Prosek
Vice President, Healthcare Communications
New York, Connecticut, DC, Boston . Posted a month ago
The role
This person will lead strategic communications programs for a portfolio of healthcare and life sciences clients. They will counsel C-suite executives, manage account teams, and drive strategic work from development through execution.
What you will do
- Creating and leading strategic communications programs for healthcare and life sciences clients
- Serving as a senior day-to-day counselor to C-suite executives and senior communications leaders
- Developing and executing integrated communications strategies
- Translating complex healthcare, scientific and business issues into narratives
- Leading corporate and executive media relations programs
- Crafting and editing executive communications, corporate narratives, messaging, and presentations
- Managing senior client relationships, account teams, and budgets
- Navigating issues, crisis and other high-stakes or reputationally sensitive situations
- Mentoring and developing junior team members
- Partnering across Prosek capabilities to deliver integrated counsel
Required qualifications
- 9 to 12+ years of strategic communications experience
- Deep knowledge of the healthcare and life sciences landscape
- Proven ability to independently lead complex accounts and counsel senior executives
- Strong corporate communications and media relations experience
- Experience supporting public company communications and/or financial communications
- Experience navigating crisis communications, issues management and other high-stakes reputational matters
- Excellent writing, editing and presentation skills
- Strong judgment and comfort operating in complex, highly regulated and reputationally sensitive environments
- Experience managing teams and developing junior talent
Nice to have
- significant agency or in-house healthcare communications experience
Benefits
- 401(k) employer match
- Premium healthcare plans, including medical, dental and vision coverage
- Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
- 2 weeks of remote work per year
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package, including birthday PTO
- Custom career opportunities
- new business commission
About the company
Prosek is one of the largest independent communications and marketing firms in the U.S. It provides expertise with financial and professional services companies.