Corporate Communications Manager

at Lyra Health

Location

United States

Compensation

$95k–$131k USD

Type

full time

Posted

1 months ago

Remote

Yes

Market range · function + seniority

$160k—$199k—$237k

p25 · target · p75 · n=800

Posted $131k · well below market

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Job description

About Lyra Health

Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

About the Role:

We're looking for an experienced communications professional to build programs that establish Lyra as the leading provider in mental health care and the partner of choice for the world's top employers, health plans, and health systems.

Reporting to our director of corporate communications, you'll create high-impact programs and own them end-to-end. You're someone who sees projects through, works well with executives and cross-functional teams, and ideally brings healthcare tech experience and strong media relationships to the table.

Responsibilities

Generate positive media coverage for Lyra Health by managing inbound media inquiries and proactive storytelling aligned to corporate priorities.

Forge new media relationships and maintain strong working relationships with key beat reporters, industry influencers, and analysts to build and protect Lyra Health’s corporate reputation.

Write press releases, byline opportunities, and award submissions in support of corporate initiatives and our subject matter expert program.

Develop clear, differentiated messaging and narrative frameworks for key company initiatives, partnering across teams to ensure consistency across external channels.

Shape and drive Lyra’s subject matter expert (SME) program and work alongside our executive communications leader to support our thought leadership campaigns.

Lead our monitoring and reporting process, leveraging AI and third-party platforms to assemble campaign recaps and contribute to our team’s quarterly and annual reports.

Support spokespeople readiness by developing briefing materials, messaging, and media prep for executives and subject matter experts.

Proactively identify reputational risks in media coverage related to mental health and develop responsible, mission-aligned responses in collaboration with leadership and clinical experts.

Qualifications

6+ years of experience with PR agency and/or in-house communications roles (healthcare experience a plus)

Excellent writer who can turn complex clinical concepts into language anyone can understand.

Skilled communications strategist with a proven ability to quantify how PR campaigns deliver measurable business impact.

Proven track record of creating thought leadership programs that drive media coverage.

Experience preparing and coaching spokespeople at all levels.

Adept at balancing long-term brand building with the daily demands of a fast-paced communications team.

Proven ability to work effectively across functions – marketing, product, customer advocacy, clinical, legal – to align messaging and move quickly.

A results-driven communicator who asks good questions, finds answers, and builds trust through honest communication and authentic storytelling

Familiarity with MuckRack, Cision, BusinessWire, utilization of AI for market intelligence.

"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. Through this application, to the extent permitted by law, we will collect personal information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, gender identity, employment information, and phone number for the purposes of recruiting and assessing suitability, aptitude, skills, qualifications, and interests for employment with Lyra. We may also collect information about your race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, which is considered sensitive personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and special category data under the UK and EU GDPR. Providing this information is optional and completely voluntary, and if you provide it you consent to Lyra processing it for the purposes as described at the point of collection, for example for diversity and inclusion initiatives. If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form. This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA. Outside of the United States, for example in the EU, Switzerland and the UK, you may have the right to request access to, or a copy of, your personal information, including in a portable format; request that we delete your information from our systems; object to or restrict processing of your information; or correct inaccurate or outdated personal information in our systems. These rights may be subject to legal limitations. To exercise your data privacy rights outside of the United States, please contact globaldpo@lyrahealth.com. For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice."

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