Responsibilities

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact and manage work streams and teams on program implementation aimed at reaching diverse stakeholders such as patients, medical professionals, advocacy organizations, policy influencers, media, and client employees
• Lead account operations across assigned workstreams, including strategic planning, timeline and budget management, team coordination, client communications, and delivery of high-quality work. Support communications around key product and therapeutic-area milestones, including medical congresses, data readouts, regulatory updates, disease awareness initiatives and branded/non-branded campaigns.
• Develop and edit compelling and high-quality client deliverables, including plans, research and analysis, media materials, website and social media content, client correspondence, and collateral.
• Partner effectively across integrated agency teams and client functions, including brand, medical, regulatory, legal, advocacy, media, digital and analytics partners.
• Provide team member management and development.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare communications, with a deep background developing and executing public relations and reputation programs, including product communications, content marketing, media relations and leader communications.
• Agency experience is a must
• Experience working in or with pharmaceutical companies is highly desired.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with clients on day-to-day activities, working alongside and managing teams to execute plans effectively, and drafting and implementing strategic communications programs within budget.
• Significant experience in product communications, specifically product data milestones, regulatory approvals and ad comms, as well as branded and non-branded category awareness and disease awareness related to product therapeutic areas.
• Excellent creative writing skills, with experience translating complex science issues into consumer-friendly messages and materials, and the ability to develop and edit high-quality communications plans, position papers, fact sheets, news and online media materials, bylined articles, trend analysis summaries, leader correspondence, and plans and presentations.
• Ability to engage with and counsel senior level decision-makers across the client’s business and deliver connective insights to assist clients in driving alignment and execution of cross-company initiatives.
• Ability to develop relationships with third-party organizations, physicians and caregivers, and to attend external meetings and events representing the agency and client (e.g. medical conferences, third-party events, etc.)
• A strong understanding of the healthcare media environment, digital communications and social media.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations, English, marketing, business or related field.
• Ability to illustrate a results-focused approach and best-in-service commitment to going the extra mile for clients and FH team members.
• Energetic, self-starter and resourceful problem solver – gets things moving and keeps them on track.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate approvals diplomatically, and maintain composure and quality under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong team orientation is critical based on the collaborative culture of the office and FleishmanHillard.

Preferred

• Experience working in or with pharmaceutical companies is highly desired.

Benefits

• FleishmanHillard offers a hybrid work model and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their week, in accordance with their local office hybrid work policy.
• We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in-person interactions provide, but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees’ lives.