Senior Manager, Client Experience - Healthcare

Los Angeles, California, United States

Published

04/30/2025

Apply now

Senior Manager, Client Experience, Healthcare

We are seeking a strong Senior Manager to join our Healthcare Practice. As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for managing client and inter-agency relationships, playing a critical role in elevating the long-term success of our Health practice.

You will serve as the day-to-day client liaison, responsible for partnering with senior team members to supervise major pieces of business across several work streams. Other responsibilities include recommending programs and activities, planning and delivering against clients’ goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members, and allocating agency resources to match client budgets.

In this role, you will be working on developing and overseeing annual plans, key messages/ corporate narratives reputation management, executive thought leadership, internal communications, crisis communications, and integrated media strategies to protect and drive corporate reputation and value proposition narratives for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health association clients and prospects. We’re looking for someone with an equal passion for corporate communications and healthcare. Who understands product portfolios and pipelines as much as corporate communications. This individual must be an excellent people leader and client counselor, with a willingness and drive to roll up their sleeves and stay close to the work.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Day-to-day client support and counsel
  • Driving communications support around campaigns
  • Working with several specialists including media, digital and creative
  • Working with senior counselors on strategy
  • Mentor, coach and support team members ensuring constant development of their skills
  • Maintain financial responsibility for accounts
  • Effectively manage team utilization and maintain financial responsibility for accounts

What We Are Looking For

  • Understand broad healthcare landscape, trends and general issues facing the industry
  • Can turn ideas into workable plans
  • Capacity to convey ownership of assigned projects to junior team members
  • Ability to propose solutions to challenges
  • Can mobilize and motivate teams
  • Can work independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent oral and written business communication skills
  • Can complete challenging projects within set parameters
  • Exceptional judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors
  • Commitment and dedication to the agency’s success as well as individual career
  • Can anticipate client and team needs
  • Attention to detail and quality
  • Instills confidence with clients and colleagues

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations or related field
  • At least 5 years’ PR/communications experience, preferably with corporate experience and/or healthcare experience

 

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k (with employer match)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
  • MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Employee Family Leave
  • Family Building Benefit

Salary range: $100,000 – $115,000 
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

#LI-JR2

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Similar positions

View all
waves-floating-image

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Manager, Client Experience Digital

Weber Shandwick is seeking an enthusiastic, driven digital strategist to join our high-energy, high-performance team.

The ideal candidate should have a passion for digital innovation and telling brand stories across digital platforms. To be successful in this role, this individual has a solid digital marketing or background that includes ideating digital content, analyzing results and developing digital-specific project plans. The candidate will have the ability to successfully collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility across all aspects of the work we do – from helping to build digital strategies to constructing efficient editorial calendars and concepting social posts.

If that is you, let’s talk!

What we’re looking for:

  • Experience in integrated digital marketing strategy and execution
  • Ability to build fully-integrated strategies for major campaigns, product launches and digital assets for the world’s biggest brands
  • Understanding of performance marketing tactics focused on results
  • Background in demand gen, lead gen and social media marketing
  • Experience in conducting research of various types such as; market landscape, persona, competitor and content research
  • Experience in development of project plans, calendars, and workflow processes
  • Ability to brainstorm and pitch compelling ideas for performance campaigns and projects
  • Deep experience within cross-channel digital marketing strategies, working closely with different teams including creative, media, planning and PR
  • Strong understanding of digital analytics, measurement and performance-driven insights
  • Experience within B2B marketing (specifically in tech, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, finance or higher education, etc.)
  • Keen interest in staying current with industry trends and updates that directly and indirectly affect our clients and our digital practice

The Essentials:

  • Thinking: Seeing the forest through the trees for our clients and not getting caught in the minutia. Intellectual curiosity and creativity is a must.
  • Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly.
  • Storytelling: Understand the elements that make a story exciting, what brands are doing in the press and on social platforms, and what they should do next.
  • Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires and multi-task. Work fast and work well.
  • Interpersonal: Collaborate well and play nice, whether it’s in a team, with other teams or independently.
  • Passion: Determined to deliver high-quality work, to build close client relationships, to execute effectively, and to be motivated by the work.
  • Technical: Skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Analytics tools (Google Analytics, OpenGraph and Insights), research & execution tools (Hootsuite, Brandwatch). Media databases and social tracking tools are a bonus.
  • Detail-Oriented: Whether it’s a strategy presentation or monthly reporting insights, attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work is essential.
  • Spark: Understand what sets you apart.
  • Growth: Recognizing where you can grow and be open to learning opportunities.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Be the lead strategist for digital clients
  • Be a demonstrated self-starter and work well within a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to deliver client success
  • Provide client counsel while serving as a strategic driver for client meetings and presentations
  • Expand the digital deliverables and offerings for our team
  • Assist in the development and implementation of paid, owned and earned programs
  • Efficiently manage client and team resources and deliverables around major campaigns and projects
  • Write content briefs and develop project timelines
  • Manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously, while managing budgets and staffing around programs and campaigns
  • Have excellent organization and time management skills
  • Have very strong written and verbal communications skills
  • Be able and eager to quickly learn new systems, tools, approaches and platforms
  • Effectively manage client and team expectations around timelines, work, and deliverables

Basic Qualifications:

  • 6-8 years of experience within the digital communications and marketing industry with a strong understanding of integrated strategies  
  • 2+ years management experience leading small groups and projects
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Strong experience with both large-scale and start-up business environments preferred

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k (with employer match)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
  • MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Employee Family Leave
  • Family Building Benefit

Salary range: $68,000 – $75,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

#LI-RJ1 

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

San Francisco, California, United States

Account Director, Client Experience

Account Director, Client Experience  

We are looking for a strong Account Director for the Consumer Practice who can lead multi-channel campaigns to success, coach team members and bring to life some of the best in-culture ideas.

