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The Senior Director, Marketing Communications is the senior communications and marketing leader for the UNM Health Sciences Center . This is an executive-level role responsible for developing and executing integrated marketing and communications strategies across all of UNM HSC’s mission areas: academic health professions, education, biomedical and translational research, clinical care, and community health. Reporting directly to the HSC Chief of Staff and working closely with the UNM Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO), the Senior Director leads a team of marketing and communications professionals and holds primary communications authority across the UNM HSC portfolio. The role functions as the strategic marketing and communications advisor to HSC senior leadership—including the EVP for Health Sciences, Hospital CEO, Dean of the School of Medicine, and other Health Sciences academic and clinical leaders. This position is integral to UNM’s One University marketing and communications structure and works in close coordination with the CMCO to advance institutional alignment, shared brand standards, and cross-campus collaboration. The Senior Director contributes to division-level and university-wide brand strategy and ensures that UNM HSC’s communications and marketing activity reflects both the distinct mission of the health enterprise and the broader reputation of the University.