Director, Scientific Communications and Strategic Advancement - Immunology and Immunotherapy

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

The Icahn Genomics Institute and the Mount Sinai Colton Center for Autoimmunity seek a Scientific Director of Communications and Strategic Advancement to lead communications, visibility, and strategic advancement across Mount Sinai initiatives spanning genomics, autoimmunity, cancer, and immunotherapy. The role connects 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 institution-facing position will help define a public voice, media presence, donor narrative, and strategic platform for these interconnected programs. The Director will work with institute and center leadership, Mount Sinai faculty, institutional communications and development teams, clinical partners, and external stakeholders. The role requires translating complex biomedical research into compelling narratives for academic, philanthropic, media, policy, industry, patient, and public audiences. The Director will develop communications strategies and messaging; identify opportunities for media coverage, thought leadership, public engagement, and partnerships; lead or contribute to major grants and strategic proposals; create presentations and advancement materials; and partner with Development on donor communications. The position will also establish systems for capturing program achievements and impact, including publications, discoveries, clinical advances, faculty achievements, funding milestones, trainee successes, technology capabilities, partnerships, and patient impact stories. Success will be measured by increased visibility and stronger public narratives for the institutes and Mount Sinai’s related enterprise; high-quality grants, proposals, presentations, and strategic materials; expanded media and thought leadership; stronger donor and partner engagement; and durable infrastructure for communicating scientific and clinical impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
A minimum of 5–7 years of experience in health care finance or administration.
Experience in strategic planning and execution, formulating policy, building and developing financial plans, managing resources, and leading successful teams.
Strong experience in scientific, medical, or academic communications.
Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate complex biomedical ideas clearly to multiple audiences.
Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and highly organized, with the ability to build new programs in a fast-moving academic medical center.
Strong follow-through and editorial judgment, and the ability to work closely with senior faculty, institutional leaders, communications teams, development officers, clinicians, scientists, and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
Experience with large grants, strategic proposals, philanthropic materials, media strategy, social media, and presentation development.
Familiarity with genomics, immunology, oncology, autoimmunity, immunotherapy, or precision medicine.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a cohesive communications strategy that advances the reputation and identity of the Icahn Genomics Institute, the Mount Sinai Colton Center for Autoimmunity, and aligned efforts in cancer and immunotherapy.
Shape core messaging for websites, reports, proposals, presentations, press materials, communications, and social media.
Partner with Mount Sinai central Marketing and Communications teams on communications tactics, including identifying media opportunities and drafting press materials and social media content.
Develop faculty profiles and position leadership as trusted voices in genomics, immunology, autoimmunity, cancer, immunotherapy, precision medicine, translational research, and therapeutic innovation.
Identify opportunities to elevate 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 strengths of Mount Sinai and as frontiers for understanding, treating, and preventing human disease.
Lead or substantially contribute to writing and developing 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, and launch documents.
Create materials for institute and center leadership, Mount Sinai leaders, donors, advisory boards, industry partners, and external audiences.
Develop pitch decks, scientific overview slides, 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 meetings, proposals, and external engagements.
Partner with Mount Sinai’s Office of Development to communicate program vision, priorities, funding needs, and patient impact to donors, foundations, and philanthropic stakeholders.
Develop donor-facing communications and philanthropic materials in consultation with Development colleagues, aligned with institutional fundraising and donor engagement strategies.
Build systems to capture publications, discoveries, clinical advances, faculty achievements, funding milestones, trainee successes, technology capabilities, partnerships, and patient impact stories.