Health Communications Talent Pipeline
At Altarum, our Palladian Partners team works with federal health agencies to develop communications strategies and campaigns that help people make informed decisions about their health. We are building a pipeline of experienced, mid-career health communications professionals who may be a strong fit for future Communications Project Management opportunities supporting federal public health clients.
About the Potential Opportunities
Professionals in these roles may lead or support integrated health communications initiatives involving:
- Public health education and awareness campaigns
- Strategic communications planning
- Audience research and message development
- Content, creative, digital, and outreach initiatives
- Client and stakeholder engagement
- Project planning, budgeting, and deliverable oversight
- Coordination across internal teams, partners, and subcontractors
Responsibilities, level, client assignment, and timing will depend on the specific opportunity.
What We're Looking For
Candidates will bring approximately 5-8 years of relevant experience. We are interested in professionals with experience in health, public health, or social impact communications who can:
- Lead complex, integrated communications projects and campaigns
- Build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders
- Manage scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and competing priorities
- Guide cross-functional teams across strategy, content, creative, digital, research, and outreach
- Translate client needs into clear plans and actionable recommendations
Experience supporting federal government clients, particularly agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is highly valued.
Why Join Our Team?
At Altarum, you'll join a collaborative, mission-driven team working on communications initiatives that improve health and strengthen communities. We value thoughtful collaboration, curiosity, adaptability, and people who are motivated by work with purpose. Because at Altarum, it’s more than work—it's a chance to bring your expertise to a team contributing to work that matters.
Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation.