Temporary Senior Vice President

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Edelman's Health team is seeking a Temporary Senior Vice President, Health to provide senior-level leadership across client relationships, strategic communications, and integrated account teams during a defined engagement.

This temporary role will provide strategic leadership across key client accounts, serving as a trusted advisor while partnering closely with internal teams to ensure seamless execution and continuity. Success in this role requires someone who can quickly build relationships, navigate complex business challenges, provide thoughtful counsel, and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Think strategically across a variety of platforms, channels, and audiences to deliver integrated communications solutions.
• Consistently identify the business challenges clients are looking to solve and ensure those objectives are clearly understood by the team.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of clients' businesses, priorities, competitive landscapes, and communications opportunities.
• Stay informed on healthcare industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging communications approaches, leveraging internal and external resources to strengthen team expertise.
• Anticipate client needs, proactively identifying potential challenges and opportunities while providing strategic recommendations.
• Build trusted client relationships through empathy, sound judgment, and thoughtful counsel.
• Balance client objectives with Edelman's business priorities while fostering collaborative, productive partnerships.
• Deliver integrated communications strategies rooted in insights and aligned to measurable business outcomes.
• Establish meaningful success metrics, monitor program performance, and communicate results against agreed-upon business and communications goals.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional client service and high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in communications marketing and/or related fields, including public relations, research, advertising, management consulting, media, or publishing.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Demonstrated experience leading integrated communications programs for healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences clients.
• Proven ability to provide strategic counsel and manage senior-level client relationships.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and overseeing multiple complex client engagements in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the healthcare industry, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, rare diseases, regulatory communications, product milestones, and value and pricing communications.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns spanning earned media, digital, creative, social, and content.
• Exceptional communication skills, including active listening, executive-level presentation, negotiation, and client counseling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust quickly with clients and colleagues.
• Forward-thinking mindset with a passion for collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Ability to adapt quickly and make an immediate impact in a temporary leadership role.

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.