CLIENT ASSOCIATION: Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)
REPORTS TO: Associate Executive Director
DIRECT REPORTS: Senior Membership Manager, Communications Manager, Senior Communications Manager
EMPLOYEE STATUS: Exempt (Minimum 37.5 hours/week)
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) is a non-profit medical professional society of influential scientists, academicians, researchers, clinicians, government representatives, and industry leaders from around the world dedicated to improving cancer patient outcomes by advancing the science and application of cancer immunotherapy.
Reporting to the Society Associate Executive Director and working closely with the Society leadership and appropriate committees, the Director of Communications & Membership will set and guide the strategy for all Society communications to ensure that SITC is viewed as the primary source, disseminator, and conduit of information exchange within this diverse network and to the entire constituent base.
This position will also set and guide the strategy for the society Membership activities to ensure that SITC is viewed as the premier membership organization dedicated to the cancer immunotherapy field within this diverse network and to the entire constituent base both in the US and globally. The Director of Communications & Membership oversees and coordinates all staff functions of the Society’s communications & membership team. The director works closely with a senior peer group of directors in the overall management of the Society, including media and public relations, activity-related promotion and audience generation, branding and design, and corporate communications standards to consistently articulate the Society’s mission and key messaging.
In addition, the director will serve as the key communications and membership partner on a variety of strategic initiatives aimed at effectively articulating the Society’s scientific leadership in the field, contribution to policy and advocacy efforts, educational offerings and other resources to key audiences, including our membership, general public, potential donors, and collaborators.