Executive Communications Director- Office of the CEO

City of Hope is a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1913 and located in Duarte, California, City of Hope has grown into a national system with multiple clinical care facilities that span Southern California, Orange County, Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. The institution is deeply committed to delivering groundbreaking medical care, pioneering research, and innovative therapies to improve patient outcomes. With a focus on compassionate care, City of Hope’s dedicated employees work collaboratively to push the boundaries of medicine and provide hope to patients and families battling serious health conditions.

The role being offered is a senior, embedded communications leader position within the Office of the CEO. This is a hybrid employment opportunity that requires some in-office presence based on the CEO’s schedule, along with the flexibility to travel to support executive engagements, conferences, and key events. The successful candidate will be accountable for shaping and owning the CEO’s voice, messaging, and strategic communications across varying audiences and platforms. This position calls for a high-judgment, tactful advisor who can proactively craft executive narratives, collaborate across internal communications, philanthropy, and external affairs teams, and maintain narrative coherence during high-pressure situations.

As a central figure in CEO communications, the leader will establish and steward the CEO’s narrative and message architecture, ensuring consistency, clarity, and maximum impact in every communication. They will serve as the primary drafting and synthesis resource for CEO-facing communications including speeches, remarks, memos, scripts, op-eds, and materials for board meetings. The role demands expertise in advising the CEO and Chief of Staff on tone, voice, positioning, and narrative strategy. Additionally, the position involves close partnership with communications and philanthropy teams to prepare the CEO for media interviews, public appearances, and stakeholder engagements. Working with Internal Communications, the leader will also help shape messaging that strengthens organizational culture, alignment, and clarity on enterprise-wide priorities.

The executive communications leader will manage briefing strategies for the CEO’s internal, external, and donor-facing engagements and provide rapid, high-judgment communication support during reputational, regulatory, and crisis scenarios in collaboration with Legal and Government Relations. The role requires sophisticated translation of complex healthcare, research, and policy information into compelling, digestible messages tailored for diverse audiences. Utilizing internal and external insights and data will be crucial to shaping persuasive storytelling. Relationship-building across senior leadership and key stakeholders is essential to ensure aligned messaging and prioritized communications. Successful candidates who thrive in high-visibility, strategic communication environments will find this role both challenging and rewarding at the forefront of transformative cancer care and research.