Senior Vice President, Health and Life Sciences - Media Relations Lead

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* Summary:

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* Fleishman Hillard is seeking a seasoned professional to lead and build a high-performing earned media relations function for a major life sciences client. The ideal candidate will have deep healthcare/life sciences experience, a strong product focus, extensive media relationships, a modern communications perspective, and a passion for team building and mentorship.

Fleishman Hillard is intentional about using diversity, equity, and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive. Staying true to our commitment to our people and the communities in which we live and work, we do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of any characteristic protected by law.

As part of our ongoing effort to be the world's most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our DE&I goals.

** Key Components:*
* + Lead a team of earned media experts to drive tangible results: increase positive share of voice, showcase communication's business impact, and navigate a complex media landscape.

+ Leverage a strong network of relationships with key healthcare, pharma, and business media, showing a track record of securing coverage in both top-tier national and industry/trade outlets.

+ Demonstrate a modern understanding of the evolving media ecosystem, including experience with emerging channels and reporters (e.g., podcasts, Substack).

+ Balance strategic earned media planning with hands-on execution and direct media engagement.

** Leadership Responsibilities:*
* + Develop and execute franchise and product earned media strategies, including story ideation.

+ Manage, develop, and mentor team members.

+ Oversee team workloads and assignments across the account.

+ Ensure quality and consistency of media strategy and execution.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional platform leads (influencer, content, paid, data/analytics).

+ Champion earned media best practices and identify emerging trends.

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* Qualifications:

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* + Deep knowledge of and product experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, with an understanding of industry-specific regulations and business realities.

+ Prior agency and client-service experience, with demonstrated excellence in a similar role.

+ Strong background in integrated marketing and the role of earned media within the channel mix.

+ Exceptional writing skills and editorial judgment.

+ Ability to thrive with fast-moving clients and adapt to real-time culture.

+ Skilled at building trust and offering insights to both internal teams and clients.

+ Proven success in direct media engagement with journalists, editors, and content creators, delivering top-tier coverage.

+ Highly organized, detail-oriented, with a strong team-building and mentorship mindset.

** About Fleishman Hillard*
* We're more motivated by what we can give than what we receive, with a longstanding worldwide service commitment to support social inclusion in the communities in which we work and live. We specialize in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. Fleishman Hillard was named 2021 PRovoke Global Agency of the Year; 2021 ICCO Network of the Year;

2021 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year;  PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year and Outstanding Extra-Large Agency of the Year; 2021 PRovoke APAC Consultancy of the Year; 2021 PRWeek UK Large Consultancy of the Year;
Human Rights Campaign Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality ; and to Seramount's (formerly Working Mother Media) "Top Companies for Executive Women" list . Fleishman Hillard is part of Omnicom Public Relations Group, and has 75 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 45 countries.

Fleishman Hillard offers a hybrid work model, and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their workweek. We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in-person interactions provide, but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees' lives. As such, we are open to discuss various work…