Vice President - Healthcare

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead healthcare PR engagements by shaping strategy, growing client relationships, and guiding cross-functional account teams to meet business objectives.

  • Own and guide strategic counsel and client relationships across assigned accounts.
  • Must-have: About 10 years PR with healthcare agency experience.
  • Standout: Demonstrated leadership in new business, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing strong client relationships by providing strategic counsel, building and leading solid account teams, mentoring, motivating, growing and retaining employees and managing accounts to consistently achieve business objectives.
  • Demonstrating independence and autonomy with respect to their responsibilities and must exhibit a deep understanding of the clients, their industry, the account and the agency.
  • Participating in new business development, company-wide initiatives, and managing finances and resources profitably.

Requirements

  • About 10 years public relations experience with relevant healthcare agency experience or equivalent
  • Complete comfort and facility understanding data, the regulatory process, the barriers to success
  • Well-developed knowledge of the healthcare marketplace and business practices
  • Current knowledge of the challenges facing the pharma industry in general
  • A passion for ideas and moving pharma clients forward into new avenues of thinking
  • Know-how to develop and execute integrated communications strategies and programs including digital and social
  • Leadership and management of relationships with multiple internal and external clients
  • Direct responsibility for organic account growth, and participated in pitching and securing new business
  • Relevant level of expertise in general business acumen, budget management, communications, leadership and mentoring skills

Preferred

  • Oncology experience would be ideal, but more necessary is a passion for the healthcare space.
  • Preferred experience in science related health care public relations accounts including pharmaceutical and direct-to-consumer product marketing, advocacy, program development and execution, social marketing and media relations

Benefits

  • Medical & Prescription
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401k (with discretionary employer match)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability & Life Insurance
  • Vacation, Sick & Personal Days
  • 14.5 Paid Company Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Family Forming Benefits
  • Wellness Benefit
  • Hybrid Working Environment (2 days remote, 3 days in office)
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Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli is the strategic communications company, fueled by innovation, empowering clients to do business better in an ever-changing world.

Founded in 1972
New York, New York, USA
970 employees (160 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.4%
Direct
48.3%
Referral
6.8%
Social
6.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~970

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
127 (13% of company)
Median Career Experience
5 years
Median Tenure
2.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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