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Vice President - Health Communications
Edelman Digital
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Description
Edelman San Francisco is looking for a senior-level public relations professional, who is imaginative and entrepreneurial, to help manage our growing Health practice, including our growing book of biotech business. This is an opportunity at the Vice President level to leverage your expertise in biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and public health to expand both your career and Edelman’s Health team.
Edelman partners with many of the world’s largest and most innovative organizations in Health, helping them evolve, promote and protect their brands. Our Health team plans, creates and amplifies stories that matter to our clients' business, brands and ultimately, their customers. We combine Edelman’s incredible communication credentials with deep digital and marketing expertise to create integrated and effective programs for our clients. Edelman exists at the crossroads of PR, Advertising, Social, Digital, and Experiential. We create smart, innovative, and powerful work that gets people talking, and generates results for our clients.
If you think you have what it takes, we’d like to meet you. Here’s more about what we’re looking for:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide staff with strategic counsel, guidance and leadership; mentor team members to ensure constant development of their skills related to understanding issues facing the biotech, pharma, medical device and public health industries; manage work quality and productivity levels
• Maintain relationships with client contacts and internal colleagues
• Collaborate with internal teams to provide strategic thinking and programming support in partnership with multiple practice areas
• Partner with internal teams to develop and execute successful, creative integrated communications marketing campaigns
• Grow business prospects with existing clients; expand scope of work using Edelman network capabilities; lead new business outreach process and win business for market
• Participate in the development and adoption of new products/services; leverage IP with clients
• Provide multi-stakeholder communications counsel, planning and strategy
• Commit to continuous learning and improvement of professional and leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals
• Seek and suggest process improvements and support positive change initiatives
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values (Quality, Integrity, Respect, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Mutual Benefits); Code of Ethics, and Business Conduct
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate must have at least 8 years of relevant health experience in public relations and/or related fields including communications, research, advertising, management consulting, media or publishing.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The Vice President should have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and a track record of developing and executing profitable public relations campaigns that meet client objectives. S/he should have strong leadership qualities including superb people management skills. S/he should be able to attract, motivate, empower, coach and retain staff. Previous agency experience leading integrated communications marketing campaigns is highly desired.