Strategic Communications Director

Hospital for Special Surgery•New York, NY
•$115,000 - $175,000

About The Position

How you move is why we’re here. ® Now more than ever. Get back to what you need and love to do. The possibilities are endless... Now more than ever, our guiding principles are helping us in our search for exceptional talent - candidates who align with our unique workplace culture and who want to maximize the abundant opportunities for growth and success. If this describes you then let’s talk! HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment. Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Requirements

  • Regular Full time

Responsibilities

  • Lead Atlas & Technology Communications: Set and coordinate the internal and external communications approach across technology, innovation, and transformation.
  • Serve as Engagement communications leader for technology and Atlas: Coordinate priorities, briefings, talking points, meeting objectives, and follow-through for high-impact engagements.
  • Coordinate Board Reporting: Manage the board subcommittee cadence and materials, including progress, milestones, metrics, risks, and decision points.
  • Prepare Executive Communications: Develop presentations, remarks, executive briefs, Q&A, and social media content in the CTDIO’s voice.
  • Coordinate External Engagements: Prepare the technology leaders for donors, regulators, partners, conferences, media, and industry forums in partnership with the appropriate enterprise teams.
  • Coordinate Internal Engagements: Plan/coordinate technology all-team meetings, town halls, leadership forums, and message cascades that build alignment across Technology and Atlas. Where appropriate, partnering closing with the broader internal Communications Team.
  • Tell the Atlas Story: Translate work across technology, data, AI, cybersecurity, clinical informatics, innovation, and transformation into clear stories of enterprise impact.
  • Align Leadership Messaging: Work with senior leaders to coordinate priorities, milestones, announcements, and key messages.
  • Support Change Communications: Partner with program and change leaders on communications that support understanding and adoption of major initiatives.
  • Manage Communications Cadence: Maintain executive updates, newsletters, showcases, announcements, and other priority communications.
  • Maintain the Engagement Calendar: Coordinate major board, leadership, external, and organizational engagements, materials, decisions, and follow-up actions.
  • Measure & Improve Engagement: Use stakeholder feedback and communications metrics to improve clarity, reach, and effectiveness.
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