Sr. Manager, Executive Communications

BJC HealthCare; Brentwood (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Retirement contribution

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a senior leader to set and develop the executive communications program, elevating visibility of its leadership internally and externally. You will craft narratives for speeches, presentations, social posts, white papers, blogs, and op-eds, aligning messaging with strategic goals.

In this role you will partner with Media Relations and Digital Marketing to execute the strategy, manage a team, and mentor leaders across the organization to advance thought leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5–10 years of experience in executive communications or related field.
• Experience supervising teams for 5–10 years.

Responsibilities

• Manages and develops staff, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Sets strategy for executive communications across the organization.
• Writes engaging content for internal and external audiences.
• Contributes to thought leadership programs with media outreach.
• Collaborates with Media Relations and digital marketing to execute communication strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Communications

Strategic planning

Team management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Additional Preferred Requirements

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

This role sets the strategy and development of the BJC HealthCare executive communications program to elevate presence internally and externally. Builds strong relationships with and serves as a trusted advisor to members of the BJC Executive Leaders team, providing consultation and guidance as we advance their visibility and promote them as industry thought leaders externally, and engaging, caring and credible leaders internally.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages and evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Sets the strategy for executive communications across BJC, including the development of a compelling narrative to be delivered by BJC's leadership team in the form of speeches, presentations, social media posts, white papers, blogs, op-eds, or scripts - in essence, whatever the message requires.
• Writes crisp and captivating content for both internal and external audiences.
• Contributes to BJC's thought leadership program, positioning our leaders to offer a unique and credible perspective on topics relevant to our consumers using traditional and social media.
• Works with Media Relations leadership, digital marketing leadership and other MarComm leaders to develop and facilitate external components of the executive leadership communication strategy

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• 5-10 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• 10+ years

Supervisor Experience

• 10+ years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer