PR Vice President, Health

The role

The Vice President, Health will spearhead PR initiatives, lead thought leadership, and drive business growth for healthcare clients. This leader will manage a team of PR professionals and develop strategic campaigns using the Interviewed platform.

What you will do

• Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the health and lifestyle industries
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with healthcare clients
• Develop comprehensive PR strategies tailored to client objectives
• Oversee the implementation of PR campaigns including media relations and crisis communications
• Lead, mentor, and empower a team of PR professionals
• Build and maintain relationships with key health and lifestyle media contacts
• Position clients as industry thought leaders through content and speaking opportunities
• Develop and implement crisis communication plans
• Monitor and analyze campaign performance metrics
• Own account management rhythm and drive practice-level retention and expansion

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in public relations, with a focus on the healthcare and lifestyle industries
• Proven track record of managing PR campaigns for healthcare clients
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the healthcare industry
• Extensive network of media contacts and industry connections within the healthcare and lifestyle sectors
• Results-oriented
• 15+ years in healthcare communications or healthcare PR
• Senior leadership experience leading teams and owning practice-level outcomes
• Documented track record of measurable client retention and expansion
• Comfortable carrying gross revenue retention, net revenue retention, and expansion as primary KPIs
• Comfortable with AI-driven workflows and a data-disciplined approach to earned media

Nice to have

• Demonstrated specialty depth in at least three of: FDA and regulatory communications, biotech and pharma, medical devices, hospital and health systems, payer relations, clinical trial communications,

Benefits

• 100% Remote
• Three Anthem Blue Cross PPO medical plans
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) program with company match increasing to 3% in 2027
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• 11 company holidays
• A floating holiday
• Summer Fridays
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• Submit a resume, a brief cover letter, and a one-page write-up of a significant healthcare client retention or expansion outcome

About the company

Interdependence is an integrated marketing firm that uses its proprietary Interviewed platform to analyze stories and turn earned media into measurable results. Forbes named them one of America's Best PR Agencies.