Weber Shandwick · 1 day ago
Senior Vice President, AI Acceleration - Healthcare
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
12+ years expWeber Shandwick is a leading global communications and marketing agency, and they are seeking a Senior Vice President to lead AI Health initiatives in North America. The role involves guiding client engagements, structuring workflows, and integrating cross-departmental efforts to enhance health communications through AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Serve as AI Health Lead in North America
Lead initial client intake meetings and discovery sessions with a blend of strategic vision and technical understanding
Present AI capabilities clearly and confidently, guiding senior clients and agency leaders through opportunity framing, first-stage ideation and early solution scoping
Field preliminary technical questions about generative AI tools, proprietary platforms and AI service design with fluency and confidence
Bring structure to our agentic future
Own agentic workflow mapping and intelligent design interviews (IDIs), transforming service aspirations into actionable and repeatable frameworks
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate existing and future workflows, pinpoint automation opportunities, and map 'agentic' paths to delivery
Convert insights from IDIs and internal stakeholder engagement into architecture-ready documentation and strategic narratives
Be the cross-department connector
Act as a strategic integrator between agency leadership, client teams, analytics teams, and our in-house AI and product development squads
Co-develop MVP specs and new service blueprints alongside tech teams—grounded in user insight, AI capability and operational viability
Help pressure-test product hypotheses and co-create narratives for go-to-market internal and external activation
Stay grounded in health communications
Apply our PR/communications foundation and your experience to inform and evolve the storytelling, delivery models and activation strategies of our health client
Support internal marketing of our offerings and pilots—ensuring they are positioned and understood across the agency ecosystem
Serve as a strategic thought partner in helping clients and teams understand not just 'how' AI works, but why it matters and what to do about it
Qualification
Required
12–15+ years of experience spanning communications/public relations, innovation, or digital transformation—with clear exposure to AI technologies
Strong grasp of Gen AI platforms, process mapping, and product ideation cycles
Comfort presenting to senior clients, fielding early-stage technical questions, and guiding discussions toward action
Proven experience navigating cross-functional environments, especially with technical and product development teams
Experience working with pharma and healthcare brands
Ability to communicate clearly in decks, meetings, and whiteboard sessions—making complex tech accessible to all levels
Preferred
Experience launching AI-powered communications or marketing services
Track record of delivering structured innovation frameworks in a fast-paced agency or consultancy setting
Experience orchestrating integrated media strategies for health campaigns
Background in analytics, data engineering, or data science
Company
Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a global public relations firm with offices in major media, business, and government capitals around the world. It is a sub-organization of Interpublic Group.
1001-5000 employees
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