Senior Vice President, Biotech – Public Relations

Role Overview

• Participate in strategy and planning sessions with senior management, shaping stories for priority audiences and identifying channels to distribute those stories through press, social media, or other digital resources
• Provide clients with advice / counsel, external perspective and coaching
• Facilitate client workshops and events, including speaker training sessions, multi-stakeholder convening initiatives, internal messaging workshops, etc.
• Be responsible for budget forecasting, overall team composition, contracts, client reviews, annual planning, issues resolution, etc.
• Lead development of staff plans and partner with regional leads in resource and salary planning
• Guide new business growth through cultivation of new client relationships and exploration of organic business growth
• Drive recommendations on areas to explore for new business potential or company growth opportunities
• Execute on RFP responses, new business proposals and presentations
• Drive creative solutions and present new opportunities to improve our performance and competitive advantage
• Show understanding of current issues in domestic and global health, translating knowledge into meaningful guidance/counsel for our teams and clients
• Participate in Senior Leadership Team meetings, initiatives and workstreams to advance company culture and excellence
• Provide direct and constructive feedback to leadership team and junior team members/direct reports, leading them in development of fundamental skill sets (writing, research, strategy, logistics, etc.)
• Oversee staff engagement and productivity of direct reports; including assessing hiring needs/recommendations, ongoing evaluation of staff climate, advocating for staff development, advising on issues/course correction
• Role models company values and inspires an inclusive culture
• Foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and growth among account teams and greater agency
• Identify gaps in team communications (internal and external) and propose solutions to address
• Continuously motivate and lead large cross-functional teams to excellence
• Deliver all verbal communications with confidence to clients, teams and external partners

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferably in communications, marketing, business or related health / science field or equivalent experience
• 12+ years' communications experience or relevant experience in related field (e.g., marketing, advocacy or health/ science role dealing with public and private sector entities in global and/or domestic health) or relevant expertise in health sector (e.g., biotech, diagnostics, pharma, global public health, etc.)
• Expertise in corporate communications for private and public emerging to mid-sized biopharma and diagnostics companies, including milestones announcements, financings, data communications, strategic transactions, and investor communications around private-to-public transition
• Experience in clinical trial recruitment, market shaping, FDA approval, launch preparation, product communications, and patient/advocate engagement
• Demonstrated track record of winning new business and organically growing existing accounts
• 3+ years of experience managing direct reports
• Superb internal and external communications skills (verbal, written, listening)
• Track record managing resources and budgets for large-scale client engagements
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• A strong attention to detail with mastered ability to manage multiple priorities

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible time off