Associate Vice President, Enterprise Academics, Internal Communication (Hybrid)

Join Us in Redefining Care

At Advocate Health , we are committed to helping people live well by advancing care, discovery, education, and innovation across the enterprise. We are seeking an accomplished Associate Vice President, Enterprise Academics, National Center for Clinical Trials and Strategy Internal Communication to shape and execute communication strategies that support Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, and broader enterprise priorities.

As a trusted advisor to senior executives and enterprise leaders, you will lead communication strategies that connect academic excellence, research and discovery, clinical trials, and enterprise strategy. Your work will build understanding, strengthen trust, and engage faculty, researchers, investigators, clinicians, leaders, and teammates across the organization.

About This Opportunity

This enterprise leadership role offers the opportunity to influence how Advocate Health communicates its most important academic, research, clinical, and strategic priorities.

You will provide counsel on complex communication opportunities and challenges while leading leadership communication, engagement, listening, activation, and organizational change strategies. You will also strengthen communication advisory capabilities, promote enterprise-wide collaboration, and advance communication excellence across interconnected areas of the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute innovative communication strategies aligned with Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, and broader enterprise objectives.
• Serve as a strategic communication advisor to senior executives and enterprise leaders during organizational change, complex issues, crises, and key strategic initiatives.
• Lead people, engagement, and change communication strategies that support leadership activation, understanding, adoption, and organizational transformation.
• Translate complex academic, research, clinical, and business strategies into clear and compelling messages for diverse internal audiences.
• Partner with People Operations and Optimization and People Activation Events to create multimedia content and enterprise activation experiences.
• Develop communication across internal channels and forums, including the intranet, email, town halls, leadership events, and video.
• Drive storytelling that demonstrates the impact of academic excellence, research and discovery, clinical trials, National Service Lines, and enterprise strategy.
• Ensure consistent and aligned messaging across Academics, the National Center for Clinical Trials, Strategy, National Service Lines, divisions, and enterprise functions.
• Advance listening and two-way communication strategies that strengthen feedback loops and encourage meaningful dialogue.
• Foster collaboration across internal communication, academic, research, and enterprise communication teams.
• Establish best-practice measures to evaluate communication and engagement efforts and continuously improve strategies and capabilities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing communications team that demonstrates strategic partnership, collaboration, and strong business acumen.

What You’ll Bring

• 10 or more years of progressive strategic communication experience.
• Significant experience in internal communication, organizational change, and transformation.
• Communication experience within an academic, research, or academic health system environment.
• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and partnering across complex, cross-functional organizations.
• Ability to translate academic, research, clinical, and business strategies for faculty, researchers, investigators, clinicians, leaders, and teammates.
• Proven experience establishing and leading strategic internal communication and change programs within a large, complex organization.
• A successful track record of connecting multiple strategies and stakeholder groups to build understanding, alignment, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing communication teams.
• Executive communication and senior leadership advisory expertise.
• Deep knowledge of change communication and transformation strategy.
• Strong business acumen and strategic storytelling capabilities.
• Experience leading within complex, highly matrixed organizations.
• Exceptional people leadership, coaching, and talent development skills.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and risk management capabilities.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with consistent, high-quality execution.

Preferred

• Experience supporting communication across academic medicine, research, clinical trials, education, and enterprise strategy.
• Experience advising executive leadership teams during significant organizational change or transformation.
• Demonstrated success developing enterprise-wide listening, engagement, and leadership activation strategies.
• Experience measuring communication effectiveness and using insights to strengthen engagement and business outcomes.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.