Senior Vice President, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Boston, MA (On-site)

$341K/yr – $391K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own Dana-Farber’s narrative and multi-channel impact, connecting science and strategy to audiences from patients to policy makers.

  • Media and Brand: Build a proactive media strategy and consistent voice across institutions, elevating visibility regionally to globally.
  • Integrated Marketing: Drive brand, content, digital, and audience segmentation to support institutional goals.
  • Executive Partnership: Align messaging with the president/CEO and leadership, delivering clear narratives in high visibility moments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a comprehensive communications and marketing roadmap aligned to Dana-Farber’s strategic priorities
  • Translate complex scientific, clinical, and organizational developments into clear, compelling, and differentiated institutional narrative
  • Establish a consistent, disciplined voice across internal and external audiences
  • Build and lead a proactive media strategy that elevates Dana-Farber’s visibility across regional, national, and global platforms.
  • Strengthen relationships with key outlets and influencers to shape coverage and broaden reach
  • Amplify major scientific, clinical, and patient-impact stories through coordinated campaigns
  • Advance a modern, integrated marketing approach spanning brand, content, digital, and audience segmentation
  • Enhance awareness and consideration among patients, referring physicians, and broader stakeholders
  • Expand Dana-Farber’s presence beyond New England to reflect its national and global impact
  • Lead, develop, and evolve a high-performing communications and marketing organization

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred

  • Ideal Experience
  • Demonstrated leadership across scaled & respected communications & marketing functions
  • Experience operating in complex, multi-stakeholder organizations, such as healthcare, academia, research, government, or similarly dynamic environments
  • Proven ability to develop and lead proactive communications and integrated marketing strategies
  • Track record of elevating institutional brand, reputation, and media presence at scale
  • Expertise across media relations, internal communications, digital strategy, and storytelling
  • Experience building and leading high-performing teams and evolving organizational structures
  • Background working in high-visibility, fast-moving environments, including those requiring strong judgement, reputation and stakeholder management
  • Bachelor’s degree required
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to providing expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer, while advancing the understanding, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.

Founded in 1947
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
8.7K employees (207 in marketing)
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71% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
487.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$26K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.4%
Direct
35.4%
Referral
7.2%
Social
3%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
144 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$88.1M
Last Raise
$20M
Grant, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Grant • $20M
  • May 2025
    Grant • $1M
  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $500K

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