Strategic Communications Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $175K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 20 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and shape communications for Atlas and technology, leading engagement, board reporting, executive messaging, and broad internal/external outreach across technology, data, AI, and transformation.

  • Set strategic communications across tech and innovation programs.
  • Coordinate high-impact engagements, governance materials, and leadership messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Atlas & Technology Communications: Set and coordinate the internal and external communications approach across technology, innovation, and transformation.
  • Serve as Engagement communications leader for technology and Atlas: Coordinate priorities, briefings, talking points, meeting objectives , and follow-through for high-impact engagements.
  • Coordinate Board Reporting: Manage the board subcommittee cadence and materials, including progress, milestones, metrics, risks, and decision points.
  • Prepare Executive Communications: Develop presentations, remarks, executive briefs, Q&A, and social media content in the CTDIO’s voice.
  • Coordinate External Engagements: Prepare the technology leaders for donors, regulators, partners, conferences, media, and industry forums in partnership with the appropriate enterprise teams.
  • Coordinate Internal Engagements: Plan/coordinate technology all-team meetings, town halls, leadership forums, and message cascades that build alignment across Technology and Atlas . Where appropriate , partnering closing with the boarder internal Communications Team.
  • Tell the Atlas Story: Translate work across technology, data, AI, cybersecurity, clinical informatics, innovation, and transformation into clear stories of enterprise impact.
  • Align Leadership Messaging: Work with senior leaders to coordinate priorities, milestones, announcements, and key messages.
  • Support Change Communications: Partner with program and change leaders on communications that support understanding and adoption of major initiatives.
  • Manage Communications Cadence: Maintain executive updates, newsletters, showcases, announcements, and other priority communications.
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Hospital for Special Surgery

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HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the 16th consecutive year), No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026), and the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ and CT by U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” list (2024-2025). In a survey of medical professionals in more than 20 countries by Newsweek, HSS is ranked world #1 in orthopedics for a fifth consecutive year (2025). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection and complication rates. HSS was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center five consecutive times. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State, as well as in Florida.

New York, New York, USA
17K employees (132 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
93% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$115K/yr – $175K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
108 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
4.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$36.6M
Last Raise
$10M
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2023
    Grant • $10M
  • Oct 2022
    Series A • $21M
  • Jul 2018
    Grant • $5.6M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$270.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.9%
Direct
39.1%
Referral
4.4%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~16.8K

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Strategic Communications Director

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