Healthcare PR Lead: Strategy, Programs and Mentorship

Ruder Finn; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Cell phone allowance

Paid time off

Maternity/paternity leave

Professional development

Workplace flexibility

Social gatherings

Job summary

Ruder Finn is seeking a Senior Account Supervisor to lead day-to-day strategy across healthcare communications client programs, coordinating regulatory milestones, disease awareness, social and influencer initiatives, patient advocacy, and earned media efforts.

You will collaborate with senior leadership to shape programs, manage workstreams, timelines, budgets, and mentor junior staff, ensuring timely, accurate client deliverables and strong cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in public relations, communications, healthcare communications, or pharmaceutical communications
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, biology, life sciences, or a related field
• Strong understanding of product communications, patient advocacy, disease awareness, and data/regulatory milestones
• Familiarity with clinical trial phases, FDA approvals, and the broader healthcare communications environment
• Experience with the MLR process and systems such as Veeva is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple client workstreams in a fast-paced agency environment
• Experience providing client counsel and managing day-to-day client relationships

Responsibilities

• Serve as a day‑to‑day client and internal team contact, managing account activity and ensuring client objectives, priorities, and strategic vision are being advanced
• 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, market trends, influencers, media dynamics, and factors that may impact communications strategy
• Contribute to the research, planning, and development of comprehensive, contemporary, and strategic public relations and integrated communications programs
• Apply innovative thinking to generate new, impactful, audience‑focused 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
• Lead effective internal team communication, encourage collaboration, and invite ideas and creativity from junior team members
• Convey ideas clearly and confidently in client meetings and presentations
• 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

Job description

Ruder Finn is seeking a Senior Account Supervisor to lead day-to-day strategy across healthcare communications client programs, coordinating regulatory milestones, disease awareness, social and influencer initiatives, patient advocacy, and earned media efforts.

You will collaborate with senior leadership to shape programs, manage workstreams, timelines, budgets, and mentor junior staff, ensuring timely, accurate client deliverables and strong cross‑functional collaboration.