Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute strategic plans for external and internal communications that includes strategic goals and corresponding success metrics, budget, staffing plan, and data needs.
• Position the SCI as a national and international leader in cancer prevention, detection, treatment and education.
• Increase visibility of discoveries and innovations of SCI members in basic science, translational and clinical research.
• Establish consulting services to help new SCI faculty build programs that cross the research, educational and clinical missions of the SCI.
• Partner with SCI, School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care (SHC) and Stanford Children’s Health (SCH) to develop program plans that have sufficient and sustainable resources.
• Lead strategic direction for both direct reporting and indirect reporting staff performing communications functions for the SCI. Ensure the staff are engaged in the broad strategic vision for increasing national and international visibility for the SCI. Provide mentoring and guidance to ensure each staff member understands how her/his work is essential to the broader strategic goals of the SCI.
• Build consistent systems of work to reduce variation and improve consistency. Apply system thinking and continuous process improvement to ensure coordination and collaboration between SCI, School of Medicine, University and SHC/SCH.
• Develop and manage the SCI budget for communications and social media. Execute advanced approval processes for communications and social media expenditures across the SCI. Explore, recommend, and implement efficiencies in operations. Establish targets to meet objectives while stewarding resources.
• Foster relationships with basic scientists, clinicians, and leadership of the SCI/School of Medicine/University/SHC/SCH, to maintain an in-depth knowledge of the programs of cancer research, prevention, treatment, education and outreach of the SCI and its members to ensure consistency in messaging across the enterprise and appropriate representation in publications and communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and ten years of relevant experience; or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Proven ability to achieve an organization's vision, values and programs through communications and marketing initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging integrated marketing strategies to achieve goals.
• Strong marketing management skills and the ability to persuade and influence decision-makers across all levels of an organization.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and leadership skills.
• Proven people manager, with the ability to motivate, grow and train staff across functions.
• Prior experience in planning and managing department budget.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to senior managers.

Preferred

• MBA, MPH or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• Current or past Stanford experience desired.