| Job ID: | 3324-11 | Location: | US-DC-Washington |
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| # of Positions: | 1 | Exp.(Years): | 10 |
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
TogoRunTM is an award-winning global healthcare communications agency with offices in New York, D.C. and London. We specialize in healthcare, pharmaceutical and consumer wellness public relations and public affairs, and our client roster includes many of the world’s leading healthcare companies.
We are currently seeking a Senior Vice President to join our global team. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned PR counselor to play a key role in assisting pharmaceutical and health technology clients with their external public relations and communications activities.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise account work streams and staff teams in D.C. and across other US and global geographies
- Keep senior account leader fully briefed on account status and issues that may affect the business.
- Develop and present plans for integrated communications campaigns around healthcare issues and products that reach diverse stakeholders including internal and external audiences such as medical professionals, healthcare executives, , advocacy groups, policy influencers and consumers
- Liaise with other marketing agency partners to plan and execute integrated campaigns
- Build and maintain strong client relationships at mid-to-senior levels; build/recruit strong agency account teams
- Provide sophisticated, creative and proactive recommendations that demonstrate how communications can deliver against brand marketing goals
- Direct the development of client materials: plans, presentations, reports, memos, budgets, conference reports, POV documents
- Oversee development of media materials: press releases, fact sheets, backgrounders, white papers, pitch letters
- Oversee campaign budget development, tracking, billing and communications
- Supervise and train junior and mid-level account staff; provide quality control and oversee team assignments
- Maintain a high level of personal billability
- Participate in new business pitches, including proposal writing, research, creative ideation, budgeting and presentation
Qualifications:
- Ideal candidate will be self-motivated, organized, creative, and possess strong leadership qualities.
- A minimum of 10-15 years of agency experience in developing and implementing public relations programs specifically related to healthcare products.
- Experience with medical devices, health information technology, and home health clients helpful. Experience executing global healthcare campaigns also helpful.
- Candidate should have served as the senior lead on at least one healthcare account.
- Candidate should have experience executing integrated campaigns across multiple channels including managing successful major media programs and a proven track record of success in securing placements personally, or in managing others who do. Additionally candidate should be comfortable integrating social media elements and stakeholder engagement activities into campaigns.
- Candidate should be comfortable supporting the agency’s ideals of delivering a superb client experience and demonstrating dedication, persistence, loyalty and integrity in all dealings with clients and coworkers.
This individual must also possess:
- Demonstrated experience in planning, selling and managing global communications programs
- Strong organization and project management abilities; ability to juggle, think quickly and make independent decisions
- Previous experience managing healthcare product communications, healthcare and science programs; understanding of the healthcare regulatory environment
- Proven client counsel, client relationship building and team management skills; has grown accounts
- Effective problem solving abilities: candidate can get things moving, keep them on track, and understands how to switch gears when needed
- Professional writing and presentation skills; can translate clinical data into lay language and simplify large amounts of information
- Understand the evolving media environment: healthcare industry, national media, consumer and business media, and the digital/social media environment
- Ability to lead and work within team structure; proven experience overseeing large client programs with multiple projects
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Word
TogoRun offers a competitive salary and superb benefits including medical/dental/vision, life/disability insurance, paid holidays, and a 401(k) plan with a significant company match.
About TogoRun:
TogoRun is an award-winning global healthcare communications agency with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London. The agency, which specializes in healthcare, pharmaceutical and consumer wellness public relations and public affairs, has a client roster that includes many of the world’s leading healthcare companies. TogoRun is part of Fleishman-Hillard’s strategic network. For more information, visit togorun.net.
Please do not contact the office directly – only resumes submitted through this web site will be considered.
If you need assistance with this application, please contact 314-982-1700.
TogoRun is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. M/F/D/V.
