Senior HR Communications & Programs Marketing Manager

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

About The Role

At Guardant Health, communications and marketing are essential drivers of employee engagement and cultural alignment. As our Senior HR Communications & Programs Marketing Manager, you will lead the design and execution of integrated communication strategies and campaigns that amplify our people priorities, strengthen organizational culture, and engage our workforce. This highly visible role partners closely with People leadership, executives, and cross-functional teams to ensure employees not only understand but also feel inspired by Guardant’s mission and values. You will oversee both communications and marketing initiatives for People programs, ensuring consistent messaging, impactful campaigns, and measurable outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Communications & Marketing Leadership

• Develop and implement an integrated People communications and marketing strategy aligned with Guardant’s mission, values, and business priorities.
• Advise executives and People leaders on messaging, change management, and employee engagement approaches that maximize impact.
• Partner with the Chief People Officer on executive communications, including All Hands, organizational announcements, and high-visibility initiatives.

Campaign Design & Storytelling

• Lead the creation of multi-channel campaigns to build awareness and adoption of HR programs (benefits, recognition, performance, engagement, development, etc.).
• Design compelling content—including articles, videos, graphics, and presentations—that inspires employees and reinforces Guardant’s culture.
• Apply marketing best practices (audience segmentation, campaign planning, storytelling, branding) to internal communications.

Channel & Brand Management

• Manage and optimize internal communication channels (intranet, email, forums, digital signage) for consistency, reach, and engagement.
• Establish scalable frameworks, templates, and brand guidelines for HR communications to ensure alignment across functions.
• Partner with corporate communications and marketing to align messaging and ensure a cohesive Guardant brand voice internally and externally.

Engagement, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Measure communication and campaign effectiveness using engagement metrics, surveys, and employee feedback.
• Continuously refine strategies to increase clarity, inclusivity, and employee connection.
• Monitor industry trends in internal communications and marketing to bring innovative practices to Guardant.

What You’ll Bring

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, HR, or related field required (or equivalent experience).

Experience

• 7+ years in internal communications, employee engagement, or HR marketing; experience partnering with senior executives and leading large-scale campaigns is highly preferred.

Skills

• Exceptional storytelling, writing, and editing skills.
• Expertise in campaign design, content creation, and channel management.
• Strong digital communication skills, including advanced proficiency with MS Office, managing intranet-based communications, and the ability to develop engaging. video and visual content using Canva, Adobe Express, Visme, or comparable platforms

Mindset

• A strategic marketer, with a creative edge and bias for action.
• Drives people-first communication strategies that are inclusive, authentic, and accessible
• Remains tirelessly committed to building bridges that connect teams, to ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Has a passion for harnessing the power of AI, to unlock the future of human potential.

Why Join Guardant Health

This is an opportunity to lead at the intersection of communications, marketing, and employee engagement—bringing creativity, strategy, and people-first storytelling to an organization making a global impact. In this role, you will elevate Guardant’s internal brand, shape how employees experience our culture, and amplify the voices and stories that connect us to our mission of conquering cancer.

Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, education, job-related skills, job duties, and business need. Primary Location: Remote - Open Position (USA) Primary Location Base Pay Range: $141,900 - $195,050 Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $141,900 - $195,050 If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $150,200 - $206,500

_Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

__Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to Peopleteam@guardanthealth.com

__A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

__Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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