Director, Communications

Washington, D.C.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Date Posted: 9/23/2025

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has partnered with Chaloner on their search for a Director, Communications.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the world’s largest advocacy association representing member companies, state biotechnology groups, academic and research institutions, and related organizations across the United States and in 30+ countries. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.

The Director of Communications will work closely with BIO leadership, the communications team, and external agencies/consultants to align communications strategy with organizational goals. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in media relations, communications strategy, and the healthcare/biotech sector, with a proven track record of success in communications roles.

This role reports to the Senior Vice President, Public Affairs.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communications Planning: Develop and execute integrated communications plans that align with BIO’s policy and legislative objectives and overall organizational priorities. Work with internal teams to define and amplify key messages, positioning, and communications strategies.

• Content Creation: Write and edit high-quality press materials, including press releases, key messages, op-eds, FAQs, Q&As, and organizational statements that reflect BIO’s policy agenda and core values.

• Media Relations: Cultivate strong relationships with key reporters and media outlets covering the biotech and healthcare sectors. Lead media outreach efforts, facilitate interviews, and serve as a primary spokesperson when appropriate.

• Agency & Consultant Management: Manage and collaborate with communications agencies and consultants to ensure effective execution of communication strategies. Provide oversight and guidance to external partners to meet organizational objectives.

• Thought Leadership & Advocacy: Identify opportunities for thought leadership, including op-eds, bylined articles, and panels to elevate BIO’s role as a leader in biotech innovation and policy.

• Rapid Response: Manage and respond to critical communication issues, providing advice on media strategy to leadership and ensuring that BIO’s messaging is timely, accurate, and consistent.

• Monitoring & Reporting: Stays up to date on industry trends, policy developments, and media coverage. Provide regular reports and analysis to leadership on the effectiveness of communications strategies and media coverage.

REQUIRED BACKGROUND, EDUCATION, AND SKILLS

• 7+ years of experience in communications, ideally in healthcare, biotech, or a related field. A Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or a related field is required.

• Proven track record of engaging with top-tier and trade reporters and securing positive media coverage in relevant sectors.

• Deep experience in crafting and executing communications strategies that support organizational objectives and advance public policy goals.

• Understanding of the biotechnology and healthcare sectors, including emerging trends, regulatory landscape, and policy issues that impact the industry.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to distill complex scientific and policy topics into clear, compelling content for diverse audiences.

• Strong leadership abilities with experience managing teams and collaborating with senior executives, external agencies, and cross-functional teams.

Interested candidates should apply by using the application form. Chaloner will review all applicants and, upon qualification, contact you to determine next steps.

Communications Manager

Wasilla, AK

Mat-Su Health Foundation

Date Posted: 9/23/2025

Join Mat-Su Health Foundation as our next Communications Manager!

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community through the power of strategic communication? The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is seeking a dynamic Communications Manager to help advance our mission: improving the health and wellness of Alaskans living in the Mat-Su Borough.

Why Mat-Su Health Foundation?
Located in Wasilla, AK, Mat-Su Health Foundation is a unique organization that not only co-owns Mat-Su Regional Medical Center but also serves as a leading grant-making philanthropy. We’re dedicated to prevention, access, wellness, fairness, equity, and collaboration—values that drive everything we do to support our community.

At MSHF, we believe that effective communication is key to driving positive change. As a vital member of our team, you’ll play a pivotal role in amplifying our impact, sharing inspiring stories, and connecting with diverse audiences to further our vision of a healthier Mat-Su.

Your Impact:
As Communications Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of content planning, digital media optimization, and strategic messaging. Your work will directly support our programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts—helping us reach more people and create lasting change in our community.

Salary Range: 70k-85K, commensurate with experience. 

Application Requirement:
To be considered for this impactful role, you must submit a cover letter along with your resume. Your cover letter should showcase your enthusiasm for our mission and demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities of the position.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Creation & Storytelling:

• Research, write, and edit engaging stories for our website, blog, newsletters, press releases, speeches, and presentations.

• Produce high-quality visual and video content for social media, web, and traditional media platforms.

• Develop infographics and fact sheets that make complex health data accessible and interesting.

• Manage our photo and video library, ensuring consistency and quality across all assets.

Digital & Social Media Strategy:

• Support the planning and execution of social media campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.

• Collaborate on a comprehensive editorial calendar and analyze digital performance to inform strategy.

• Engage with Foundation programs to highlight mission-driven projects and increase community education.

Website & Email Marketing:

• Lead website content development and management, ensuring accuracy and brand alignment.

• Monitor and optimize email marketing campaigns, including list segmentation and performance tracking.

• Guide SEO and website best practices to maximize reach and engagement.

Media Relations & Reporting:

• Track and analyze media coverage and sentiment.

