Vice President

Ruder Finn; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary and bonus

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k with match

Cell phone allowance

Job summary

Ruder Finn is seeking an exceptional Vice President to provide strategic counsel and execution for its healthcare clients, overseeing the planning and execution of high-quality programs and product communications, while growing new business and mentoring staff.

The role emphasizes breakthrough oncology, immunology, and neuroscience campaigns, building strong client relationships, delivering measurable results, guiding media strategy, and leading cross-functional teams to drive client success and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in PR/communications, healthcare or pharma.
• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field.
• Experience in healthcare communications, pharma, biotech, patient advocacy.
• Experience with data and regulatory milestones communications.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day strategy and execution for healthcare clients.
• Develop strategies, goals, media targets and pitches.
• Pitch media and build reporter relationships.
• Lead long-term integrated client plans and budgeting.
• Provide strategic counsel on client teams and industry knowledge.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth and new business leads.
• Deliver projects on time with high quality; manage multiple workstreams.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level staff.

Skills

Public relations

Healthcare communications

Strategic thinking

Client management

Leadership

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in PR/Communications

Job description

As one of the leading independent public relations and integrated communications agencies in the world, Ruder Finn thrives off a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that is singular in today’s communication world. We value excellence before seniority, hunger for knowledge and achievement, and value the independence to pursue what’s next. Ruder Finn provides global perspectives, insights, and resources combined with the knowledge, creativity, and exceptional client service of a local agency.

Ruder Finn is seeking an exceptional Vice President to provide strategic counsel and execution for its clients in the healthcare sector. This role will oversee the planning and execution of high-quality strategic programs and product communications as well as play a key role in growing new and existing business and managing and cultivating staff. The individual will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task, lead workstreams and provide sound strategic counsel.

We want someone who is excited to work on breakthrough product communications in the areas of oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. This individual will need to build strong client relationships, drive growth within an agency environment and possess a strong record of account management with exceptional client service.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day lead for healthcare clients, managing both strategy and execution
• Develop strategies, goals, media targets and pitch angles
• Ability to pitch media and build relationships with reporters
• Lead the development of long-term, integrated client plans, program recommendations and budgeting
• Serve as the expert leader on client teams, demonstrating industry and media-driven knowledge that directly and indirectly affects the client
• Identify and nurture opportunities for organic growth and generate new business leads
• Provide an excellent level of client service by delivering projects on time and that are high quality in nature; manage multiple workstreams keeping teams on task and on deadline
• Manage, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level talent by identifying skills and repositioning roles as necessary to create a best-in-class teams

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience within public relations/communications, healthcare or pharmaceutical experience is required
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field
• Previous experience in healthcare communications with experience working on pharmaceutical products, biotech and/or patient advocacy
• Experience with data and regulatory milestones communications is required
• Experience in working with patient advocacy groups, patients and influencers is required
• A personal passion to work across all verticals in the healthcare space
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships
• Demonstrated track record of developing and executing successful communications programs for healthcare brands
• Strong writing and organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to contribute to strategic thinking and the development and execution of programs

Benefits & More

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity
• Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan.
• Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
• Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave
• Professional learning and development opportunities
• Workplace flexibility
• On-site and off-site social gatherings

The anticipated salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is $130,000 - $150,000. The salary of the applicant selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, internal equity, geography, relevant years of experience, certifications, skills, abilities of the selected applicant, and other job-related qualifications. In addition, a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available by the company.

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.