Director | Life Sciences | Strategic Communications

Job Description

About the Role:

We provide our clients with a comprehensive view of strategic communications that leverages our integrated suite of services, including financial communications, corporate reputation, transaction communications and public affairs in all the major markets around the world.

The Life Sciences team is a growing practice with high profile clients that concentrates on communications for the life sciences and healthcare industry including pharmaceuticals, medtech, healthcare services and diagnostics companies. The team is looking for an experienced candidate with an entrepreneurial and creative mind-set that can further build the team’s brand in corporate, issues and product/device communications for healthcare and life science companies. An appreciation of financial communications would be useful but not essential for this role. What You'll Do Deliver to Clients: • Own and manage client relationships with limited senior supervision; creatively prepare and deliver the client programme
• Ensure client programmes are agreed and project plans are in place
• Generate supportive media coverage for clients by drafting press releases and other media assets, engaging with journalists, and arranging client events
• Work alongside colleagues to ensure timescales and quality assurance are adhered to
• Manage client expectations and anticipate their needs
• Anticipate potentially challenging situations and evaluate alternatives with senior team
• Assist senior team members in creatively preparing and delivering the client programme
• Provide strategic advice to a portfolio of clients, manage accounts on a day-to-day basis and develop excellent relationships with clients
• Focus on client retention through exemplary service delivery
• Deliver research proposals Build the Business: • Seek new business opportunities and produce fresh ideas
• Awareness of wider trends within the industry and ability to think creatively to expand offering and/or client base
•Proactively network with media and industry contacts, as well as potential clients Team Involvement: • Share ideas and client information with the team
• Share knowledge, insights and experience with colleagues
• Develop relationships with other teams within FTI How You'll Grow: Alongside opportunities to learn on the job from some of the leading professionals of the industry, FTI Consulting offers extensive internal and external training opportunities. Qualifications and experience: • Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) • Previous experience in a PR agency or in-house corporate or product communications role
• Experience dealing with the media
• Issues management and crisis preparedness experience FTI Consulting can offer a competitive and attractive rewards package, excellent training and development opportunities, a supportive and friendly environment and the opportunity to achieve your potential. Skills and Competencies: • Excellent stakeholder engagement capability
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Strong media relations skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Ability to build strong rapport/relationships at all levels within FTI Consulting and client organisations
• Time management and the ability to prioritise a varied workload
• Ability to work effectively within a busy team
• Takes a pragmatic and ‘can do’ approach
• Understanding of relevant compliance requirements when communicating on behalf of pharmaceutical companies
• In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical and/or wider healthcare industry across key functions and geographies
• Ability to creatively think through client tasks and problems to solve complex challenges, issues and meet client objectives
• Understanding of different areas of communications and applicability to Life Sciences and Healthcare clients
• Experience and understanding of working across digital and social media channels

Our Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits.

We offer a competitive benefits and wellbeing programme including private medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, income protection, flex critical illness cover, 5% employer pension contribution, holiday buy, discounted gym membership, interest free travel loans, paid volunteer hours and corporate matching for charitable donations, and much more.

About FTI Consulting: What makes us unique? With more than 5,000 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn. FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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