Your future role at a glance
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Facility: Ascension St. Vincent | Hybrid
Department: Marketing
Schedule: Full-time | Day Shift
How you’ll make an impact in this role
Lead marketing strategy and execution across brand, growth, service lines, access, digital front door, and community engagement to ensure marketing is tightly aligned to St. Vincent priorities, market strategy, and business goals.
Modernize healthcare marketing practices, strengthen performance accountability, and build a high-performing team that delivers measurable impact.
Create high-impact campaigns to position marketing as a core growth lever, translating growth priorities, access strategies, and brand reputation initiatives into actionable marketing plans with clear performance outcomes in collaboration with national marketing enterprises (media, CRM, digital, analytics, brand, operations.
Lead annual and dynamic planning aligned to Ascension planning rhythms and St. John growth priorities and drive year-round optimization and reporting of marketing strategy to elevate marketing from campaign execution to enterprise growth enablement.
Partner with hospital, service line, and clinical leaders to develop effective growth strategies to drive volume across priority service lines (e.g., cardiovascular, women's health, neurosurgery, oncology), setting clear expectations and reporting structures.
Own the market's digital front door strategy, including website experience, online content, SEO, and performance marketing alignment and responsible for identifying and resolving operational readiness and marketability barriers that limit conversion and growth.
Build and maintain a high-performing marketing team and culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement. Partner closely with Internal and External Communications to ensure coordinated, integrated messaging across channels and audiences.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration
Required Credential(s): None Required.
Education
High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
Additional Preferences
Experience leading marketing functions with a proven track record of partnering directly with CEOs and C-Suite stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
Demonstrated success in talent management, specifically in coaching, developing, and directly overseeing professional marketing staff.
Proven ability to standardize complex processes and lead multi-channel marketing strategies within a large-scale organizational structure.
Benefits that help you thrive
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment…