Director Leadership Communications

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization. 

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.  

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: 

• Clinical quality 
• Integrity 
• Service excellence 
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Continuous improvement 
• Inclusion 

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.    

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will. 

Responsibilities

The Director, LeadershipCommunications,is a new rolebeingadded to support SCA Health Executives and Senior Leaderswith speaking engagements,presentationsand thought leadershipcontent. As part ofthe Marketing, Communications, Creative and Events Team,you will report to the Senior Director of Communications and will partner closely withexecutives and partnersacrossour support services lanesto developcompelling narrativesand stories andhelp our leaders deliver themthrough multipleinternal and externalchannelsto abroad set of audiences and stakeholders. 

• Lead agendaand mainstage presentationdevelopment forannual(in-person)All Leadership Meeting, Clinical LeadershipConnection and Leadership Summitevents, coachingexecutives and leaders ondelivery and storytelling.

• Leadplanning and delivery for quarterly (virtual) All-Teammate andotherLeadershipTeam Meetings, increasing participation and improving effectiveness and engagement before, during and after meetings. 

• Support leaders in preparation forexternal mainstage and panel presentations, including development of remarks, talking points, slidecontentandresponses toanticipatedquestions. 

• Identifyandhelp construct thought leadership platforms for select members of our executive team, including development of pipelines forspeaking opportunities, position papers/Op-Eds, blog posts,social mediacontent, etc. 

• Partner withteammates to develop and deliver effective spokesperson trainingfor leaders across the enterprise.

• Serve as back-up to communications team members on internal and external activities beyond core responsibilities

• Contribute to projects and initiatives across marketing, communications, creative and events lanes and step in where needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing,public relations,communicationsor related business discipline

• 10years ofprofessional experience in corporate communications with a minimum of 5 years in a health care delivery organization

• 5 years of experience supporting C-Suite executives and demonstrated ability to adapt approach to a variety of working styles

• Proven ability to coach and counsel senior leaders on best practices for a wide range of communication activities 

• Strong executive presence and superior written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage large-scale initiatives, drivecollaboration across departmentsand meettight deadlines with high-quality results

• Expertise in developing useful measures and metrics to set goals and targets and report results

• Partner confidently with senior stakeholders and demonstrates poise in high-visibility environments

• Must be a self-directed individual who is able to anticipate senior leader and teammate needs, plan effectively, and be comfortable working through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to travel up to 20% to support internal and external speaking engagements and presentations 

• Strong track record of developing high-impact and memorable presentations using a variety of digital tools and platforms

• Deep experience with PowerPoint design and animation and collaboration with creative teams

• Exceptional storytelling abilities and experience transforming complex topics into compelling, audience-driven narratives and message frameworks

• Prior experience sourcing external speakers for keynote presentations, either independently or in partnership with an agency.

• Experience mentoring andcoaching other communicationsprofessionals

• Experience helping leaders manage organizational and cultural shifts and evolutions and demonstrated effective partnerships with change management professionals strongly preferred 

• Demonstrated success in building and activating multi-channel thought leadership platforms for multiple executives

• Prior experience working in media or public relations/communications agency preferred

USD $155,000.00/Yr. USD $175,000.00/Yr.