Media Manager - Healthcare Communications PR

Remote
Full Time
Experienced
For more than 25 years, Sam Brown Healthcare Communications, a Blue Matter Company, has been the trusted communications partner of the life sciences industry’s most respected, high performing companies on the cutting-edge of science and medical innovation. Whether you are emerging from stealth, entering Phase 3 studies, or launching your commercial brand, count on our unmatched expertise and unparalleled service to propel your business forward. 

We are seeking a Media Manager to join our growing team. You will work directly with a variety of clients in the biotech and pharma spaces to manage media strategy, execution and related internal/external media expectations. You may serve as the day-to-day client contact for media needs on select accounts and as a strong #2 on others. This position is fully remote and requires minimal travel.

What you’ll do:  
  • Manage and own media engagement with local, trade and national and top-tier media/journalists
  • Track and prepare media outreach summaries/updates for internal teams and clients
  • Support organic and new business development efforts (i.e. media research, slide preparation support, etc.) and actively contribute to new business decks, along with smaller-scale presentations representing earned media team 
  • Able to plan and manage media projects by proactively delegating responsibilities, anticipating challenges, maintaining media scopes and budgets and collaborating with cross functional teams
  • Maintain core relationships with reporters by meeting regularly and sharing learnings with teams and clients
  • Manage sponsored content projects as appropriate - responsible for providing integrated, 360-degree PESO thinking
  • Accountable for training junior staff on Sam Brown processes, responsibilities and the healthcare media landscape
  • Integrate and collaborate with cross-functional leaders, understand cross-functional capabilities and motivate cross-functional teamwork (social, account and creative teams)
  • Excellent project management skills, including solid attention to detail
  • Ability to juggle multiple assignments with ease and flexibility
  • Can effectively and confidently present to internal and external audiences in a variety of ways
  • Experience with medical meeting support and orchestrating regulatory milestones 
Requirements:   
  • Bachelors degree, preferably in communications or public relations
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in media relations within the pharma, biotech and healthcare setting – on the agency or client side.
  • Experience working at a healthcare PR agency
  • Understanding of healthcare and regulatory environment
  • Highly organized, mindful of deadlines, able to multi-task and work under limited supervision
  • Strong work ethic, high energy, with a track record of following through with high-quality deliverables on schedule and on budget in a fast-paced, growing, and changing environment
  • Thinks strategically
Sam Brown is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or sexual orientation. All applicants will be considered solely on the basis of their qualifications.
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