Vice President, Public Relations (Healthcare Technology)

Orchestra Internal•Waltham, NY

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Inkhouse, part of Orchestra, is seeking a Vice President to serve as the strategic lead across a portfolio of client accounts. The role acts as a trusted senior advisor and executive-level client contact, providing overall strategic direction, quality oversight, and team leadership. It owns higher-level strategy across accounts, including media, amplification, integrated campaigns, messaging, and go-to-market strategy, while ensuring teams deliver strong day-to-day execution that advances client goals. The successful candidate is a strategic, creative, and confident communications leader with experience working across technology and healthcare clients. They will build trusted relationships with senior client executives, including VPs of Marketing and CMOs, and provide counsel on complex communications challenges and opportunities. Healthcare communications experience is preferred, particularly supporting clients in the healthcare space. The Vice President will oversee client work quality, develop and pitch new business, identify ways to grow client relationships, and champion Inkhouse values and collaborative leadership. The role also contributes to practice development, employee development, thought leadership, and the continued growth and evolution of Inkhouse. The position is based in the New York, NY or Waltham, MA office, with a hybrid schedule requiring 2–3 days in the office per week.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in public relations, communications, or a related field, with increasing responsibility, strategic leadership, and senior-level client ownership.
Demonstrated expertise and enthusiasm for working with technology clients.
Strong understanding of the media landscape and ability to translate industry and market trends into communications strategies.
Ability to advise senior executives, including VPs of Marketing and CMOs, and provide clear counsel on complex business and communications challenges.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop narratives, strategic recommendations, client communications, presentations, and other high-impact materials.
Strong media relations expertise and ability to develop media, thought leadership, speaking, awards, social, amplification, and integrated communications strategies.
Ability to identify compelling stories, creative angles, business opportunities, and ways to create client value and grow relationships.
Ability to oversee multiple client accounts and teams, balance strategic perspective with execution, exercise sound judgment, and maintain high-quality work.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop teams, delegate effectively, provide thoughtful feedback, and foster a collaborative, high-performing environment with shared accountability.
Business development experience, including developing presentations, pitching prospective clients, evaluating competitive opportunities, and identifying opportunities to expand existing client relationships.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare communications experience, particularly supporting clients in the healthcare space.

Responsibilities

Own overall strategy across a portfolio of client accounts and provide high-level counsel on communications, messaging, media, amplification, and go-to-market strategy.
Develop and oversee high-level media and amplification strategies to identify opportunities that build client visibility, influence, and business outcomes.
Serve as a senior client contact, building relationships with executive-level stakeholders and advising on communications challenges, opportunities, and business priorities.
Maintain oversight of strategic priorities and day-to-day account activity, keeping teams focused on client objectives, progressing work, and addressing issues proactively.
Lead and contribute to new business efforts, including developing presentations, pitching prospective clients independently, and screening and vetting prospects with senior leadership.
Develop cross-program campaign strategies for clients with large or complex budgets and identify opportunities to integrate capabilities across channels.
Lead and develop high-performing teams, model Inkhouse values, and foster shared responsibility for team and client success.
Support employee growth through regular check-ins, performance conversations, coaching, feedback, and development planning.
Oversee the quality of client work and ensure strong execution across multiple accounts and teams.
Identify opportunities to strengthen and grow client relationships and contribute to practice development, thought leadership, and the continued growth of Inkhouse.