Director, Strategic Communications

• Support HaloMD's federal and state government relations strategy through earned, paid, and owned media channels.

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant state and national press covering the No Surprises Act, the Independent Dispute Resolution process, and general healthcare policy.

• Monitor, track, and analyze emerging narratives and relevant press coverage. Assess business impact and brief the Executive Leadership Team on developments requiring action.

• Draft, pitch, and coordinate, earned, paid, and earned media opportunities between press, internal, and external principles, including executive leadership and physician clients.

• Represent HaloMD with industry associations, coalitions, and multi-stakeholder working groups. Evaluate membership opportunities and manage participation.

• Direct, and manage outside communications consultants, including scope, budget, and performance.

• Prepare internal executives and external partners for public-facing press and speaking opportunities through briefing materials, talking points, and leave-behinds.

• Develop grassroots and grasstops advocacy approaches where appropriate, including engagement with clients, providers, and partners.

• Develop collateral and leave-behind materials for use with federal and state legislators, regulators, and press.

• Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Policy, Political Science, Government, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline required; advanced degree preferred.

• Equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.

• 8+ years of strategic communications/public affairs/media relations experience.

• 5+ years working in healthcare, government, public policy, regulation, or another highly regulated industry.

• Proven ownership of an enterprise-level communications strategy and messaging framework.

• Demonstrated success securing earned media and building relationships with relevant reporters.

• Experience advising and preparing C-suite/executive spokespeople.

• Experience managing external communications agencies/consultants and budgets.

• Experience communicating complex policy/regulatory issues to non-technical audiences.

• Experience monitoring news/policy environments and providing actionable intelligence to senior leadership.

• Experience with coalitions, associations, advocacy organizations, or stakeholder engagement.

• Exceptional written communication and executive-level presentation skills.

• 3+ years of healthcare policy communications experience.

• Direct experience with the No Surprises Act, IDR, healthcare reimbursement, or provider/payer policy.

• Existing relationships with healthcare policy and regulatory reporters.

• Experience with federal and state-level policy advocacy.

• Experience executing grassroots/grasstops advocacy campaigns.

• Experience supporting communications around rulemaking, litigation, regulatory changes, or agency guidance.

• Experience building physician/provider thought leadership programs.

• Demonstrated ability to quantify communications impact through media, stakeholder, and business KPIs.

• Fully Remote - Work from anywhere within the United States with reliable high-speed internet

• Multiple medical plan options

• Health Savings Account with company contributions

• Dental & vision coverage for you and your dependents

• 401k with Company match

• Vacation, sick time & Company paid holidays

• Company wellbeing program with health insurance incentives

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