Director Growth Marketing

Silver Spring, MD (On-site)

$151K/yr – $252K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive growth marketing strategy for priority clinical services and geographic markets, aligning with enterprise plans to boost patient acquisition, referrals and market presence.

  • Partner with clinical, operational and physician leaders to define audiences, value propositions, and conversion pathways
  • Lead cross-functional portfolio prioritization and investment decisions to deliver measurable growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Director, Growth Marketing leads marketing strategy and prioritization for priority clinical services and geographic markets. Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategic Marketing & Digital Experience, the Director develops focused plans to increase patient acquisition, referral growth, market presence and preference for Children's National clinical programs.
  • The Director serves as the senior strategic marketing partner to clinical, operational and physician leaders for assigned portfolios. The role evaluates growth opportunities and readiness, recommends priorities and investment, and defines audiences, value propositions, conversion pathways and measures of success. The Director ensures growth initiatives align with the Children's National brand and deliver measurable results.
  • The Director partners closely with the Strategy Office and the Vice President, Business Development & Strategy to align growth marketing priorities and investments with Children’s National’s enterprise strategy, service line plans and geographic expansion goals. The Director participates in regular planning and performance reviews with the Strategy Office to establish shared measures of success, assess results and adjust marketing investments as enterprise priorities evolve.
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Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree: Marketing, communications, business, healthcare administration or a related field. (Required)
  • Master's Degree: Marketing, business, healthcare administration or a related field. (Preferred)
  • 12 years: Progressively responsible experience in growth marketing, service line marketing, consumer marketing, healthcare marketing or related fields. (Required)
  • 7 years: Leading teams and managing complex, cross-functional portfolios and integrated growth programs. (Required)
  • Demonstrated expertise in clinical service line, consumer acquisition, referral and growth marketing.
  • Ability to translate patient-volume, referral, market-expansion and organizational priorities into actionable portfolio strategies and measurable marketing plans.
  • Experience partnering with clinical, operational and physician leaders to define growth opportunities, audience priorities and business objectives.
  • Ability to evaluate market opportunity, service capacity, appointment access, referral pathways and operational readiness when prioritizing marketing investment.
  • Expertise in audience strategy, value proposition development, integrated campaign planning, conversion pathways and performance optimization.
  • Strong understanding of brand positioning and experience applying an established enterprise brand to specific clinical programs, audiences and markets.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
  • Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
  • Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
  • Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
  • Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.
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Children's National Hospital

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Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger. Today, it is one of the top 10 children’s hospital in the nation and ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s National is transforming pediatric medicine for all children. The Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021, a first-of-its-kind pediatric hub dedicated to developing new and better ways to care for kids. Children’s National has been designated three times in a row as a Magnet® hospital, demonstrating the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty care locations in the D.C. metropolitan area, including Maryland and Virginia. Children’s National is home to the Children’s National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. It is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels. As a non-profit, Children's National relies on generous donors to help ensure that every child receives the care they need.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7.4K employees (110 in marketing)
62% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$151K/yr – $252K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($202K) is 12% above the median base salary for Growth Marketing Director roles in the United States ($180K).

Growth Marketing Director median pay in the United States

$188K/yr

Most pay falls between $161K and $200K. Based on 27 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
74 (1% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$19.4M
Last Raise
$8M
Grant, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Grant • $8M
  • Oct 2024
    Grant • $8M
  • Nov 2021
    Grant • $3.4M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
434.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
58.2%
Direct
35%
Referral
5.5%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.4K
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Director Growth Marketing

Children's National Hospital · Silver Spring, MD · On-site