About Ketchum

As a global communications consultancy with 100 years of experience, Ketchum is a trusted partner who is equal parts creative and analytical. Ketchum is a place where all perspectives and points of view are welcome and encouraged. We are a collection of communications specialists, content creators, creatives, researchers, data analysts, media pros, digital strategists, issues and crisis counselors, and tech nerds. And we love when those worlds collide to create the very best teams and solutions for our clients. We work with the world’s leading brands, emerging start-ups, and everything in between. We are beyond proud to have created some of the most celebrated and award-winning campaigns in our industry. We’re just crazy enough to think we can impact the world – and how it responds to ideas – through communication.

We encourage our employees to be curious, brave, inspiring, and a force for good. Let’s talk. Come belong at Ketchum!

 

Overview:  

  We are looking for a Vice President  to join our Healthcare team! You would serve as a key contact agency healthcare accounts, which span both product and corporate work, internal and external, with plenty of opportunities to try your hand in multiple aspects of communications. You will also join a growing practice that spans pharmaceutical, health services, and government. 

 
Responsibilities:  

The ideal candidate is someone with a strong background in Pharma (experience in eye care, oncology, or diagnostics is a plus) with the ability to provide senior counsel and strategic planning for account teams and clients. This person should be a hands-on strategist. 

Provide senior-level account planning and serve as the strategic liaison among clients, account teams, and industry group leaders.   Act as primary client contact for client business units; continually foster client-agency relationships to build trust and become a valuable resource to clients. Demonstrate expertise and understanding of clients’ marketplace and business with experience managing communications to support data and regulatory milestones.  Design and implement strategic programs and solutions, identifying and alerting teams and clients to trends.  Demonstrate strong quantitative and analytical abilities to define measurable objectives, assess campaign metrics, and reports  Demonstrate and develop presentation, negotiation and problem-solving skills; demonstrate ability to effectively develop full range of materials, including media materials, byline articles, client correspondences and reports.  Successful track record at building and presenting new concepts and programs for clients and business development opportunities, including earned, social and digital programming  Collaborate with specialists across earned media, paid media, social media, strategy, creative and more.   Encourage and create a can-do working environment, reinforcing the importance and value of each team member’s contributions.  Reinforce Ketchum's values, ethics, culture, and critical success factors.  Maximize utilization of team members through effective recruitment, employee goal-setting, appraisals, development plans, etc.; work with human resources in dealing with personnel matters.  Function as a key player in pursuing new business opportunities and in leading the proposal and presentation processes  Encourage and train account teams on developing incremental business; guide them in how to recognize and develop new business opportunities with clients.  Stay on top of PR trends in the industry; bring them to the attention of clients and associates, as appropriate.  Maintain team billability and productivity requirements; monitor for account profitability.  Work with the financial manager to ensure client budgets are comprehensive, actual costs are monitored and approved, and billed account receivables are collected on time 

 
Qualifications:  

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skills and knowledge for successful performance would qualify. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to: 

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field preferred. A master’s degree in a communications field is desirable  At least 9+ years of experience of agency and/or corporate public relations experience; must have experience working with pharmaceutical/life sciences clients  Proven track record in growing business  Direct experience in building and managing teams 

 

 The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000. This position may be bonus eligible depending on individual employee performance and Ketchum business performance. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, past training, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity and local geographic market data. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. #LI-Hybrid

What We Offer

Hybrid Workplace: Three days a week in the office Robust benefits program, effective within 30 days of hire Paid maternity/paternity leave Family Forming Benefits Employee Recognition Program Generous paid time off includes vacation, wellness, and extended holiday schedule Various development opportunities to enhance personal and professional life Tuition reimbursement Monthly Cell Phone & Wi-Fi reimbursement

Interested? We’ve got an opportunity for you.