VP Marketing

VP Marketing, Healthcare Workforce Solutions
Category: Marketing

Req ID: 1069

Date: May 20, 2026

Location: Burlington, MA, US, 01803 Remote, US

WHERE YOU'LL WORK
This position offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States and requires alignment with Eastern or Central time zone hours to support business needs.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

Strategy Development: Own and evolve the overall marketing strategy aligned to company growth objectives and priority healthcare market segments. As a full stack marketer, you will bring a creative, differentiated approach to positioning Ascend in a competitive healthcare technology landscape while driving measurable demand.

Demand Generation: Design and execute capital efficient, multi channel demand generation programs targeting C suite healthcare leaders, with a strong focus on pipeline quality and revenue impact. Partner closely with Sales to ensure lead quality, conversion, and pipeline acceleration while leveraging analytics to continuously optimize performance.

Brand Management: Establish, protect, and scale a strong brand identity across Laudio, Staff Garden, and the broader Healthcare Workforce Solutions portfolio, ensuring consistent, compelling messaging across all channels.

Market & Customer Insight: Lead ongoing market research and competitive analysis to understand customer needs, healthcare system trends, and evolving buyer behavior, translating insights into actionable marketing strategies.

Full Stack Marketing Leadership: Oversee product, content, and digital marketing while testing and scaling innovative programs that drive awareness, engagement, and demand within core healthcare customer segments.

Customer Community Development: Design, launch, and scale the company’s annual customer conference and build engaged, ongoing virtual user communities that deepen customer relationships and advocacy.

Ambassador & Referral Strategy: Build and nurture a strong ambassador and referral ecosystem, developing compelling case studies and customer references to support enterprise level reference selling.

Account Based Marketing: Advance and expand account based marketing efforts to identify, engage, and convert key strategic health system accounts in partnership with Sales.

Analytics & Reporting: Leverage advanced analytics to inform decision making, measure marketing effectiveness, and continuously refine strategy. Cascade data driven discipline across marketing and partner teams while delivering clear, executive level reporting on performance and impact.

Partnerships & Influence: Identify and activate strategic partnerships and industry influencers to expand market reach, strengthen brand credibility, and increase visibility within the healthcare ecosystem.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

12+ years of proven experience in senior marketing leadership roles, preferably within a SaaS or healthcare technology company serving health systems

Deep understanding of the health system environment, including complex multi buyer committee sales cycles, key industry trends, and demonstrated credibility with C suite healthcare executives

Full stack marketing expertise with a track record of designing and executing programs that generate highly qualified leads and measurable pipeline impact

Proven experience developing and scaling brand strategy in a multi brand, post acquisition environment

Strong analytical, data driven decision making skills, including strategic product marketing experience and close collaboration with product teams to maximize market impact

Experience planning and delivering high impact, private customer or client conferences and large scale events

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build compelling messaging and clearly communicate complex concepts

Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross functionally, influence senior stakeholders, and lead through partnership

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field; MBA preferred

BENEFITS

Flexible and generous paid time off

Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance

401(k) employer matching program

Parental leave

Wellness resources

Charitable matching program

On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)

Community outreach groups

Tuition reimbursement

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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