DC: Health Care Lead, Public Affairs/The Glover Park Group

Job Title Health Care Lead, Public Affairs
Job Contact Email hr@gloverparkgroup.com
Employer The Glover Park Group
Posted 12/11/09
Job Description

The Glover Park Group (GPG), a leading public affairs consulting firm, is seeking an insightful, politically-minded senior communications professional to lead the firm‚s health care communications practice. This position is based in our Washington, D.C. headquarters.

GPG serves a broad range of health care clients, including corporations, trade associations, and leading NGOs across the full spectrum of health care policy, regulatory, legislative, crisis and political issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES
# Manage and continuously develop GPG's health care communications team
# Serve as primary lead on GPG‚s existing portfolio of complex and demanding health care accounts
# Lead health care communications and health care policy new business efforts
# Maintain expert knowledge of evolving health care policy, medical and political issues
# Work with other departments to deliver integrated services (from government relations and advertising to content development and public opinion research) for multidiscipline accounts
# Design and manage successful public affairs programs and budgets for flagship accounts, and oversee such work for range of small to medium accounts
# Manage media strategy by developing proactive media plans and responding effectively in reactive situations
# Conceive, author, and deliver strategic insights to C-level executives or their equivalent, and
# Develop best practices, reporting systems and other developing business needs

ATTRIBUTES

The ideal candidate will have a combination of the following:
# Expertise in health care policy, medicine and national-level politics, as well as expertise in all aspects of strategic communications, message development, message delivery and press work
# A BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
# A demonstrated capacity for leadership, communication and teamwork
# Significant management experience, including responsibility for personnel, major projects, budgets and multiple clients
# Experience with developing and managing integrated public affairs campaigns drawing from multiple disciplines including media relations, government relations, advertising and public opinion research
# Proven ability to source and/or successfully lead efforts to obtain new business, including landing the largest and most complex opportunities
# Established media contacts in the health care space

Please submit a cover letter with reference to GPG's health care position and résumé to hr@gloverparkgroup.com. Please reference "Health Care Position, Public Affairs" in the subject line of your email. You can also mail your cover letter and résumé to Human Resources, The Glover Park Group, 1025 F Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20004.