Executive Communications, Marketing Professional Lead Jefferson Health

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Jefferson Health is hiring a Marketing Professional Lead Executive Communications to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership shaping strategic communications across numerous priority areas. If youre a strategic storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment this is your opportunity to elevate our mission and influence conversations that matter in healthcare.



Summary

The Marketing Professional Lead Executive Communications serves as a strategic communications advisor and trusted partner to a senior Jefferson Health leader. This role is responsible for developing and executing integrated internal and external communications strategies that advance organizational priorities strengthen leadership visibility and enhance Jeffersons reputation among key stakeholders.



The individual will translate complex healthcare business and operational topics into clear compelling communications that engage colleagues community partners media and other external audiences. Success in this role requires strong writing and storytelling skills sound judgment and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job Description

Jefferson Health is hiring a Marketing Professional Lead Executive Communications to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership shaping strategic communications across numerous priority areas. If youre a strategic storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment this is your opportunity to elevate our mission and influence conversations that matter in healthcare.

Summary

The Marketing Professional Lead Executive Communications serves as a strategic communications advisor and trusted partner to a senior Jefferson Health leader. This role is responsible for developing and executing integrated internal and external communications strategies that advance organizational priorities strengthen leadership visibility and enhance Jeffersons reputation among key stakeholders.

The individual will translate complex healthcare business and operational topics into clear compelling communications that engage colleagues community partners media and other external audiences. Success in this role requires strong writing and storytelling skills sound judgment and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job Duties

• Serve as the primary communications partner to a designated senior Jefferson Health executive.
• Develop and implement strategic communications plans that support organizational priorities business objectives and leadership initiatives.
• Draft and edit a wide range of executive communications including speeches presentations talking points internal messages and meeting prep materials.
• Advise leaders on communications approaches related to organizational change workforce engagement sensitive issues and emerging opportunities.
• Partner with internal communications media relations marketing government affairs clinical leadership and operational teams to ensure message alignment and execution.
• Support reputation management efforts by identifying opportunities to elevate executive visibility and showcase Jeffersons impact innovation and leadership.
• Prepare leader for media interviews town halls community events and other high-profile engagements.
• Ensure messaging is aligned with Jeffersons mission values brand standards and strategic priorities.
• Measure communications effectiveness and continuously refine strategies based on audience feedback and organizational needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Marketing Communications Public Relations Graphic Design Writing Audio Video Production Digital Marketing Business Project Management or other related field of marketing and communications specialization.
• At least seven years of professional experience within a marketing communications department advertising or communications agency or related professional setting.
• Deep understanding of the structures practice areas and inner workings of a marketing department and/or advertising agency.
• Experience navigating (with or within) complex matrixed organizational structure(s).
• Ability to use project management systems to track tasks timelines and workflows.
• Demonstrated advanced proficiency using specialized software applications used within applicable area of focus (e.g. social publishing platforms design and editing CMS CRM DAM systems).
• Understanding of relevant industry and trade regulations as well as those pertinent to marketing and communications (e.g. truth in advertising intellectual property rights and infringement etc.).
• Direct experience with generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Copilot etc.) for content generation research or workflow automation and experience enforcing policy and modeling best practices in their use.
• Strong familiarity with analytics tools and dashboards (channel analytics web analytics campaign reports).
• Demonstrated ease working in fluid settings managing expectations accepting and giving appropriate feedback and pivoting when necessary.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint Teams etc.).

Key Competencies

• Executive presence and credibility
• Strategic thinking
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Sound judgment and discretion
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail and operational excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise business sector(s) (e.g. health higher education insurance) strongly preferred.
• Strong aptitude for learning and working within new software applications.
• Bachelors degree in Communications Public Relations Journalism Marketing or a related field.
• 7 years of experience in executive communications corporate communications public relations or strategic communications.
• Exceptional writing editing and storytelling skills with experience drafting content on behalf of senior executives.
• Experience advising leaders and managing complex high-visibility communications initiatives.
• Strong project management relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Healthcare academic medicine or large complex organizational experience preferred.

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing frequent keyboard use *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling bending squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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