Head of Communications

Ennoble Care; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Referral Program

PayActiv: pay-on-demand

Job summary

Ennoble Care is seeking its first Head of Communications to lead external and internal communications, serving as the executive voice and media spokesperson. You will manage public relations firms and advisors, coordinating with brand marketing while ensuring unified messaging across the company and its stakeholders.

The role requires 7+ years in healthcare PR with strong writing and leadership, and offers remote work with travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in communications or public relations, including internal and external roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or a related field.
• Experience directing PR agencies and vendors with measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Set and own the overall public relations strategy with priorities and annual plans.
• Build relationships with healthcare and national/regional media; act as spokesperson.
• Oversee PR firm and external advisors; manage budget and deliverables.
• Position leadership in thought leadership through conferences, bylines, and awards.
• Lead issues and crisis communications with cross-functional partners and HIPAA protocols.
• Own internal communications across a distributed multi-state workforce.
• Align communications with milestones, growth, and strategic priorities.

Skills

Media relations

Executive visibility

Crisis communications

Internal comms

Agency management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Us

Ennoble Care is a mobile primary care, palliative care, and hospice service provider with patients in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Ennoble Care’s clinicians go to the home of the patient, providing continuum of care for those with chronic conditions and limited mobility. Ennoble Care offers a variety of programs including, remote patient monitoring, behavioral health management, and chronic care management, to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality of care by a team they know and trust. We seek individuals who are driven to make a difference and embody our motto, “To Care is an Honor.” Join Ennoble Care today!

Position Description

Ennoble Care is seeking its first Head of Communications to lead external and internal communications, including media relations, executive visibility, and crisis communications. Initially an individual contributor with the opportunity to build a team, this leader will serve as the company’s executive voice and media spokesperson and manage public relations firm(s) and external advisors. The role does not own marketing or branding but partners closely with the brand marketing and social media teams, so Ennoble Care speaks with one voice.

Responsibilities

• PR Strategy: Set and own Ennoble Care’s overall public relations strategy – defining priorities and an annual plan across thought leadership, target media outlets, conference speaking, and industry awards that advance enterprise growth goals.
• Media Relations: Build relationships with healthcare trade (e.g., Home Health Care News, McKnight’s, STAT News), national business, and regional media – serving as spokesperson and producing press releases, fact sheets, and boilerplate.
• PR Firm & Advisor Management: Own relationships with the retained PR firm(s) and external advisors – setting strategy, managing budget and deliverables, and holding them accountable for results.
• Thought Leadership & Recognition: Position the CEO and leadership as voices in home based and palliative care through conference speaking (e.g., NAHC, LPF, HLTH, HIMSS), bylines, op-eds, and industry awards.
• Issues & Crisis Communications: Lead issues and crisis communications with legal, compliance, operations, and external advisors – maintaining HIPAA-compliant protocols and holding statements for a fast, confident response.
• Internal Communications: Own employee communications across a distributed, multi-state workforce – leadership messages, company announcements, and change and integration communications that keep employees informed and connected to the mission.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Align communications with company milestones, growth and acquisition announcements, and strategic priorities – partnering with the Executive Leadership Team and supporting recruitment, referral development, and payer relations.
• Measurement: Define and report on KPIs such as earned media, share of voice, and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years in communications or public relations, including leading both internal and external communications – ideally in home-based care, value-based care, or broader healthcare. Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or a related field.
• Media & Executive Visibility: Established healthcare media relationships (or the ability to build them quickly) and a track record positioning executives as credible public voices.
• Agency Management: Experience directing PR agencies and vendors against clear goals.
• Exceptional Writing: Clear, compelling writer across formats, from employee announcements to press releases, speeches, and op-eds.
• Collaborative Independent Operator: Energized as the first communications hire – builds structure, sets priorities, and moves quickly while partnering effectively with marketing and social media teams.
• Fast-Paced, Scaling Environment: Proven ability and comfort working in a fast‑paced, scaling environment similar to a startup – thriving amid ambiguity, adapting quickly as priorities shift, and delivering with agility and speed.

Location:

Remote with up to 20% travel required.

Full-time employees qualify for the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and supplementary benefits such as Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Office Holidays

All employees qualify for these benefits:

• Paid Sick Time
• 401(k) with up to 3% company match
• Referral Program
• Payactiv: pay-on-demand. Cash out earned money when and where you need it!

Candidates must disclose any current or future need for employment-based immigration sponsorship (including, but not limited to, OPT, STEM OPT, or visa sponsorship) before an offer of employment is extended.

Ennoble Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring the best team possible, and does not discriminate against protected characteristics including but not limited to - race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.