Responsibilities

• Lead and implement integrated external communications strategies that elevate Boston Children’s scientific research enterprise, clinical innovation, and priority areas—including oncology, hematology, and complex blood disorders—while remaining adaptable to emerging institutional priorities.
• Drive high-impact digital storytelling that advances institutional reputation, scientific leadership, and patient impact.
• - Develop and execute proactive communications strategies that promote Boston Children’s leadership in discovery, translational science, and clinical excellence, translating breakthrough research and innovation into compelling narratives for national and global audiences.
• - Serve as a creative producer and strategic storyteller, developing engaging digital and multimedia content that distills complex scientific discoveries and clinical advances into clear, accessible, and visually compelling stories for diverse audiences.
• - Partner closely with clinical, research, and executive leadership to align communications strategies with broader institutional messaging, brand strategy, scientific priorities, and enterprise communications goals.
• - Lead proactive and reactive media engagement across local, regional, national, and international outlets, identifying opportunities to elevate faculty expertise, scientific breakthroughs, and Boston Children’s role as a leading academic research hospital.
• - Coordinate and oversee interviews, briefings, embargoes, and on-the-record engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Masters preferred
• Minimum of five years of experience in strategic Communications required
• A background in health care, medicine and/or biotechnology is preferred.

Preferred

• Masters preferred
• A background in health care, medicine and/or biotechnology is preferred.

Benefits

• Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.