Director, Corporate Reputation - Healthcare & Life Sciences

About the role

We provide our clients with a comprehensive view of strategic communications that leverages our integrated suite of services, including financial communications, corporate reputation, transaction communications, and public affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advise on clients' communications strategies to help position companies and/or executives appropriately within their peer set
• Write and edit a variety of materials as it relates to key milestones for clients, such as product launches, data readouts, executive changes, etc.
• Serve as one of the day-to-day client contacts for select accounts; manage the overall quality of work on multiple accounts
• Create client-ready deliverables in a timely and efficient manner
• Exhibit ability to manage account teams and support clients with minimal oversight; take a proactive approach and anticipate client needs
• Counsel clients about industry developments and news
• Identify resource needs and work with team to assign individual responsibilities
• Support billing procedures to ensure timely and accurate delivery of client invoices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant industry or field
• Minimum five years of work experience at a communications agency, specializing in healthcare, or a relevant in-house communications team
• Superior writing, editing, and researching skills; understanding of Associated Press Style Guidelines
• Solid grasp of healthcare landscape, traditional media relations, digital and social media, and research
• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented dynamic environment with regular change
• Proven project management skills and the ability to proactively support/counsel key client relationship
• Strong time and priority management skills and an ability to effectively juggle multiple client projects
• Demonstrated development of a professional network and experience with healthcare media contacts
• Experience with media database tools and pitching media to secure client coverage
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word