Director, Corporate and Advocacy Relations

Role Description

We are actively seeking a Director, Corporate & Advocacy Relations to join our Marketing Communications practice. For this role, we're looking for a strategic communications leader with deep experience at the intersection of corporate reputation, patient advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and healthcare communications. You're passionate about building authentic partnerships and developing communications strategies that engage advocacy organizations, patient communities, healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders.

The Director is responsible for serving as the day-to-day lead across a selection of our pharmaceutical clients, playing a crucial role in the success of the team and our agency as a whole. This role is part thinker, part doer, and full-time leader.

• Serve as day-to-day client contact for one or more accounts, building trust through strategic counsel and reliable delivery.
• Lead the development of integrated communications strategies and programs that address client business challenges and anticipate industry trends.
• Deliver informed POVs and insights that shape client planning and elevate the agency’s role as a thought partner.
• Oversee workstreams and accounts, review outputs, and ensure all deliverables are client ready.
• Design account processes that manage expectations and accurately action client feedback.
• Partner with Social, Digital, and Media teams to oversee media and social media strategy and plan development.
• Identify opportunities to bring in cross-functional expertise (creative, insights, digital) and lead effective onboarding of subject matter experts into the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a public relations agency or strategic communications consultancy with significant experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or nonprofit clients.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing corporate communications, advocacy relations, disease awareness, and corporate reputation programs.
• Strong understanding of the healthcare advocacy landscape, including patient organizations, professional societies, coalitions, nonprofit partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting communications around disease awareness, corporate purpose, executive visibility, thought leadership, ESG or health equity initiatives, and issues management.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical regulatory environment and best practices for compliant advocacy engagement.
• Deep understanding of the integrated communications landscape and how digital, creative, strategy, and analytics fit seamlessly into account operations.
• A passion for creativity and ideas that deliver meaningful impact.
• Superb management skills, and experience motivating and inspiring colleagues while creating opportunities for growth and development.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, a collaborative style, and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Positive, energetic attitude and enthusiasm and dedication to delivering exceptional work in a fun, collaborative, and non-hierarchical environment.

Requirements

• Directly manage junior staff members, fostering their growth through clear goals, actionable feedback, mentorship, and career development opportunities.
• Create a team environment where all members feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute at their best.
• Prioritize and delegate effectively across competing or time-sensitive client asks while maintaining accountability for quality.
• Collaborate with peers to strengthen agency-wide delivery, integrating diverse perspectives into client work.
• Model effective “managing up” practices by communicating proactively with senior leadership about needs, opportunities, and challenges.
• In partnership with VP, take ownership of client budgets and scopes of work, ensuring accuracy and effective financial management in collaboration with project management and finance partners.
• Monitor monthly billing, proactively flagging issues and solutions for senior management.

Benefits

• A workplace that’s alive with courage, ideas, respect, and humanity.
• A fully hybrid work experience designed to give you the choice around where and how you work best.
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career.
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.
• A 401(k) plan, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid company holidays, unlimited paid vacation, sick, personal, and mental health days, and summer hours.
• Additional perks: Paid parental leave, family-building benefit, well-being programs, and commuter benefits.

Location

Remote or in the New York office. If you plan on working remotely, we can accept applicants from the following states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington D.C.