Strategic Communications Manager - Cardiovascular diseases research group (BIO-HEART)

REF. 26-142_MS_JC 

About the research group

The candidate will join a transversal environment linked to the Bioheart Research group and Area de Malalties del Cor of Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge working with healthcare, research, teaching, communication and institutional professionals to support strategic projects, communication and positioning initiatives.

About the role

The successful candidate will support the implementation and monitoring of the Bioheart research group and Area de Malalties del Cor Strategic Marketing, positioning Plan development, coordination, monitoring and communication of innovation projects. The role will coordinate professionals and units, structure projects, actions, prepare reports, and institutional materials, develop communication content, support digital presence and positioning, and identify opportunities for collaboration, visibility and funding.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Communication and content experience: Experience in institutional or scientific communication, content management, preparation of reports, presentations and communication materials, and coordination of events or activities: Proven minimum 5 years of experience
• Project and strategic coordination experience: project management and coordina-tion, preferably in healthcare, scientific, research or innovation environments.
• Strategic and innovation experience: Experience in strategic planning, healthcare in-novation, research or innovation projects, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
• Institutional and stakeholder relations: Experience working with hospitals, universi-ties, research centres, companies or other institutional and professional stakehold-ers. Experience supporting funding opportunities and collaboration initiatives will be valued.

Education and training

•  A university degree (Bachelors degree or equivalent) in Communication and Marketing, Advertising, Journalism, or a related field will be considered an asset.
• Additional training in project management, healthcare innovation, scientific communication, healthcare marketing, digital transformation, or innovation management will be particularly valued.

Technical & soft skills

• Personal skills: Organisation and autonomy; results orientation; transversal coordi-nation; proactivity; communication with diverse professional profiles; ability to work in complex environments and across several projects; continuous improvement; flex-ibility and adaptability.
• Coordination and collaboration: Excellent written and oral communication, coordina-tion and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across clinical, research, teach-ing, innovation and communication environments.

Languages

•  English is required ( minimum level B2)
• Spanish and Catalan are mandatory
• Other languages will be valued. ( French, Italian, )

We will value, but not required

• A Masters degree in a related field will be highly valued.
• We will value, but not required previous experience in a hospital, healthcare, scien-tific, research or innovation environment.

What do we offer

•  No. of positions: 1
•  Estimated start date: 1 December 2026
• Contract duration: Indefinido vinculado a proyecto
• Estimated annual gross salary: The salary will be according to the established IDIBELL salary table for such position and according to candidate qualification
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.

• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking
• 26 working days of holiday per year
• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.
• Paid leave package
• Benefits of constant training are offered
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  6/11/2026

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).