Director of Development & Communications- Immunology and Immunotherapy

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

8d•$86,772 - $130,159•Onsite

About The Position

The Icahn Genomics Institute and the Mount Sinai Center for Autoimmunity seek a Director of Communication and Strategic Advancement to lead communications, visibility, and strategic advancement across major Mount Sinai initiatives spanning genomics, autoimmunity, cancer, and immunotherapy. Together, these programs bring together genomics, immunology, cancer biology, data science, human disease biology, translational research, clinical partnerships, and therapeutic innovation to advance precision approaches to immune-mediated, malignant, and complex human disease. This is a high-impact, institution-facing role for an energetic scientific communicator who can help define a clear public voice, media presence, donor narrative, and strategic platform for these interconnected areas. The Director will work closely with institute and center leadership, Mount Sinai faculty, institutional communications, development teams, clinical partners, and external stakeholders to communicate scientific and clinical impact across Mount Sinai and beyond. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, exceptional writer, and proactive builder who can translate complex biomedical research into compelling narratives for academic, philanthropic, media, policy, industry, patient, and public audiences.

Requirements

Strong experience in scientific, medical, or academic communications
Excellent writing and editing skills
Ability to communicate complex biomedical ideas clearly to multiple audiences
Entrepreneurial, self-directed, highly organized
Comfortable building new programs within a fast-moving academic medical center
Bring energy, urgency, follow-through, strong editorial judgment
Ability to work closely with senior faculty, institutional leaders, communications teams, development officers, clinicians, scientists, donors, and external partners
Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred
7-10 years progressive development experience, including major and principal gift work

Nice To Haves

Experience with large grants, strategic proposals, philanthropic materials, media strategy, social media, and presentation development is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with genomics, immunology, oncology, autoimmunity, immunotherapy, or precision medicine is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a cohesive communications strategy that advances the reputation and identity of the Icahn Genomics Institute, the Mount Sinai Center for Autoimmunity, and aligned efforts in cancer and immunotherapy. Shape core messaging for websites, reports, proposals, presentations, press materials, donor communications, and social media.
Partner with Mount Sinai communications teams to identify media opportunities, draft press materials, develop faculty profiles, and position leadership as trusted voices in genomics, immunology, autoimmunity, cancer, immunotherapy, precision medicine, translational research, and therapeutic innovation.
Proactively identify opportunities to elevate these programs through media stories, perspective articles, commentaries, op-eds, scientific meetings, donor briefings, institutional announcements, awards, partnerships, and public engagement. Help position genomics, immunology, autoimmunity, cancer, and immunotherapy as defining strengths of Mount Sinai and major frontiers for understanding, treating, and preventing human disease.
Lead or substantially contribute to the writing and development of large grants, center and institute proposals, philanthropic proposals, multi-investigator initiatives, and institutional strategic documents. Translate scientific vision, clinical relevance, program structure, milestones, deliverables, and institutional impact into clear and persuasive narratives. Draft executive summaries, specific aims, vision statements, letters of support, concept notes, donor-facing materials, and launch documents.
Create high-quality materials for institute and center leadership, Mount Sinai leaders, donors, advisory boards, industry partners, and external audiences. Develop pitch decks, scientific overview slides, donor presentations, annual reports, briefing documents, strategic roadmaps, website language, media pitches, and social media campaigns. Maintain a library of core slides, graphics, talking points, impact metrics, and program assets for rapid use in meetings, proposals, and external engagements.
Partner with Mount Sinai development teams to articulate each program’s vision, priorities, funding needs, and patient impact for donors, foundations, and philanthropic stakeholders. Build systems to capture publications, discoveries, clinical advances, faculty achievements, funding milestones, trainee successes, technology capabilities, partnerships, and patient impact stories so these programs can communicate their value quickly and consistently.