Director, Healthcare

The posting, as Brunswick Group wrote it

Opportunity

Brunswick Group is seeking a Director with strategic communications advisory expertise within the Healthcare sector to join our New York office. Directors are able to leverage their own specialized skills and backgrounds while operating in Brunswick’s generalist environment.

About the Role

Client Contribution & Handling

• Deliver strategic advice to clients, drawing on specialist communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of business and strategic communications issues
• Influentially engage with key stakeholders
• Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary

Communication Skills

• Write thoughtful, well-structured content, considering audience, style and tone for senior-level clients
• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distil complex information
• Exhibit good judgement and exercise discretion
• Question and challenge in a constructive way; present unpopular ideas confidently

Business Development

• Contribute to and assist with new business opportunities; apply knowledge and experience to lead new business development efforts (e.g., pitches, proposal development)
• Use deep knowledge of key sectors to promote new business approaches and ideas
• Identify new opportunities to deliver other Brunswick expertise to existing clients; actively pursue and secure extensions of client relationships
• Build and maintain strong external networks in order to deliver valuable insight to clients and the Firm

Team

• Actively and effectively manage account teams; drive the day-to-day account management
• Keep the partner and other team members informed of account and project status
• Foster development of team members’ skills and client handling ability by identifying new challenges and encouraging team to stretch where appropriate
• Serve as a role model and mentor for junior team members, supporting the development of colleagues across the firm.

What We're Looking For

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10-15+ years of experience in an advisory position
• Experience managing teams of five or more people
• Proven ability to successfully interact with the media and external stakeholders in proactive and reactive situations
• Strong work ethic, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail; client service-orientation
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, client service environment
• Exceptional research, writing and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Ability to think strategically and creatively
• Energetic team player
• Exhibit discretion with confidential client and personnel matters

Ideal Candidate

• Excellent communicator with high energy and a strong work ethic
• Coaching mindset – someone who will invest in the people around them
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative and team-oriented – it’s a “roll your sleeves up environment”
• Adept at navigating and succeeding within high-pe

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tter. Our policy is that our team members are in person – either in the office or on-site with clients – at least four days each week.

The firm will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants or employees, as defined by applicable law. In addition to the application, the process may include virtual and in-person interviews, as well as an assessment, which may be timed. To request an accommodation during our application and hiring process, email americasaccommodations@brunswickgroup.com .

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

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