• Prepare regular reports on content performance and audience insights.

• Maintain strong relationships with media outlets and support crisis communications as needed.

Community Engagement:

• Develop and manage sponsorship strategies and support community events as a Foundation representative.

• Collaborate on promotional materials and post-event analysis.

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or marketing.

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, or related field preferred.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

• Experience with photography, graphic design, and website management is highly desirable.

• Familiarity with SEO, Google Analytics, and content management tools (e.g., Asana, Hootsuite, Trello).

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment:
You’ll work in a modern office setting and occasionally travel within the community and out of state may be required.

Physical demands: Employee will be spending considerable time at a desk using a computer terminal and using a personal vehicle to travel to various locations in the community.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal, we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work, advise our clients to operationalize DEI and position our content and educational opportunities help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector.

Continue reading our about our commitment at nonprofithr.com/deinow.

Senior Communications Associate

New York, NY

New York University School of Law

Date Posted: 9/23/2025

The Policing Project at New York University School of Law is seeking a Communications Associate to help execute the organization’s cross-disciplinary communication strategies across multiple teams. Under the supervision of the Communications Director, the Associate will be responsible for creatively utilizing the Policing Project’s existing communications channels – including newsletters, webinars, media relations, designed reports, and social media – while identifying new opportunities to engage the organization’s programmatic communications and priority audiences. The Associate will also play a key role in supporting a comprehensive website re-design process.

The ideal candidate will have experience working across teams in a small organization; designing visually compelling assets and drafting content for a variety of audiences; and executing and proactively identifying new communications opportunities. The ideal candidate will also have substantive knowledge of and/or several years of experience working on police reform issues.

Background on the Policing Project

The Policing Project is at the forefront of a new approach to addressing the harms of policing. We believe in “front-end accountability”—that there must be public voice and democratic sign off before police act, rather than simply when something goes wrong. The goal is achieving public safety that is equitable, non-discriminatory, and respectful of public values. We pursue this mission by drafting and promoting legislation to regulate policing, and by litigating where these principles are not respected. Our work addresses both street policing and the growing use by police of surveillance technologies and artificial intelligence. Because sending armed officers to deal with a raft of social problems satisfies no one, we also are working hard to reimagine public safety from the ground up, relying on non-police alternative first responders. You can learn more about our work—past and present—at www.PolicingProject.org.

Job Description & Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include:

• Serving as a liaison between the Communications team and programmatic teams to support programmatic communication strategies;

• Helping programmatic teams brainstorm creative, effective opportunities to reach their priority audiences and advance programmatic work through strategic communications;

• Ensuring brand and messaging consistency across teams and channels;

• Executing social media strategy to promote organizational visibility and advance programmatic work;

• Designing organizational assets including research reports, “two-pager” or white papers, website pages;

• Proactively working with staff across departments to forecast materials design and social, web, and email content needs for priority issues, programs, campaigns and events;

• Regularly monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on engagement and traffic across communication channels to ensure growth;

• Regular updating website to ensure all content is current and consistent with organizational messaging and branding guidelines;

• Supporting the communications team in shared meeting facilitation, note-taking, and other organizational tasks as needed.

Desired Experience & Qualifications

We seek to hire someone with an interest in improving policing and public safety, ensuring that it is both protective of civil rights and racially just. Given the innovative nature of our work, and the fact that it often occurs around fraught social issues, we are looking for someone who is a problem solver with maturity and judgement.

In addition, we will consider the following qualifications, but do not expect any applicant to have all of them:

• 3-5 years of experience in working on policing and public safety issues;

• 2-4 years of experience in writing, marketing, or strategic communications on legal or policy issues;

• Excellent written communication skills, editing, proofreading, fact-checking, keen attention to detail and ability to break down complex concepts;

• Proficiency with multiple social media platforms and an interest in using these tools to drive action and engagement;

• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Illustrator, Canva and other graphic design tools;

• Team player attitude, capable of collaborating with team members, strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to take feedback;

• Excellent time management, and the ability to stick to deadlines;

• Demonstrated experience managing competing priorities and deadlines;

• Solutions-oriented mindset and proactive.

The Policing Project heartily encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, and is an equal opportunity employer.

Strong preference will be given to those who can be based out of the Policing Project’s New York City offices (located at NYU Law School). Full-time remote options are available.

Application Instructions

To apply please email a cover letter and resume as one PDF to applications@policingproject.org. Indicate “Senior Communications Associate” in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and you will be contacted if selected for an interview.

Salary is commensurate with experience. In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Law, the salary is in the range of $75,000-$90,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Compensation also includes excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision. After one year, employees are eligible for tuition remission at certain NYU schools and matching retirement contributions. Further information regarding benefits can be found here.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

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