Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Communications will play a key role in enhancing and protecting the reputation of NBME and its brands among stakeholders, employees, the media and the public. This role is responsible for leading the Communications team, serving as a Communications subject matter expert and managing all communications plans and activities: external strategic and corporate communications, crisis communications, media relations and internal communication.

This role has been designated as remote, meaning it requires little to no onsite attendance. While this role can be designated as remote, you are offered the flexibility to select if you prefer to work primarily remotely, hybrid, or onsite. We're open to considering candidates within 50 miles of our office location in Philadelphia, PA.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop strategic communications plans to evolve and protect NBME and its brands and to enable NBME to achieve its organizational goals
• Direct all external and internal communications activities including crisis communications, social media and media relations
• Responsible for managing and developing an effective vendor relationship with NBME's PR agency and any future communications consultants and temporary resources
• Serve as the primary interface for communications office for public and media inquiries, triaging inquiries as appropriate
• Lead on visioning and long-term strategy to build communications infrastructure and capabilities needed to achieve organizational goals over time
• Draft and issues public statements on behalf of NBME such as press release
• Produce NBME institutional publications (e.g., quarterly impact report)
• Oversees management of the intranet homepage and the Marketing and Strategic Communications intranet microsite
• Provides support to other units for program specific publications; works with Legal Services in overseeing approval of copyright notices for institutional publications
• Oversees maintenance of and advises staff on adherence to NBME's editorial standards
• Provides supervision of and supports growth for relevant team members
• Performs other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate ability to build strategic communications plans to serve organizational goals
• Able to be proactive vs. reactive
• Must have a thorough working knowledge of generally accepted business practices for the profession of public relations, crisis and communication planning, and media relations
• Excellent communication skills, including writing, editing, proof reading, and speaking
• Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound business judgment
• Proficient computer skills relevant to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with attention to details
• Flexible, able to adapt to change

Experience

• At least 7 years of experience in a mid-size organization or agency setting leading strategic and integrated consumer brand public relations programs
• Healthcare experience is preferred

Education

Requires a BA/BS in communications, journalism or public relations; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background

About NBME:

NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME , , s , the and . Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the , which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program . Through the Stemmler Fund , Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program , researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

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The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.

Compensation we are offering for this position ranges $139,394 to $160,000/yr. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this position, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review .

NBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

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