Vice President, Healthcare Communications at We. Communications | New York City, NY | $147K/yr – $188K/yr

We. Communications

Vice President, Healthcare Communications

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$147K/yr – $188K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-client pharma/biotech comms programs from intake to impact, directing strategy, regulatory counsel, and cross‑agency delivery.

Lead 2–3 mid to large client engagements as day‑to‑day client lead.
Recommend strategic communications across patients, physicians, payers, regulators, policymakers, patient advocates, investors, employees and media.
Drive flawless multisource execution, budget discipline, and cross‑team collaboration with strong LMR and regulatory guidance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead 2-3 mid-to-large client engagements, serving as day-to-day client lead
Demonstrate success in nurturing, growing and sustaining 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
Understanding of “best practice” communications approaches within an FDA-regulated environment and ability to counsel the internal team on what we can/cannot do, and converse knowledgeably on this topic with clients
Established experience working within pharma/biotech companies’ legal, medical and regulatory review (LMR) processes and Veeva (or other similar) software programs, including guiding/training teams on proper document referencing processes and sourcing from peer-review journals, navigating/responding to comments from reviewers and overseeing the entire process from soup to nuts to ensure quality and excellence from teams

We. Communications

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We. is a global communications agency helping brands navigate an ever-changing world. We’ve spent decades at the intersection of technology and humanity, translating new innovations into meaningful experiences that connect with people. As change accelerates and expectations evolve, we use our expertise to help brands communicate through complexity to drive connection, understanding and progress. We offer a range of solutions with this in mind, across diverse industries, audiences and stakeholders.

Founded in 1983

Bellevue, Washington, USA

1.8K employees (307 in marketing)

wecommunications.com

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