Senior Director, Brand Communication

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$185K/yr – $246K/yrDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive integrated, executive-facing communications across PR, internal comms, and social content to align with business goals.

  • Own cross-functional comms strategy and leadership alignment across PR, Internal Comms, and Social & Content.
  • Must-have: 15+ years in strategic, high-visibility communications with leadership responsibility.
  • Standout: Direct advisory to executives and strong agency/media relationships driving brand visibility.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership and day-to-day direction across PR, Internal Communications, and Social & Content.
  • Develop and evolve an integrated communications strategy that supports business goals, brand positioning, and executive priorities.
  • Establish frameworks, processes, and standards that enable teams to do their best work.
  • Foster a culture of high standards, collaboration, and thoughtful execution.
  • Directly manage senior leaders within each function, fostering alignment, accountability, and collaboration.
  • Serve as a key comms advisor to executive leadership, Head of Marketing, and the VP of Brand Marketing and a trusted communications leader across the company.
  • Build strong relationships with the broader Marketing org, Product Marketing, Sales, Executive Leadership, and the Parent Company.
  • Oversee external communications, including press releases, thought leadership, executive interviews, speaking opportunities, and media outreach.
  • Ensure messaging is accurate, compelling, and grounded in a deep understanding of the business and products.
  • Partner with agency teams to drive strong media relationships and consistent execution.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of communications experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
  • Proven experience leading PR and internal communications in a B2B environment; SaaS, healthcare, life sciences, or regulated industries preferred.
  • Experience partnering closely with executive leadership, including CEOs.
  • Track record of building and leading high-performing teams and managing agency partners.
  • Strategic thinker with strong operational instincts.
  • Excellent storyteller and editor with a sharp eye for clarity and tone.
  • Able to quickly understand complex businesses and translate them into compelling narratives.
  • Confident, thoughtful leader who builds trust across senior stakeholders.
  • Calm, organized, and effective in high-visibility environments.

Preferred

  • SaaS, healthcare, life sciences, or regulated industries preferred.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.
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Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata’s seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC.

Founded in 1999
USA
2.9K employees (141 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
51% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
90.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$30.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.4%
Direct
45.2%
Referral
8.5%
Social
2.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
114 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Total Funding
$20M
Last Raise
$20M
Post IPO Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jul 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jun 2004
    Series Unknown • $20M

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