About Child Mind Institute
We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've 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.
Position Details:
The Science Communications and Reporting Manager leads communications planning, reporting, and stakeholder engagement for the Child Mind Institute's Science and Engineering (S&E) organization. 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.
Reporting to the Director of Operations and Project Management, this is a full-time exempt position. This position requires a minimum of 4 days in the office.
You Will:
• 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 childmind.org, social media, email newsletters, news releases, partner channels, reports, presentations, video scripts, and other communications materials, ensuring alignment with Child Mind Institute brand and editorial standards.
You Have:
• 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.
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Our Benefits
Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.
Pay Range
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.
EEO Disclaimer
Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
In compliance with California law, we also prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decision-making, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other category protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In New York, we extend this prohibition to include status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).
Child Mind Institute is dedicated to ensuring accessibility and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application process or perform your job, please contact our HR Department at [email protected]
This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in English, Communication, Journalism, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- 5+ years professional experience in journalism or related communications roles
- Proven experience in science communications and writing
- Experience writing/editing/content creation for print and digital audiences
- Experience with social media engagement and content planning
- Ability to synthesize input from multiple stakeholders and communicate complex topics clearly
- Minimum of 4 days per week in the office (hybrid requirement)
- Experience in the health industry (mental health/health science)
What We Do
The Child Mind Institute is an independent national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals, and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most. Together with our supporters, we’re helping children reach their full potential in school and in life. We share all of our resources freely and do not accept any funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Why Work With Us
As a member of the Child Mind Institute team, you’ll do more than just your job. You’ll grow professionally, learning from accomplished colleagues and industry leaders transforming children’s lives. We have received certification from Great Place To Work which uses data and insights to write reviews that offer a true picture of the workplace.
