Associate Vice President, Enterprise Academics, Internal Communication (Hybrid)
About The Position
Advocate Health is seeking an accomplished communications leader to shape and execute internal communication strategies supporting Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, and broader enterprise priorities. This enterprise leadership role influences how the organization communicates academic, research, clinical, and strategic priorities. As a trusted advisor to senior executives and enterprise leaders, the Associate Vice President will connect academic excellence, research and discovery, clinical trials, and enterprise strategy through communication that builds understanding, trust, and engagement among faculty, researchers, investigators, clinicians, leaders, and teammates. The role provides counsel on complex communication opportunities and challenges and leads leadership communication, engagement, listening, activation, and organizational change strategies. The position also strengthens communication advisory capabilities, promotes enterprise-wide collaboration, and advances communication excellence across interconnected areas of the organization. It leads and develops a high-performing communications team and establishes measures to assess and continuously improve communication and engagement efforts.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of progressive strategic communication experience.
- Significant experience in internal communication, organizational change, and transformation.
- Communication experience in an academic, research, or academic health system environment.
- Demonstrated success advising senior executives and partnering across complex, cross-functional organizations.
- Ability to translate academic, research, clinical, and business strategies for faculty, researchers, investigators, clinicians, leaders, and teammates.
- Proven experience establishing and leading strategic internal communication and change programs within a large, complex organization.
- Successful track record connecting multiple strategies and stakeholder groups to build understanding, alignment, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing communication teams.
- Executive communication and senior leadership advisory expertise.
- Deep knowledge of change communication and transformation strategy.
- Strong business acumen and strategic storytelling capabilities.
- Experience leading within complex, highly matrixed organizations.
- Exceptional people leadership, coaching, and talent development skills.
- Sound judgment, discretion, and risk management capabilities.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with consistent, high-quality execution.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting communication across academic medicine, research, clinical trials, education, and enterprise strategy.
- Experience advising executive leadership teams during significant organizational change or transformation.
- Demonstrated success developing enterprise-wide listening, engagement, and leadership activation strategies.
- Experience measuring communication effectiveness and using insights to strengthen engagement and business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute communication strategies aligned with Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, and broader enterprise objectives.
- Advise senior executives and enterprise leaders on organizational change, complex issues, crises, and strategic initiatives.
- Lead people, engagement, and change communication strategies supporting leadership activation, understanding, adoption, and organizational transformation.
- Translate complex academic, research, clinical, and business strategies into clear messages for diverse internal audiences.
- Partner with People Operations and Optimization and People Activation Events to create multimedia content and enterprise activation experiences.
- Develop communications for internal channels and forums, including the intranet, email, town halls, leadership events, and video.
- Drive storytelling that demonstrates the impact of academic excellence, research and discovery, clinical trials, National Service Lines, and enterprise strategy.
- Ensure consistent, aligned messaging across Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, divisions, and enterprise functions.
- Advance listening and two-way communication strategies to strengthen feedback loops and encourage meaningful dialogue.
- Foster collaboration across internal communication, academic, research, and enterprise communication teams.
- Establish best-practice measures to evaluate communication and engagement efforts and continuously improve strategies and capabilities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing communications team that demonstrates strategic partnership, collaboration, and strong business acumen.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Competitive compensation
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Programs that invest in career development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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