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About the Role

Ruder Finn is seeking a Senior Account Supervisor to join our Healthcare Practice. In this role, you will be a day-to-day lead across strategic communications programs for healthcare clients, helping drive integrated communications programs inclusive of regulatory milestones, disease awareness efforts, social and influencer initiatives, patient advocacy efforts, and earned media efforts. You will work closely with senior account leadership and clients to shape and execute programs that advance client objectives, while also managing workstreams, timelines, budgets, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring high-quality, timely and error-free client deliverables.

Responsibilities

Serve as a day-to-day client and internal team contact, managing account activity and ensuring client objectives, priorities, and strategic vision are being advanced
Provide thoughtful client counsel and recommendations that reflect an understanding of client priorities, the healthcare landscape, and communications best practices
Demonstrate strong knowledge of clients’ businesses, including competitors, product landscapes, market trends, influencers, media dynamics, and factors that may impact communications strategy
Contribute to the research, planning, and development of comprehensive, contemporary, and strategic public relations and integrated communications programs
Apply innovative thinking to generate new, impactful, audience-focused ideas
Identify potential issues early, elevate challenges with recommended solutions, and know when to seek senior counsel
Lead the development of core communications materials, including media strategies, press releases, key message documents, social media content, briefing materials, communications plans, and client presentations
Ensure strong quality control across client materials, reviewing for accuracy, strategic alignment, clarity, and polish
Maintain a high level of responsiveness and communicate with clients, supervisors, and account teams in a clear, timely, and solutions-oriented manner
Lead effective internal team communication, encourage collaboration, and invite ideas and creativity from junior team members
Convey ideas clearly and confidently in client meetings and presentations
Delegate effectively by setting clear expectations, deadlines, context, and measures of success
Build program budgets, track finances, create SOWs, and support forecasting while ensuring resources align with client needs

Requirements

Minimum of 6+ years of experience in public relations, communications, healthcare communications, or pharmaceutical communications
Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, biology, life sciences, or a related field
Strong understanding of product communications, patient advocacy, disease awareness, and data/regulatory milestones
Familiarity with clinical trial phases, FDA approvals, and the broader healthcare communications environment
Experience with the MLR process and systems such as Veeva is preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills
Proven ability to manage multiple client workstreams in a fast-paced agency environment
Experience providing client counsel and managing day-to-day client relationships
Experience mentoring, managing, or guiding junior team members
Curiosity and comfort with integrating AI into communications and workflows
Preferred knowledge and experience with healthcare public relations campaigns

Skills

Strategic thinking
Client counsel
Project management
Team leadership
Healthcare communications
Account management
Public relations
Integrated communications
Written communication
Verbal communication
Presentation skills
Organizational skills
AI integration

Location

On-site

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$100,000 - $115,000

Benefits

Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity
Health, Dental, Vision insurance
Company paid Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
401k with match
Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
Generous PTO policy
Paid maternity/paternity leave
Professional learning and development opportunities
Workplace flexibility

About the Company

Ruder Finn is one of the world’s largest independent global communications and integrated marketing agencies, recognized for bold ideas, strategic thinking, and a culture that continually pushes what’s next.
The agency continues to earn recognition for its industry leadership, creativity, and growth, including being named Large Agency of the Year at the 2026 PRWeek U.S. Awards and one of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work.
Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn serves the global and local communication needs of over 250 corporations, governments, non-profit organizations and startups.
The agency is organized around four strategic pillars that reflect its core areas of expertise: Health & Wellness, Corporate Reputation & Transformation, Technology & Innovation, and Consumer Connections.
RFI Studios, the agency's full-service digital practice, leads the industry in designing and developing internal collaboration platforms, building conversations and communities around brands, and staying top-of-mind in the world of mobile applications.

Equal Opportunity

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.