees an array of wellbeing services, competitive pay, and a wide range of benefits, including a highly subsidized health care plan for employees and their family members.

About Boston Medical Center Health System

Boston Medical Center Health System is dedicated to advancing discovery and access to care, partnering with our communities, and developing scalable approaches to restore and maintain health.

With more than 15,000 dedicated employees, BMC Health System is built on the principle of comprehensive, compassionate care across our founding academic medical center, two hospitals in the community, a network of community health centers, a Medicaid managed health plan, physician groups, and solutions for specialty pharmacy access and sustainability initiatives.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Proactively identifies and develops breakthrough opportunities in collaboration with senior administrators and clinicians to draw attention to BMC Health System’s key focus areas.
• Provide executive communications support for strategic messaging, speaking opportunities, and conference management.
• Develops proactive media relations plans and manages media inquiries, ensuring opportunities align with BMC Health System strategies and objectives.
• Stays abreast of national and local health news and communications trends to forecast reputational headwinds and tailwinds and keep system leaders informed.
• Ensures value-consistent, quality, and compelling news and thought leadership content, including press releases, feature articles, op-eds, podcasts, blogs, speaker remarks, and social media posts.
• Works closely with leaders across BMC Health System hospitals, WellSense Health Plan, Clearway Health, Oakwell, Boston HealthNet, and other entities to identify reputational opportunities and manage risks.
• Serves as spokesperson across BMC Health System to manage reputational risks and respond to crisis situations.
• Identifies and develops spokespeople who can best represent BMC Health System in the media and external events, lead media training, and support speaking engagements.
• Oversee emergency communications and incident response media relations support for BMC Health System.
• Directly supervise a Communications Specialist. Assign work, performance manage, and promote professional development.
• Focus on driving BMC Health System’s key initiatives with metrics and reporting.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required, and a minimum of ten years of external communications, media management, and related operational experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree preferred.
• At least five years of strategic planning and management of a team is preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

N/A

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED :

N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven ability to translate a strategic plan into tactical excellence.
• Capable of communications program development, implementation, metrics, and evaluation.
• Must be highly organized self-started, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and complex organizational environment.
• Proficient in standard client software in a healthcare office setting (i.e., MS Word, Excel, Access, Web Browsers, etc.).

Compensation Range:

$97,500.00- $141,500.00

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

NOTE

This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans