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 .
Role: Senior V ideo & Conten t Production Manager
At Guardant Health, clear, credible, and compelling communication is essential to advancing our mission to conquer cancer through data, innovation, and collaboration.
The Senior Video & Content Production Manager will lead the planning, development, and execution of engaging multimedia content that advances Guardant ’s mission, amplifies executive thought leadership, and brings our impact to life through visual storytelling. This role combines content strategy, video production, and creative leadership to deliver high-quality content across corporate, social, digital, and other communications channels.
Working closely with Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and executive leadership, this individual will identify compelling stories, manage production from concept through distribution, and create content that helps audiences to help understand with Guardant’s story.
This role is designed to build Guardant Health's internal content production capabilities. The successful candidate will be a hands-on creator who can independently develop high-quality content from concept through final delivery while strategically leveraging external agency partners to scale production for larger campaigns and specialized projects. Over time, this individual will help establish and grow an in-house content studio that enables faster, more efficient, and more authentic storytelling across the company.
The ideal candidate is a creative storyteller, experienced content producer, and strong operator who can translate complex scientific and healthcare topics into engaging, audience-centric content. This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role that requires exceptional organizational skills, creative judgment, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Video Content Development & Production
Lead the development and execution of short-form and long-form video content across corporate, executive, social, digital, and external communications channels.
Develop creative concepts, storyboards, scripts, interview guides, and production plans for a wide range of content initiatives.
Capture and/or oversee video production activities, including interviews, events, executive content, and field-based storytelling opportunities.
Manage and direct external production agencies, freelance creatives, videographers, editors, and other partners to scale content production for larger initiatives, specialized projects, and peak workloads.
Build scalable production workflows that balance in-house content creation with strategic agency support, enabling greater speed, efficiency, and creative flexibility.
Edit and optimize content for multiple platforms and audiences, ensuring content is engaging, accessible, and aligned with channel best practices.
Maintain and organize video assets, footage libraries, templates, and production resources to enable scalable content development.
Content Strategy & Storytelling
Partner closely with Corporate Communications, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Investor Relations, and executive stakeholders to develop integrated content plans aligned with business priorities.
Translate complex scientific, medical, and healthcare topics into clear, engaging, and audience-focused narratives.
Support major company milestones, including product launches, medical conferences, earnings communications, corporate announcements, executive visibility programs, and industry events through strategic content development.
Repurpose long-form content into platform-specific assets, including social clips, executive highlights, event recaps, and multimedia storytelling formats.
Own end-to-end content operations, managing production timelines, stakeholder alignment, approvals, budgets, and delivery across multiple initiatives.
Build and continuously improve scalable workflows, production processes, templates, and intake systems that enable efficient, high-quality content creation.
Develop and manage content calendars, production schedules, digital asset libraries, and project tracking systems that provide visibility across teams.
Evaluate and implement AI-powered workflows that improve the speed, scalability, and efficiency of content production while ensuring human oversight, content accuracy, and brand integrity.
Social Media & Digital Content
Partner with Digital & Social Media teams to create engaging content optimized for LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, X, and emerging platforms.
Typically bachelor’s with ~12+ years (or 8+ with master’s / 5+ with PhD / 3+ with PharmD/MD). Bachelor's degree in Communications , Journalism, Marketing, Media Production, Public Relations, Business Administration, or a related field required (or equivalent experience).
8 + years of experience in content production, video production, multimedia storytelling, corporate communications, digital media, journalism, marketing, or related fields.
Experience creating executive thought leadership, corporate storytelling, social media, and brand content.
Experience in healthcare, biotech, diagnostics, life sciences, or other regulated industries preferred.
Strong video production experience, including concept development, interviewing, filming, production planning, and post-production workflows.
Advanced proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent creative tools.
Experience creating content optimized for LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, X, and other digital platforms.
Strong understanding of short-form video, long-form storytelling, audience engagement strategies, and platform dynamics.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Airtable , or similar platforms.
Experience with motion graphics, animation, photography, podcast production, or other multimedia formats is a plus.
Ability to build structure, clarity, and momentum in environments with shifting priorities while maintaining a focus on creativity, quality, and execution.
Ability to travel as needed, including travel to Guardant Health's Palo Alto headquarters approximately once per month and additional travel for executive events, conferences, customer stories, production shoots, and other business needs.
AI & Digital Fluency
Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.
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: Palo Alto, CA Primary Location Base Pay Range: $174,500 - $239,950 Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $148,325 - $203,958 If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $157,050 - $215,955
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 [email protected]
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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