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Winixx Health
Chief Communications & Public Engagement Officer
New York, NY, US Hybrid Full-time $175,000 – $300,000
About Winixx
Winixx Inc. is a technology holding company building an integrated portfolio of technology platforms, infrastructure, and consumer products. Winixx Health is being developed as a healthcare infrastructure platform designed to make preventive healthcare broadly accessible, make early detection a default part of healthcare, and coordinate the transition from detection to clinical review, referral, intervention, emergency response, and follow-up. The long-term vision is to build Winixx Health as an operating layer for healthcare — connecting people, clinicians, laboratories, pharmacies, emergency services, hospitals, devices, and other healthcare institutions into a coordinated system while preserving appropriate clinical authority, privacy, consent, and regulatory safeguards.
Role Summary:
The Chief Communications & Public Engagement Officer is responsible for explaining Winixx Health to the public, media, healthcare community, institutions, and other stakeholders in a way that is accurate, understandable, and aligned with the mission.
What You'll Do: Develop Winixx Health communications strategy
Explain complex healthcare infrastructure in accessible language
Lead media relations and public communications
Develop patient and public education programs
Coordinate crisis communications
Build communications frameworks for healthcare launches and major initiatives
Work with Government & Public Affairs on public-sector communications
Work with Clinical & Medical Affairs to ensure health claims and public information are responsible and accurate
Develop community-engagement strategy
Establish communications standards across Winixx Health
Prepare executives and subject-matter experts for public appearances
Build public understanding of preventive healthcare, early detection, and healthcare coordination
What We're Looking For
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Public Policy, English, Healthcare Communications, or a related discipline
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex subjects clearly
Exceptional writing, speaking, storytelling, and media judgment
Strong ability to work with technical and clinical subject-matter experts
Demonstrated ability to build communications strategy from first principles
Advanced degree valued but not required
Healthcare communications experience is valuable but not mandatory
Benefits & Compensation:
Competitive base salary commensurate with demonstrated ability, educational background, and role scope
Performance bonus program tied to individual and company milestones
Visa sponsorship available for the right talent
Full-time executive leadership position
Opportunity to help build a new category of healthcare infrastructure
Collaborative, mission-driven executive environment
Paid time off and company holidays
Professional development and continuing education support
Opportunity to participate in a long-term national-scale healthcare initiative
Winixx Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants on the basis of qualifications, demonstrated ability, education, professional judgment, and ability to perform the responsibilities of the role without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
These are founding-stage leadership positions for a long-term healthcare infrastructure initiative. Candidates will be evaluated primarily on their ability to understand the mission, reason through complex systems, make sound decisions, lead teams, and execute against ambitious objectives. Direct experience in an identical role is not required where a candidate can demonstrate equivalent capability through education, professional accomplishments, research, technical work, leadership, entrepreneurship, or other substantial evidence.
Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate how they would translate the Winixx Health mission into practical systems, programs, standards, organizations, and measurable outcomes.
