Texas Children's Hospital
Director, Issues Management - Hybrid
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Position: Director, Issues Management - Hybrid
Talent Area: Professional - Non-Clinical
Full/Part Time: Full time
Location: Houston, TX, US
Department: Marketing & Public Relations
Shift: 8 AM - 5 PM
Job ID: 422129
We’re looking for a Director of Issues Management, someone who’s ready to be part of a growing team with amazing opportunities. In this position, you’ll be responsible for shaping and protecting the reputation of our company, and provide strategic leadership across issues management, external communications, stakeholder engagement, and thought leadership to position the organization as a trusted authority in children's health, research and innovation and pediatric policy. You’ll also anticipate and manage high-impact issues, guide organizational responses to sensitive matters, and drive public affairs strategies that advance the mission and strategic priorities of the system across U.S. and international audiences.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Leads enterprise-wide strategies to anticipate, assess, and manage emerging issues that could impact the organization’s reputation, public trust or operational priorities
Develops and executes integrated communications plans in coordination with executive leadership, legal, risk management, government affairs and operations teams
Drives public affairs communications that strengthen the organization’s influence in national and international pediatric health policy
Leads media strategy for national and international outlets with a focus on healthcare, business and policy media
Designs and implements a comprehensive thought leadership strategy that positions us and its experts as global leaders in pediatric care, innovation, and advocacy
Serves as a key member of the public affairs leadership team, contributing to enterprise-wide strategy and alignment
Skills & Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, public policy, or a related field required
Master’s degree preferred
12 years of progressive experience in public affairs, media relations, or issues management, ideally within large, complex healthcare, academic or global nonprofit organizations required
About Texas Children’s Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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Talent Area: Professional - Non-Clinical
Full/Part Time: Full time
Location: Houston, TX, US
Department: Marketing & Public Relations
Shift: 8 AM - 5 PM
Job ID: 422129
We’re looking for a Director of Issues Management, someone who’s ready to be part of a growing team with amazing opportunities. In this position, you’ll be responsible for shaping and protecting the reputation of our company, and provide strategic leadership across issues management, external communications, stakeholder engagement, and thought leadership to position the organization as a trusted authority in children's health, research and innovation and pediatric policy. You’ll also anticipate and manage high-impact issues, guide organizational responses to sensitive matters, and drive public affairs strategies that advance the mission and strategic priorities of the system across U.S. and international audiences.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Leads enterprise-wide strategies to anticipate, assess, and manage emerging issues that could impact the organization’s reputation, public trust or operational priorities
Develops and executes integrated communications plans in coordination with executive leadership, legal, risk management, government affairs and operations teams
Drives public affairs communications that strengthen the organization’s influence in national and international pediatric health policy
Leads media strategy for national and international outlets with a focus on healthcare, business and policy media
Designs and implements a comprehensive thought leadership strategy that positions us and its experts as global leaders in pediatric care, innovation, and advocacy
Serves as a key member of the public affairs leadership team, contributing to enterprise-wide strategy and alignment
Skills & Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, public policy, or a related field required
Master’s degree preferred
12 years of progressive experience in public affairs, media relations, or issues management, ideally within large, complex healthcare, academic or global nonprofit organizations required
About Texas Children’s Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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