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Our client is seeking a Science Communications and Reporting Manager for their Science and Engineering team in New York City.

Our client is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. They have become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

The Science Communications and Reporting Manager leads communications planning, reporting, and stakeholder engagement for the Science and Engineering (S&E) team. This position identifies and promotes content opportunities that showcase scientific advances, publications, and key initiatives, while developing internal communications, dashboards, impact reports, and organizational updates that keep stakeholders informed and aligned. Working across research, operations, and communications teams, this position translates complex information into clear, actionable communications that advance visibility, understanding, and impact.

This full-time, hybrid position requires a minimum of four (4) days per week in the office, on a schedule determined by your supervisor, in their New York City office.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Chief Science Officer and S&E leadership to develop dashboards, impact reports, organizational updates, and other reporting materials that track progress, communicate organizational priorities, and highlight scientific, operational, and organizational impact for internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop and manage recurring internal communications that keep staff and stakeholders informed of research activities, operational updates, organizational priorities, project milestones, accomplishments, and upcoming initiatives.

• Identify, prioritize, and manage content and reporting opportunities that showcase scientific advances, publications, organizational priorities, key initiatives, and measurable impact across internal and external channels.

• Develop and execute communications strategies that increase visibility, understanding, and engagement with S&E activities, news, and impact among internal and external audiences.

• Translate complex scientific, programmatic, and operational information into clear, accessible communications for diverse audiences.

• Plan, develop, and coordinate content across the company's website, social media, email newsletters, news releases, partner channels, reports, presentations, video scripts, and other communications materials, ensuring alignment with the company's brand and editorial standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communication, Journalism or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years professional experience in journalism or related field in which communications, content creation, writing, and/or social media engagement were primary responsibilities.

• Highly experienced in science communications and writing; candidates with experience in the health industry will be prioritized.

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information from multiple stakeholders and communicate complex organizational activities clearly to diverse audiences.

• Experience in writing/editing/content creation for print and digital with expertise in translating complex subjects for a general audience.

Special Considerations:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,000 - $113,000 USD annually.

Our client's competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs.

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.