Director – Enterprise Communications & Thought Leadership
| Company | Cigna Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Hartford, CT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, marketing, or similar field.
- 15+ years of experience and expertise in external communications, thought leadership, public affairs, or integrated marketing.
- Health Care Experience: A demonstrable understanding of the U.S. health care system and strong desire to improve access, quality, and affordability of care.
- Thought Leadership: A proven track record of creating and implementing impactful thought leadership content and programming.
- External Communications: Deep understanding of PR and communications strategies and tactics, and keen interest in identifying emerging trends in content development and channel execution.
- Senior Leader Communications: Experience engaging with C-suite leaders on thought leadership program development and execution, including communications and events.
- Writing: Strong writing and editing skills; ability to translate complex issues into compelling communications for a variety of audiences.
- Collaboration: Ability to manage internal cross-functional teams, external agencies and relationships with third-party research firms and academic institutions/think tanks.
- Leadership: Demonstrates leadership skills for a growing team with ability to inspire trust and confidence, including the ability to influence directly and indirectly.
- Project Management Skills: Experience working in a highly matrixed, deadline-sensitive environment. Ability to manage team and project budgets, agency and partner relationships, and internal communications and reporting through PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Ideate, pitch, develop, and execute thought leadership content and programming, and the associated research projects and partnerships.
- Accountable for all thought leadership content, inclusive of white papers, research reports, executive speeches, etc.
- Manage thought leadership programming and operations comprised of multiple simultaneous, large-scale projects, including cross-functional teams, budgets, external partners and agency support.
- Lead the Enterprise Thought Leadership team comprised of direct reports and matrix colleagues.
- Accountable for ongoing measurement to assess impact and continually refine for optimal results.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.