GCI Health · 5 hours ago
Vice President, Strategy
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$75K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expGCI Health is the leading global health impact agency focused on transforming client innovation into health impact. They are seeking a Vice President of Strategy to tackle brand and business challenges for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer healthcare sectors, leveraging research and analytics to develop actionable insights.
Health CareMedicalTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Supports GCIH’s strategic plan with a vision for driving growth, innovation, and excellence
Embeds in and grows a high-functioning Strategy team in partnership with the GSVP
Participates in the development of processes and best practices for the strategy offerings at GCI Health
Leads the definition, planning, and implementation of strategies across a portfolio of corporate business for both on and offline experiences
Supports training for the broader organization (e.g., account staff) so they can be productive participants and supporters of the strategic process
Participates in roll out of strategy offerings to internal audiences and clients
Plays a key role in understanding the client's business needs and the strategic competencies required to address them, and activating those competencies across multiple business units
Supports optimization of GCIH strategic process for key clients and pitches, guiding teams from research to insight, to strategy, and optimization
Contributes to the new business process -- from kickoff and discovery to research and synthesis of findings into actionable, people-centric insights
Works collaboratively to conduct ecosystem audits, mapping customer experience touchpoints, identifying opportunities and gaps
Contributes to the development of customer segmentation, customer profiles, and journey maps to better understand current and prospective customers
Helps teams to develop the 'big idea' and creative executions across multiple channels
Partners with account leads and GSVP of Strategy to identify and win opportunities for growth with current clients
Serves as lead strategist for key pieces of business: corporate positioning and architecture, white space identification, message mapping, competitive tracking, and emerging trend identification
Deeply analyzes research and analytics to develop communications strategies for clients
Mines provocative insights that form the basis for creative strategies and develops inspiring creative briefs and briefings
Achieves financial and operational excellence
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience; PR agency experience strongly preferred to bring a communications and earned-plus mindset to the work
Familiarity with modern research, strategy and planning techniques
Genuine passion and ability to understand people, culture and connection points for brands
Strong business/financial acumen
Experience supporting a team through times of transformation
Excellent written and verbal communications skills along with strong attention to detail
Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups
Benefits
Professional development opportunities
Mentorship programs with industry leaders
A vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation
Packages designed to reward and retain top talent
Company
GCI Health
GCI Health is a PR and Communications company providing healthcare communication services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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