Senior Content Strategist
About The Position
The Senior Content Strategist will lead editorial storytelling that strengthens Boston Scientific’s corporate reputation and brings the brand promise—advancing science for life—to life in credible, human, and compelling ways. The ideal candidate is both a strategic editorial thinker and hands-on creator who understands how trust in healthcare is built through discoverable, consistent, high-quality storytelling across social platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as owned channels. While expected to create content across channels, this role has a primary focus on long-form editorial storytelling and enterprise thought leadership. This role partners closely across Corporate Communications, Brand, Digital, and Social teams to inform and execute an integrated editorial strategy that elevates Boston Scientific’s voice, highlights innovation and impact, and resonates with clinicians, patients, employees, policymakers, and the broader healthcare ecosystem. The role reports to the Vice President, Corporate Communications. Work Mode: At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate communications, journalism, or agency environments, with demonstrated editorial leadership.
- Healthcare or life sciences experience required.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a strong editorial point of view.
- Proven experience developing long-form editorial content and executive thought leadership in complex or regulated environments.
- Ability to translate complex scientific or technical topics into clear, compelling, and human stories.
- Strong understanding of audience behavior, digital platforms, and evolving content optimization practices (SEO, GEO, AEO), with the ability to adapt storytelling for human and AI-mediated discovery.
- Experience advising senior leaders, operating as a trusted communications partner.
- Excellent collaborator who is enthusiastic about joining a growing team and bringing fresh, innovative ideas and insights to the table.
- Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Medical device or regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Apply strong editorial judgment to identify and develop reputation-enhancing stories aligned with corporate priorities and emerging healthcare conversations, highlighting innovation, patient and clinician impact, responsible leadership, cultural moments and long-term value creation.
- Lead development of long-form editorial narratives, including enterprise features, executive bylines and integrated reputation campaigns.
- Shape thought leadership frameworks that articulate Boston Scientific’s perspective on science, innovation, and healthcare impact.
- Translate enterprise strategy, innovation, and purpose into editorial series and recurring formats that build understanding, credibility, and trust, including short- and long-form video.
- Inform and execute the enterprise editorial strategy, producing high-impact content across formats, including editorial articles and features, executive and enterprise thought leadership, and platform-native social copy and scripts.
- Apply SEO, GEO, and AEO principles to ensure content is discoverable, credible, and relevant for both human audiences and AI-driven systems.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with brand, digital marketing, social media, media relations, and web teams to deliver integrated campaigns, track performance and apply insights to continuously refine editorial strategy.
- Provide creative direction and project management for internal contributors and external agencies and resources.
- Partner with senior leaders, scientists, and subject matter experts to develop authentic stories and bylines that build trust and credibility.
- Ensure all content meets quality, regulatory, and reputational standards appropriate for a global healthcare organization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
