Strategic External Communications Lead

The Business of HLTH Podcast; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing services

Competitive pay

Subsidized health plan

Job summary

Boston Medical Center Health System is seeking an External Communications Senior Manager to lead external communications strategy, advance media relations, thought leadership, and conference engagement to boost the system's profile.

This role partners with executive and clinical leadership across the system, supports issues management, and drives initiatives with metrics, including crisis response and media training, while supervising a Communications Specialist.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Proactively identifies and develops breakthrough opportunities with senior administrators and clinicians.
• Provide executive communications support for strategic messaging, speaking opportunities, and conference management.
• Develops proactive media relations plans and manages media inquiries.
• Stays abreast of national and local health news and trends to forecast reputational headwinds and tailwinds.
• Ensures quality news and thought leadership content including press releases, op-eds, podcasts, blogs, speeches, and social posts.
• Collaborates with leaders across hospitals and health entities to identify opportunities and manage risks.
• Serves as spokesperson and manages crisis situations.
• Identifies and develops spokespeople, conducts media training, and supports speaking engagements.
• Oversees emergency communications and incident response media relations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strategic planning

Media relations

Crisis communications

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

Job description

Boston Medical Center Health System is seeking an External Communications Senior Manager to lead external communications strategy, advance media relations, thought leadership, and conference engagement to boost the system's profile.

This role partners with executive and clinical leadership across the system, supports issues management, and drives initiatives with metrics, including crisis response and media training, while supervising a Communications Specialist.