Are you a candidate with a passion for working in consumer, consumer-tech, entertainment and/or CPG, who is obsessed with studying the current media landscape and how stories travel across channels, then this role is for you. 

  • Critical Thinking: Has intellectual curiosity, creativity and critical thinking skills; is able to connect the dots and evaluate opportunities strategically to ensure they break through and deliver on client goals
  • Earned-First Storytelling: Understands the elements that make a story exciting, what brands are doing in the press and on social platforms, and what they should do next
  • Communication: Speaks, writes and edits succinctly and in a compelling manner
  • Leadership: Experience and a love for leading a team of other curious colleagues, clients and agency partners to execute flawlessly and to the highest quality standards
  • Client Service: A record of exceptional client service with the ability to counsel and interact effectively with senior management at client organizations
  • Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to ensure the team creates and meets deadlines. Works well in a fast pace environment
  • Interpersonal: Plays nice, whether it’s on a team, across geographies or independently
  • Technical: Is familiar with Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook – media databases and social tracking tools are a bonus
  • Detail-Oriented: Has a keen attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work, whether it’s a client-facing email, a strategic deck, a narrative, a recap report – or even just a Slack
  • Spark: Understands what sets themselves apart. And what is means to do good, impactful work
  • Obsession with Culture: A clear understanding of what drives culture, with a passion for tapping into pop culture to reach broad and diverse audiences
  • Financial Acumen: Experience managing clients’ budgets and allocating agency resources accordingly

What We’re Looking For: 

  • A senior account management expert with a minimum of 6-10 years of experience and a background in consumer, consumer-tech, entertainment and/or CPG PR
  • BA or BS in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field
  • Strong experience with both large-scale and start-up business environments preferred
  • Client interaction, media relations and industry knowledge
  • Effective team supervision, mentorship and leadership
  • Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
  • Management of earned media campaigns including thought leadership, product launches, earned-first creative campaigns, and more
  • Ability to counsel senior clients and their executives with flawless earned media strategy and creative storytelling
  • Manage clients, team resources and deliverables around major campaigns and programs.    
  • Can integrate earned media strategy seamlessly with digital, social and paid
  • Experience in new business development and organic business growth efforts in support of new business pitches

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k (with employer match)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
  • MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Employee Family Leave
  • Family Building Benefit

[California/Washington] Salary range: $105,000 – $135,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

#LI-JP1 

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Senior Vice President, Client Experience - Healthcare

Senior Vice President, Client Experience, Healthcare

Weber Shandwick works with some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, communicating about some of the most pressing health concerns.

We deliver innovative, impactful work for our clients that has resulted in significant growth of the practice and earned our teams multiple awards. This success is due to our people, our relationships, a culture that inspires, an incredible team of experts in scientific communications, and an embedded digital/social team who make our clients stand out. We are also well-connected to the large Weber Shandwick network, partnering daily with clients and colleagues globally.

About the Role

We are looking for a new SVP for our healthcare practice.

This is a unique, career-enhancing role on large accounts, and an opportunity to partner with exceptional senior account leaders across the company.

This new leader’s overall responsibility is to be the day-to-day strategist for the clients, manage the overall relationship, deploy the teams in the most efficient and productive way to execute flawlessly, and be a supportive coach. The successful candidate will have experience with data and regulatory milestones along with consumer programs, and display passion, never-ending curiosity, a desire to always be better, and the ability to inspire and connect with teams across offices. They will be a hands-on leader that fits with our overall culture. We are a company of doers even at the most senior level.

Responsibilities

  • Build and nurture client relationships and grow business by providing leadership, direction and strategic guidance to colleagues, day-to-day teams and senior level clients
  • Lead, develop and coach teams
  • Guide and inspire clients to continue expand the kinds of communications work they are doing digitally directly tied to meeting their business challenges
  • Develop quality standards and ensure client satisfaction
  • Draw on our total agency resources for every project, including health creative, digital and media specialists
  • Educate teams to ensure that they are delivering state-of-the-art counsel and content to their clients
  • Stay ahead of the shifts in the healthcare environment and provide guidance to teams and clients
  • Participate in new business pitch development and/or presentations
  • Participate as part of the practice leadership team on the operations of the group
  • Actively engage in the culture of the agency to lead by example
  • Work with peers to further the mission, goals and culture of the agency
  • Mentor individuals so that they are able to achieve their professional goals

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 10+ years of experience in PR inclusive of agency experience working on large scale integrated communications campaigns

Additional Qualifications

  • Deep knowledge of the pharma regulatory landscape
  • Experience, at an agency or in-house, managing a large pharmaceutical account (over $1 million in billings) and the keen organizational skills needed to do so. Experience on accounts that span multiple cities with integrated account teams preferred
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Great track record of success leading teams and developing talent
  • Proficiency in MSOffice, advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and other presentation platforms

Desired Qualifications

  • An entrepreneurial spirit, strong leadership qualities, and a collaborative attitude
  • Propensity to organize thinking, break down complexity and manage shifting priorities at a fast pace

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k (with employer match)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
  • MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Employee Family Leave
  • Family Building Benefit

CA Salary range: $180,000 – $245,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

#LI-JR1

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.