Senior Account Executive, Healthcare

FleishmanHillard, a leading global communications agency, has an immediate opening for an entrepreneurial, self-starting Vice President to join our growing healthcare team. This is an exciting career opportunity for a PR professional with a passion for healthcare-related public relations and communications to work closely with FH senior management and assist global healthcare clients with their external public relations and communications activities.

This role will work on leading therapeutic areas in the US and globally for one of FH's largest pharmaceutical clients. The position also will have the opportunity to work with other leading health clients and brands as part of FH's growing health and life sciences practice. This individual will face a broad array of challenges including reputation management, advocacy relations, media relations, and marketing communications.

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.
• Play a pivotal role in leading many of the day-to-day activities for the healthcare practice's account teams, including working with senior members of the team to help manage budgets and forecasts, oversee projects and clients, and contribute to new business proposals and opportunities.
• 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.
• Drive communications campaigns with healthcare and trade media; develop strong traditional and social media relationships as well as relationships with third-party influencers.
• Provide team member management and development.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 7 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.
• 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.
• Excellent creative writing skills, with experience translating complex science issues into consumer-friendly messages and materials.
• Ability to develop relationships with third-party organizations, physicians, and caregivers, and to attend external meetings and events representing the agency and client.
• A strong understanding of digital communications and social media.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, public relations, English, marketing, business or related field.
• Energetic, self-starter and resourceful problem solver - gets things moving and keeps them on track.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities.

Salary Range

$80K -- $100K

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