Overview

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Senior Director for the Public Affairs team to manage its executive visibility and internal communication efforts. In this highly visible role, you will spearhead the creation and execution of a comprehensive executive visibility strategy for PhRMA’s senior leadership. Your responsibilities will include managing the executive visibility team, engaging with internal and external stakeholders to position PhRMA executives as thought leaders in the healthcare industry, and facilitating internal communications among PhRMA leadership, staff, board members, and member company personnel. 

The Senior Director will:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive executive visibility strategy for PhRMA leadership, including CEO and other high profile executives. 
• Prep and staff senior executives for public events, investor meetings, interviews, etc. Develop briefing packets and talking points for PhRMA leadership. 
• Develop op-eds, LTEs and social media content to help elevate the public profile of senior leadership.
• Lead internal communications. 
• Coordinate with senior executives at member companies on executive communications.
• Draft and route notes to the board of directors and lead regular communications from the CEO to board members specific to their company’s announcements. 
• Lead regular communications with staff including all-staff notes, meetings, and engagement.
• Lead PhRMA’s sponsored and editorial events strategy, including developing talking points and social content for PhRMA executives participating in public-facing events and for board members doing PhRMA-affiliated events.
• Manage the executive visibility team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure consistent messaging and successful execution. Manage a team of consultants who work on executive social media, events and op-eds.

Key Success Factors
PhRMA seeks a proactive, confident and action-oriented individual who is passionate about contributing to the health care challenges we face today.   Key success factors for this role include a strong sense of team and collaborative focus.  The preferred candidate will bring substantive health care communications expertise and be an organized, detail-oriented, self-starter with excellent writing skills and the ability to convey content in an audience-appropriate and compelling manner.   Demonstrated consensus building, decision-making and interpersonal skills are essential.  This is a highly visible, fast-paced position that is both internally and externally facing.  Accordingly, the successful candidate should be adaptable, able to reprioritize and shift gears quickly, comfortable in a high-pressure environment and be politically savvy, diplomatic, responsive, and mature.  

Professional Experience / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree in Communications or related field preferred).
• 8+ years of diverse communications experience including significant media relations engagement and daily pitching and responding to media; third-party stakeholder outreach and engagement; proven management of complex issues, projects, tasks, requests, and timelines; and time spent within corporate, government, public relations agency, trade association, and/or advocacy organization(s) or political campaigns.
• A results-oriented team player - business, political and/or trade association experience preferred with a keen understanding of organizational operations/dynamics.
• Ability to inspire confidence within the organization and with external constituencies.
• Ability to balance the needs of various internal and external parties with flexibility and a steady temperament.
• Must be willing to travel frequently and be responsive/available after hours and on weekends.

Potential Salary

$141,100-187,625 per annum. Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors. 

Who we are 
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives. Over the last decade, PhRMA member companies have more than doubled their annual investment in the search for new treatments and cures, including nearly $101 billion in 2022 alone.

Connect with PhRMA
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:
www.PhRMA.org
www.Innovation.org
www.MAT.org
www.Facebook.com/PhRMA
www.Twitter.com/PhRMA  

What we offer
In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, various opportunities for reward and recognition and a platform of extensive benefits, PhRMA is committed to the development and overall wellbeing of our team members.  We offer traditional (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, life, AD&D, LTD, STD, LTC) and enhanced benefits such as parental leave, a well-being program, an on-site fitness facility, back-up care, health advocate service, an employee assistance program, and commuting benefits.  We also offer a robust 401k plan with employer contributions upon the first day of hire and immediate vesting, a generous paid time off plan, ten paid holidays (plus inauguration day), half day Fridays preceding holidays, half day Fridays in the summer months, and a paid winter break. As an organization, we work remotely on Mondays and Fridays and together in the office on Tuesdays through Thursdays. We also all work remotely in August.

We are committed to the growth and development of our team members and offer many learning opportunities including an integrated onboarding program, best-in-class leadership programming, tuition reimbursement, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs.  Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA. Our team members participate in community service activities, fundraising drives and charitable athletic events.  

We are committed to supporting our family of professionals at PhRMA and strive to create programs that help our team members manage the challenges of balancing a fast-paced career with their personal goals.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

PhRMA provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. 

The job description contains an overview of the activities and duties for this role. Responsibilities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time.