Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level strategic counsel to executive clients across a portfolio of biotech accounts
• Partner with Client Relationship Leaders to shape long‑range communications strategy tied to business, pipeline, and corporate objectives
• Serve as escalation point for complex client situations, high‑stakes moments, and reputational risk
• Ensure consistency, quality, and strategic clarity across all client engagements
• Lead development of integrated corporate, product, and program communications strategies across the client portfolio
• Guide messaging and narrative development tied to clinical data, regulatory milestones, financing events, and commercialization
• Partner across practices (media, medical, digital, brand, consulting) to deliver cohesive, cross‑disciplinary solutions
• Identify opportunities to expand and deepen client relationships through proactive, high‑value engagement
• Contribute meaningfully to new business development, pitches, and thought leadership
• Actively shape best practices, operating models, and standards for the Biotech client services group
• Lead, mentor, and develop senior leaders and teams, fostering accountability, growth, and collaboration
• Support workforce planning, staffing strategy, and talent development across the group
• Model Spectrum’s values through inclusive leadership, clear decision‑making, and strong partnership

Requirements

• 15+ years of life science / pharma / biotech communications experience; agency experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success leading multi‑account portfolios and senior client relationships
• Deep experience with late‑stage clinical programs, regulatory milestones, and early commercialization
• Strong background in corporate communications, issues management, and executive positioning
• Prior experience in oncology and/or immunology strongly preferred
• Exceptional strategic thinking, writing, and client‑facing communication skills
• Proven ability to lead and inspire senior teams while remaining hands‑on where it matters
• Highly organized, decisive, and comfortable operating in complexity
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of accountability and discretion

Preferred

• Agency experience strongly preferred
• Prior experience in oncology and/or immunology strongly preferred

Benefits

• All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago), remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
• No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
• Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
• 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
• Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), tuition reimbursement programs, and in‑house 1:1 coaching with access to talent and productivity‑based assessments.
• Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
• Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
• Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.
• 401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
• Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science‑backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace.