Director, Corporate and Advocacy Relations

About the role

We are seeking a Director, Corporate & Advocacy Relations to join our Marketing Communications practice. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or nonprofit clients, with a strong understanding of the healthcare advocacy landscape and experience in corporate communications, advocacy relations, disease awareness, and corporate reputation programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day client contact for one or more accounts, building trust through strategic counsel and reliable delivery.
• Lead the development of integrated communications strategies and programs that address client business challenges and anticipate industry trends.
• Deliver informed POVs and insights that shape client planning and elevate the agency’s role as a thought partner.
• Oversee workstreams and accounts, review outputs, and ensure all deliverables are client ready.
• Design account processes that manage expectations and accurately action client feedback.
• Partner with Social, Digital and Media teams to oversee media and social media strategy and plan development.
• Identify opportunities to bring in cross-functional expertise (creative, insights, digital) and lead effective onboarding of subject matter experts into the team.
• Oversee account staffing allocations, clearly define roles and responsibilities, and establish effective processes and protocols.
• Directly manage junior staff members, fostering their growth through clear goals, actionable feedback, mentorship, and career development opportunities.
• Create a team environment where all members feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute at their best.
• Prioritize and delegate effectively across competing or time-sensitive client asks while maintaining accountability for quality.
• Collaborate with peers to strengthen agency-wide delivery, integrating diverse perspectives into client work.
• Model effective “managing up” practices by communicating proactively with senior leadership about needs, opportunities, and challenges.
• In partnership with VP, take ownership of client budgets and scopes of work, ensuring accuracy and effective financial management in collaboration with project management and finance partners.
• Monitor monthly billing, proactively flagging issues and solutions for senior management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a public relations agency or strategic communications consultancy with significant experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or nonprofit clients.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing corporate communications, advocacy relations, disease awareness, and corporate reputation programs.
• Strong understanding of the healthcare advocacy landscape, including patient organizations, professional societies, coalitions, nonprofit partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting communications around disease awareness, corporate purpose, executive visibility, thought leadership, ESG or health equity initiatives, and issues management.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical regulatory environment and best practices for compliant advocacy engagement.
• Deep understanding of the integrated communications landscape and how digital, creative, strategy, and analytics fit seamlessly into account operations.
• A passion for creativity and ideas that deliver meaningful impact.
• Superb management skills, and experience motivating and inspiring colleagues while creating opportunities for growth and development.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, a collaborative style and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• A positive, energetic attitude and enthusiasm and dedication to delivering exceptional work in a fun, collaborative and non-hierarchical environment.

Benefits

• Salary: $105,000 - $135,000
• Professional growth and development programs
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• A 401(k) plan, health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
• Paid company holidays, unlimited paid vacation, sick, personal, and mental health days, and summer hours
• Additional Perks: Paid parental leave, family-building benefit, well-being programs, and commuter benefits