Public Relations Manager

Location: hybrid remote/in‑office role (employees hired for an in‑person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week per Company policy).

About the Company

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground‑breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry‑leading expertise, analytics‑powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end‑to‑end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com.

About the Team

The External Communications team crafts and disseminates the corporate narrative that elevates Medidata's leadership in life sciences. As the Public Relations Manager, you will report directly to the Senior Director, External Communications and execute PR and brand initiatives to generate awareness, strengthen perception, and deliver a cohesive external story across commercial milestones, scientific breakthroughs, and expanding academic research and clinical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• PR Projects & Campaign Execution: Contribute to the development and execution of public relations and external communication strategies, translating the overarching corporate narrative into well‑organized, on‑brand deliverables.
• Storytelling & Content Generation: Produce narratives that translate complex business strategies, clinical evidence, and product launches into clear, compelling external stories.
• Cross‑Functional Synergy: Partner seamlessly with Growth Marketing, Product Marketing, Digital, Social, and Events teams to ensure cohesive messaging and smooth campaign handoffs.
• Agency Coordination: Support day‑to‑day external PR agency relationships, including briefing partners, tracking project status, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality on‑brand execution.
• PR Operations & Process Standardization: Oversee daily PR operations and help drive adoption of best practices by maintaining standardized documentation, templates, and internal resources; support the establishment of frameworks and processes that ensure consistency and quality of PR engagements.
• Performance Tracking: Establish and manage comprehensive PR tracking processes to monitor share of voice, media sentiment, and reach; analyze campaign performance metrics, surface actionable insights, and produce regular executive reports.

Qualifications

• 4 + years of communication and public relations experience (in‑house or agency), with at least 1–2 years working with B2B brands, ideally within tech, SaaS, life sciences, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
• Exceptional writer and editor with a portfolio of thought‑leadership work, including bylines, op‑eds, and contributed articles published as earned placements.
• Generative AI proficiency: hands‑on experience ethically integrating AI tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude) into daily PR workflows to accelerate drafting, media list management, performance reporting, and more, while maintaining strict editorial judgment and brand voice.
• Strong operational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, coordinate cross‑functional inputs, and oversee day‑to‑day external agency partnerships (including briefing, feedback consolidation, and timeline management).
• Proficiency in PR measurement tools, competitive intelligence, and reporting.

Pay

The salary range for positions physically based in New York is $96,000 – $128,000. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City may differ based on local market data. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards Medidata provides; many non‑sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Family leave
• Flexible paid time off
• 10 paid holidays per year