Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate relationships with clients and external audiences
• Thoughtfully counsel clients based on communications landscape and business goals, showcasing ability to marry communications/PR tactics up to client's broader strategy; take immediate action on client feedback
• Direct planning and execution of projects ensuring timeliness, efficiency and high-quality delivery of results
• Play a major part in drafting client communications materials, such as emails, project proposals, newsletters, research and results reports, press releases/materials, video scripts, social media content, etc.
• Have skills necessary to handle issues management, mobilize teams to respond to issues and provide strategically sound recommendations to clients on how to address issues
• Lead development of client budgets and SOWs, track monthly financials for each client, and mentos mid-to-junior level staff on financials
• Lead main aspects of client interactions and liaise with external partners
• Research, develop, and present new business proposals
• Participate in organic/new business pitches with confidence
• Identify and realize opportunities for organic account growth

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, business or health / science related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years' communications or related marketing / advocacy / health experience; US/global health issues or health product communications experience
• Experience managing resources and budgets
• Experience with media relations strategy and social media landscape
• Demonstrated proactive, entrepreneurial, and solution-oriented mindset
• Recognized project management ability
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Passion about improving lives through innovations in health
• An understanding of current issues in domestic and global health
• A willingness to travel

Preferred

• Master's of Public Health (MPH) degree preferred