Senior Vice President, Enterprise Lead - Health and Life Sciences

FleishmanHillard is seeking a Senior Vice President to serve as, Enterprise Lead with a large pharmaceutical client, with a primary focus on corporate affairs, reputation, and public affairs strategy across the enterprise.

This role will operate at the intersection of corporate reputation, policy, innovation, and societal impact, partnering closely with senior client leadership to shape how the client is positioned in an increasingly complex global environment.

The Senior Vice President will serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, guiding integrated strategies that connect enterprise narrative, policy engagement, stakeholder trust, and business priorities. This individual will also act as the central integrator across Omnicom Public Relations Group, ensuring alignment and excellence across teams, markets, and disciplines.

This is a leadership role for someone who brings enterprise perspective, strategic judgment, and executive presence, with the ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable direction.

FleishmanHillard values the importance of impact and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive. We stay true to our commitment to our people and the communities in which we live and work. As part of our ongoing effort to be the world’s most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our impact and inclusion goals. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior lead, with a focus on corporate reputation, public affairs, and enterprise positioning.
• Partner with senior client leaders across communications, public affairs, policy, and business units to deliver integrated, forward-looking counsel.
• Shape and guide strategies that connect corporate narrative, policy priorities, and stakeholder engagement in a cohesive and credible way.
• Provide expert counsel on global policy, regulatory, and geopolitical dynamics, translating implications into strategic direction for the client.
• Lead efforts to align policy engagement, advocacy, and communications strategies to support enterprise objectives.
• Identify and proactively manage reputational risk and opportunity, ensuring the client is positioned effectively across key stakeholders.
• Develop and guide enterprise reputation platforms that reflect the client’s role in innovation, access, and societal impact.
• Support the client in shaping market-facing narratives that resonate with policymakers, media, advocacy groups, and broader stakeholders.
• Lead integrated approaches to thought leadership, coalition engagement, and public positioning.
• Serve as the central point of integration across FleishmanHillard and the broader Omnicom network, ensuring one cohesive, high-performing team.
• Align capabilities across corporate affairs, public affairs, media, digital, and brand to deliver seamless, enterprise-level solutions.
• Establish governance, clarity, and consistency across complex, multi-market workstreams.
• Identify opportunities to expand the relationship through strategic alignment with client priorities.
• Support business development efforts tied to enterprise communications, public affairs, and reputation strategy.
• Ensure the account remains a flagship example of integrated corporate affairs leadership across the firm.
• Lead and mentor integrated, cross-functional teams with a focus on clarity, accountability, and performance.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality work that reflects both strategic rigor and operational discipline.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and excellence across teams and partners.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in corporate affairs, public affairs, or strategic communications, ideally within the health and life sciences sector.
• Demonstrated experience advising at the C-suite level, particularly on issues related to reputation, policy, and stakeholder engagement.
• Deep understanding of the global healthcare and policy landscape, with the ability to connect business priorities to external environments.
• Proven ability to lead large, complex client relationships across geographies and disciplines.
• Experience integrating policy, communications, and reputation strategies into cohesive enterprise solutions.
• Strong executive presence, with the ability to influence, align, and lead across internal and external stakeholders.
• Health & Life Sciences familiarity required, with an emphasis on corporate, policy, and societal dimensions rather than product communications.

What Success Looks Like

• The client experiences a seamless, integrated corporate affairs partnership across the Omnicom network.
• The client receives clear, consistent, and strategic counsel across reputation, policy, and communications.
• The account drives enterprise impact, aligning narrative, policy, and stakeholder engagement.
• The role serves as a model for corporate affairs leadership across the Health & Life Sciences sector.

Our Story 

FleishmanHillard specializes in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 2020, 2021 and 2022 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year; 2023 ICCO Large Agency of the Year – The Americas; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Extra-Large Agency of the Year; 2023 Campaign US PR Agency of the Year; 2021 PRovoke APAC Consultancy of the Year; and 2021 PRWeek UK Large Consultancy of the Year. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom PR Group and has nearly 80 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 45 countries. 

FleishmanHillard offers a hybrid work model and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their workweek. We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in-person interactions provide but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees' lives. We acknowledge that our people are diverse individuals with unique circumstances and needs, and therefore our goal is to foster a productive and inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive, both in and out of the office. 

FleishmanHillard is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, alienage, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state or local laws. Please do not contact the office directly to apply – only resumes submitted through this website will be considered. If you need assistance reviewing career opportunities or completing an application, please email our careers team or call 314-982-1700 and ask to be connected to Talent Development. 

The anticipated U.S. salary range for the Senior Vice President level is $110,000-$225,000.

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits also are available.