Title:  Managing Director/Director, Healthcare Practice
Req Number:  b-m-00001574
Location(s):
    Washington   DC     New York   NY      

About Burson-Marsteller

Burson-Marsteller (www.bm.com), established in 1953, is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, advertising, and web-related services. Burson-Marsteller's seamless worldwide network consists of 72 Offices and 65 affiliate offices, together operating in 90 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world's leading communications services networks.
Burson-Marsteller is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV.

Our Healthcare Practice has an excellent opportunity for a Managing Director or a Director. This position is responsible for pursuing, developing and leading new business efforts; managing and cultivating staff members; and must be able to make significant contributions to client communications initiatives. Diabetes experience is strongly preferred.

Primary Responsibilities:
'' Develop and grow senior level Client relationships.
'' Develop and pitch new business opportunities for Burson-Marsteller.
'' Counsel and build relationships with peers in industry and with other Y&R Lines of Business.
'' Maintain and grow existing Client business.
'' Provide counsel, strategy and direction of accounts.
'' Productively provide ideas to Client to maximize communications results and/or anticipate issues.
'' Manage profitability and financial aspects of accounts.
'' Manage and develop account staff.
'' Develop original research, surveys, and market studies for existing and new business proposals.
'' Develop complete communications plans for Client.
'' Maintain industry contacts to keep informed on what''s going on
in the market/industry.

Ideal Candidate:
A Managing Director or strong Director with 10 + years PR management experience for its Healthcare Practice. Must be considered proficient in communication, issue management and an expert in media relations, from key trade publications, to national outlets. Solid strategist, superior writer and a good people manager with proven track record of managing large accounts. Hill experience is strongly preferred and constituency relations/ allied development experience is highly desired.

Burson-Marsteller is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV.

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