Senior Communications Team Lead

Leidos currently has a contingent opening for a Senior Communications Team Lead in Reston, VA, supporting the Defense Health Agency and Military Health System mission. This role provides communications and public affairs support to the Director’s Communications and Public Affairs Division (DCPAD) and the Military Health System Communications and Public Affairs Division (CPAD).

About the role

The successful candidate will advance high-quality, data-driven, innovative, and reliable communications solutions that drive measurable results across the defense health enterprise. Responsibilities include developing strategic messaging, providing counsel, and creating communications that convey organizational priorities, objectives, and values to stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the public. The role supports efforts to transparently tell the DHA story, strengthen the DHA brand, and ensure communications are synchronized, strategic, impactful, and aligned with mission priorities. Additionally, this position contributes to direct communications support for senior Health Affairs leadership and coordinates across key partners, including the Defense Health Agency, Uniformed Services University, military medical departments, and other senior Department of Defense public affairs and personnel offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all work, special projects, and programs for the respective division in coordination with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and communications Government teams.
• Develop and execute dynamic communications plans for diverse topics.
• Oversee integrated strategic communications, including social media, media relations, internal communications, and strategic outreach.
• Manage analytics and measurement of communications impact.
• Write and coordinate Public Affairs Guidance.
• Lead teams and manage multiple strategic communications plans simultaneously, both in execution and planning phases.
• Write for senior leaders in the Military Health System (MHS), other DoD activities, or the healthcare industry, including speeches, op-eds, news articles, and executive messages.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience creating dynamic communications plans and leading diverse teams.
• Extensive and proven strategic communications planning experience with measurable results.
• Experience in integrated strategic communications, social media, media relations, internal communications, and strategic outreach.
• Experience overseeing analytics and measurement of communications impact.
• Ability to write and coordinate Public Affairs Guidance.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to lead people and manage multiple strategic communications plans simultaneously.
• Experience writing for senior leaders in the MHS, other DoD activities, or the healthcare industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior military or civilian service.

Pay

Pay Range: $82,550.00 - $149,225.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.