What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP Marketing & Communication - Marketing & Public Affairs position at University of California, Irvine?
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary:
Incumbent provides strategic vision and leadership for UCI Health, advancing the institution's priorities through public and media relations, marketing and advertising, promotional partnerships, and internal and executive communication. Leads marketing, advertising and branding efforts, including comprehensive strategic marketing with brand content development with collaborations with physicians, community stakeholders, health sciences schools and senior management. Provides high-level oversight and support to campaigns and related activities throughout UCI Health. develop strategic communications plans, initiatives, positioning and messaging, particularly those related to patient care, population health, research, and education.
What It Takes to be Successful
Total Compensation
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Required Qualifications:
- Strong planning, financial and analytical skills to provide effective leadership for assigned areas
- Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
- Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
- Minimum of ten years relevant public relations, communications or media experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience of progressive management responsibility
- Experience in managing and mentoring professionals in a deadline-driven environment
- Experience in complex, decentralized organizations, such as an academic medical center, medical school or major research university.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Excellent negotiation skills and proven ability to influence others internal and external to the organization
- Evidence of sound critical thinking skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically to identify new business opportunities
- Direct communication experience in an academic healthcare, health sciences, or other clinical/research-related enterprise.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field.
- Ability to successfully represent the UC Irvine Enterprise to the external community
- Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Preferred Qualifications:
- Leadership experience in an academic medical center environment
- Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
- Advance degree in related field
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
- Background Check and Live Scan
- Legal Right to Work in the United States
- Vaccination Policies
- Smoking and Tobacco Policy
- Drug Free Environment
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
- E-Verify
- Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement:
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
