Vice President, Healthcare Communications

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Vice President to lead client accounts and play an important role in the growth of our Health Sector. The VP will report to the EVP of Global Growth & Integration and will support select new business initiatives and sector operations.

The VP will also work closely with our EVP of the NA Health Sector, SVP of Health Media and partner with leaders across the agency to drive integrated work and greater collaboration, including with our Consumer Sector, Tech Sector, Corporate Reputation & Brand Purpose (CRBP) Sector and We. Studio, the creative hub of our agency.

Responsibilities

• Lead 2-3 mid-to-large client engagements, serving as day-to-day client lead
• Nurture, grow and sustain client relationships
• Recommend strategic communications approaches based on deep healthcare knowledge and experience with key audiences, including patients, doctors, payers, regulators, policymakers, patient advocates, investors, employees and media
• Develop creative campaign programming and continually look for ways to improve client programs to achieve objectives
• Manage and track budgets ensuring programs are delivered on budget and within client’s expectations
• Ensure flawless execution of all program elements across multichannel programs that incorporate digital and social media communications
• Establish strong collaboration and communication across account teams and cross-agency teams
• Be a problem hunter – identify client pain points and proactively offer or develop solutions

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience, ideally in a PR agency overseeing teams. Client-side experience also relevant, provided there is foundational experience working within an agency
• Minimum of 4 years direct experience working in pharmaceuticals or biotechnology, whether agency-side or client-side
• Minimum of 3 years team management experience, including experience developing a team