Senior Vice President

Responsibilities

• Serve as a high-level strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders, offering expert counsel on complex healthcare communications challenges.
• Oversee the development and execution of high-impact, integrated communications strategies that align with business objectives.
• Anticipate client needs and proactively identify innovative solutions and opportunities for account growth.
• Stay ahead of healthcare industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive landscapes to inform client recommendations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to drive operational excellence across client accounts.
• Ensure strong financial stewardship of accounts, optimizing budgets, resource allocation, and profitability.
• Drive organic growth opportunities within existing client relationships by identifying new areas of engagement.
• Lead new business pitches and proposals, contributing to the agency’s healthcare portfolio expansion.
• Build and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders to enhance the agency’s presence in the healthcare space.
• Mentor and coach mid- and senior-level team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of health communications experience (agency or in-house preferred).

Preferred

• Extensive experience in executive-level client counsel, account management, and strategic communications leadership.
• Proven success in business development and account growth within the healthcare sector.
• Strong team leadership and mentorship skills, with experience managing large, high-performing teams.
• Deep knowledge of the healthcare industry, including regulatory considerations and evolving market trends.
• Expertise in developing integrated, multi-channel communications campaigns across earned, owned, and paid media.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, integrated agency environment and drive results.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate fluency in leveraging AI tools to enhance communication strategies, optimize content creation, and drive more personalized, data-informed engagement across channels.

Benefits

• DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.