Director, Corporate Communications

Responsibilities

• Define and lead a comprehensive executive visibility strategy aligned with Humana's clinical priorities, healthcare leadership agenda, and enterprise reputation goals.
• Develop and evolve the Chief Medical Officer's external narrative, ensuring a clear, credible, and differentiated voice across media, industry forums, social channels, and stakeholder engagements.
• Identify and activate high-impact opportunities to position the CMO and other clinical leaders as experts on healthcare quality, patient outcomes, clinical innovation, population health, and public policy.
• Counsel and prepare executives for media interviews, industry conferences, speaking engagements, investor events, policy discussions, and other strategic external forums.
• Lead the creation of executive-level content, including speeches, keynote presentations, LinkedIn content, op-eds, bylines, talking points, articles, and thought leadership platforms.
• Translate complex clinical, scientific, regulatory, and healthcare policy topics into clear, relevant, and compelling communications.
• Develop proactive thought leadership programs tied to emerging healthcare trends, clinical excellence, innovation, and issues impacting patients, providers, and communities.
• Curate a diverse mix of content formats, including videos, articles, presentations, and digital content tailored to priority audiences and platforms.
• Partner closely within comms and across other departments to ensure alignment and consistency across channels.
• Integrate executive visibility into enterprise initiatives, advocacy priorities, major announcements, and key business milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Healthcare Administration, Public Policy, or a related field.
• 10+ years of communications experience, with demonstrated success developing and executing executive visibility, thought leadership, media relations, or reputation management strategies.
• Experience supporting C-suite executives and developing executive-level communications.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and content development skills, including speeches, thought leadership, media preparation, and external communications.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing across matrixed organizations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Teams and SharePoint.

Preferred

• Experience supporting physician executives, chief medical officers, or other senior healthcare leaders.
• Experience in healthcare, health services, public policy, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of healthcare quality, patient outcomes, public health, healthcare policy, or clinical innovation.
• Experience developing thought leadership programs for senior executives.
• Experience and comfort using AI-enabled communications tools and platforms.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance and many other opportunities