Senior Marketing & Communications Business Partner

Position Summary

The Senior Marketing & Communications Business Partner serves as the primary strategic advisor for a defined MultiCare region, translating regional priorities into integrated marketing and communications strategies aligned with enterprise direction. Operating within a matrixed model, this role partners closely with regional executives, hospital leadership, and system marketing teams to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective execution across all marketing and communication efforts. This is a senior individual contributor role that requires strong executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to lead complex initiatives through influence rather than direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted marketing and communications advisor to regional and hospital leadership, supporting growth, access, and reputation priorities
• Translate regional business needs into clear, actionable marketing and communications strategies in partnership with system marketing and corporate communications teams
• Act as the primary connector between regional leadership and enterprise marketing functions, ensuring alignment with system priorities, campaigns, and governance
• Partner with service line and enterprise marketing leaders to align regional initiatives with broader strategic goals
• Apply market insight, competitive intelligence, and local context to inform recommendations and decision-making
• Guide planning, sequencing, and execution of marketing initiatives in collaboration with shared services teams
• Support key regional initiatives (e.g., service expansions, facility changes, community engagement) while ensuring brand consistency and adherence to enterprise standards
• Define and monitor success metrics tied to business outcomes, providing actionable insights to leadership

About Deaconess Hospital

Founded in 1896, MultiCare Deaconess Hospital is a 388-bed acute-care hospital serving the greater Spokane region. Deaconess is home to a Level III Trauma Center, Certified Chest Pain Center, Primary Stroke Center, Maternal Fetal Medicine program and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It is the only hospital in the area with national accreditation in bariatric surgery. Deaconess provides high-quality inpatient, outpatient, surgical, diagnostic and emergency services.

About The Spokane Community

Spokane, in eastern Washington along the Spokane River and near the Selkirk Mountains, offers a vibrant city experience with endless access to outdoor adventure. Residents enjoy lakes, rivers, ski resorts, golf courses, wineries, and nearby national parks, combined with a thriving arts and culture scene. Spokane delivers the perfect balance of city living and Pacific Northwest recreation year-round.

Why MultiCare?

• Rooted in the local community
• Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years
• Growth and education
• Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you
• Well-being and support
• Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life
• Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other
• Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued
• Pacific Northwest lifestyle
• Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $119,828.80 - $172,432.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.