Senior Director, PR & External Communications

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine

At ModMed were not just building softwarewere reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This for doctors by doctors philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.

A Culture of Excellence

When you join ModMed youre joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India we are a team of 4500 passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes:

• Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work

• 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for Technology Team of the Year

• 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties

• Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year

We are growing fast thinking big and we are just getting started.

Ready to modernize medicine with us

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Director PR & External Communications is a strategic executive leader responsible for defining and driving the organizations enterprise brand reputation AI-augmented media strategy multi-channel communications architecture and all external communications. This role transitions the function from tactical execution to a data-driven power engineleveraging generative AI predictive sentiment analytics and advanced social listening tools to elevate market share establish category leadership and safeguard corporate reputation. Managing cross-functional agency partners and high-performing teams the Senior Director aligns global storytelling with executive vision product innovation and business growth.

Your Role:

Strategic Leadership & Corporate Reputation

• Architect and execute a comprehensive global PR executive communications and corporate reputation strategy aligned with enterprise revenue and market positioning goals.

• Serve as a core strategic advisor to the CMO C-suite and board on crisis management enterprise positioning media relations and key industry narratives.

• Lead corporate crisis communications and dynamic response protocols using real-time media monitoring and predictive risk management models.

• Lead a robust Analyst Relations program cultivating strategic relationships with key industry analysts (e.g. KLAS Frost & Sullivan Forrester) to influence market positioning.

AI-Driven PR Operations & Modern Media Relations

• Select and manage a top-tier PR agency with the goal of obtaining earned coverage in tier 1 2 and 3 level publications. Develop strong and differentiated PR strategies in collaboration with the agency.

• Modernize media operations by integrating AI tools and data analytics for hyper-targeted journalist outreach press release optimization audience sentiment analysis and trend forecasting.

• Direct agency partners vendors and internal teams to deliver high-impact media placements across digital broadcast and print channels.

• Oversee executive thought leadership programs securing top-tier keynote opportunities podcast features and strategic panel seats for senior executives.

Multi-Channel Digital Strategy & Brand Advocacy

• Drive employee advocacy modern social selling and executive LinkedIn strategies equipping global teams with AI-assisted content engines to amplify corporate initiatives.

• Partner with the digital marketing team to strategically integrate PR initiatives with SEO digital content third-party evaluation portals (e.g. Software Advice) and web properties to enhance inbound engagement and domain authority.

• Define and execute ModMeds corporate social media strategy to drive engagement and brand awareness across multiple social media channels including LinkedIN Reddit Instagram TikTok and Facebook.

Cross-Functional Enablement & Commercial Alignment

• Partner closely with the internal enterprise communications team to build a unified communication strategy employee engagement programs and a global culture.

Customer Advocacy & Success

• Direct the global customer reference and success story programs to amplify customer impact and drive sales enablement.

• Oversee the strategy and execution of the annual customer HERO awards program presented at the user conference.

Fiscal & Performance Management

• Manage the global PR and Communications budget optimizing resource allocation between technology stacks external agencies and internal operations.

• Establish modern PR metrics beyond traditional impressions utilizing attribution modeling share of voice (SOV) domain authority impact brand sentiment and full-funnel conversion metrics to demonstrate ROI to leadership.

• Manage a team of six internal employees and oversee partnerships with several external agencies.

Skills & Requirements:

• 12 years of progressive leadership experience in PR corporate communications and brand reputation management.

• Bachelors degree in Communications Public Relations Marketing Journalism or related business field

• High-growth B2B healthcare or enterprise technology industry background required.

• Proven track record of operating at a Director or Senior Director level driving strategy for global or multi-market organizations.

• Strong command of modern PR and Marketing technology stacks including AI-driven PR tools (e.g. Brandwatch Meltwater Sprout Social ChatGPT/Enterprise AI prompt tools SEMrush Google Analytics 4 Cision BuzzSumo).

• Mastered expertise in crisis communication risk mitigation and rapid-response media operations.

• Experience architecting data-backed social selling thought leadership and employee advocacy frameworks that directly support commercial growth.

• Exceptional executive presence with experience pitching to coaching and representing C-suite leadership.

• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience managing seven-figure PR budgets and leading multi-agency partner networks.

• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%

ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed we believe its important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:

United States

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits including a company Health Savings Account contribution
• 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs
• Company paid Life and Disability benefits Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Programs
• Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
• Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US) Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles
• Weekly catered breakfast and lunch treadmill workstations Zen and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.

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Required Experience:

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