Vice President, Healthcare, Ruder Finn

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive healthcare PR programs with day-to-day client leadership, cross-workstream delivery, and hands-on team development. Focus on strategy, planning, budgeting, and high-quality execution for pharma and patient advocacy audiences.

  • Lead day-to-day client work across strategy, planning, and execution in healthcare communications.
  • Manage multiple projects from planning through delivery, anticipate challenges, and keep deadlines and budgets on track.
  • Develop integrated programs and messaging that reflect healthcare priorities, influencer dynamics, and market trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the day-to-day lead for healthcare clients, managing strategy , planni ng and execution  
  • Oversee multiple projects and workstreams from planning through execution, anticipating challenges, troubleshooting issues, proposing solutions, and ensuring deadlines and budgets are a dhere d to
  • Contribute significantly to the development of comprehensive and innov ative integrated communications programs, campai gn recommendations and budgeting  
  • Provide an excellent level of client service by delivering projects on time and that are high quality in nature and error-f ree ; manage multiple workstreams keeping teams on task and on deadline
  • Manage, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level talent by identifying skills and repositioning roles as necessary to create a best-in-class team s  
  • Provide thoughtful client counsel and recommendations that reflect an understanding of client priorities, the healthcare landscape, and communications best practices
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of clients’ businesses, including competitors, product landscapes, public opinion and market trends, influencers, media dynamics, and factors that may impact communications strategy
  • Apply innovative thinking to generate new approaches , alternative strategies, and creative program ideas
  • Identify potential issues early, elevate challenges with recommended solutions, and know when to seek senior counsel
  • Lead the development of core communications materials, including media strategies, press releases, key message documents, social media content, briefing materials, communications plans, and client presentations
  • Ensure strong quality control across client materials, reviewing for accuracy, strategic alignment, clarity, and polish
  • Maintain a high level of responsiveness and communicate with clients, supervisors, and account teams in a clear, timely , and solutions-oriented manner
  • Motivate team members to work together toward shared objectives and high-quality outcomes
  • Convey ideas clearly and confidently in client meetings and presentations
  • Serve as a role model for junior team members by demonstrating sound judgment, accountability, curiosity, and openness to new ways of thinking
  • Delegate effectively by setting clear expectations, deadlines, context, and measures of success
  • Build program budgets, track finances, create SOWs, and support forecasting while ensuring resources align with client needs
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Ruder Finn

Ruder Finn is one of the world’s largest independent global communications and creative agencies. Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn has defined and redefined PR for 75 years, shaping communications that move industry-defining brands, companies, and leaders from what’s now to what’s next. Ruder Finn provides clients with bold communications strategies based on a global perspective and localized market knowledge that redefine leadership, reimagine the marketplace, and rethink customer experiences. The agency is organized around five core areas of expertise—Healthcare, Technology, Commerce, Leadership and Workplace—with AI-powered creative hub RF Studio53 and tech incubator RF TechLab providing cutting-edge predictive analytics, breakthrough creative, and customer-focused digital engagement. Ruder Finn has offices across 3 continents including the U.S., Asia and Europe. Wholly owned agencies within Ruder Finn Group include: Ruder Finn Inc., RF Studio53, RF Engage, Touchdown, Peppercomm, RF Comunicad, Mantis, jacobstahl, RF Bloom. For more information visit www.ruderfinn.com.+++At Ruder Finn we value integrity and transparency in our recruitment process. We have become aware of fraudulent actors impersonating our company on platforms like Telegram and similar communication platforms, falsely claiming to conduct job interviews. We want to clarify unequivocally: We Never Charge for Job Interviews or Ask for Your Financial Information: Our recruitment process does not involve any form of payment from candidates at any stage. If you’re being asked for payment or your financial information, it is not us! All our job-related communications come exclusively from our official email addresses (ending with @ruderfinn.com). If you are contacted for an interview or a job offer and have doubts about its legitimacy, or if you have any other questions, please contact us via our official website or official LinkedIn channel.

Founded in 1948
New York, New York, USA
920 employees (158 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.6%
Direct
49.2%
Referral
7.7%
Social
7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~920

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Marketing Team Size
130 (14% of company)
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