VP, Strategist (Healthcare)

New York, USA (Remote)

$125K/yr – $225K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior healthcare brand strategy, research-led POVs, and cross-team storytelling to win client work and grow the roster.

  • Own client strategies, frameworks, and audience journeys across healthcare portfolios.
  • Must-have: 10+ years in brand planning or strategy.
  • Standout: Proven ability to win business with strong pitching and cross-team leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept solutions across healthcare and pharma client portfolios.
  • Collaborate across analytics, account, and creative teams to bring big ideas to life.
  • Build personas across patient, HCP and other audiences; orchestrate market research.
  • Develop a strong POV using the 4Cs for each client challenge and present to internal teams and clients.
  • Partner with creative teams by participating in review sessions and proposing ways to strengthen work.
  • Spot cultural and category shifts and bring insights to teams and clients.
  • Create frameworks, slide decks, audience journeys, and workshops to help solve client problems.
  • Partner with finance to manage staffing and financials for strategist work; forecast hours and budget.
  • Lead internal teams and client calls; contribute to new business through strong pitching.
  • Grow the client roster through stellar pitch work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience in brand planning or strategy
  • Agency experience preferred
  • Healthcare experience preferred
  • Experience finding the right problems to solve, gathering insights, and crafting strategies
  • Ability to effectively interview and present to C-suite executives
  • Strong verbal and written communication and organization skills
  • Experience using Microsoft Office

Preferred

  • Healthcare experience preferred
  • Experience presenting to C-suite executives
  • Agency experience preferred

Benefits

  • Unlimited time off
  • Extended Leave
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401K matching program
  • Training and career pathing
  • Community service opportunities
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We are a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Our people help us do the best work of our lives for our clients. Work that earns attention and showcases the power of collaboration. Golin was proudly named in PRWeek US' 2024 Agency of the Year, 2022 Best Places to Work, PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2021, 2020 and 2019, PRovoke Media’s 2021 North American Large Agency of the Year and listed to the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces in 2021.

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