VP of New Business Growth

Description

Syneos Health Public Relations group seeks a Business Development leader to challenge the status quo and guide agency teams through winning pitch strategies. This individual strives for continuous improvement, loves innovative problem-solving, and thrives in a collaborative environment, fostering connections across teams.

As a key member of Syneos Health Communications' Public Relations group, the Vice President focuses on optimizing new business opportunity conversion and pitch excellence. The group includes award-winning healthcare agency brands Chandler Chicco Agency, Biosector2, Chamberlain Healthcare PR, and specialty groups in Corporate Affairs and Social/Digital.

Reporting to the SVP of Business Development and Marketing, the VP partners with agency leaders and new business teams to respond to RFPs and develop winning proposals and presentations. The ideal candidate has a balanced combination of PR agency account and business development experience, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills, and problem-solving skills.

Areas of Focus/Key Responsibilities/What the job looks like:

• Evaluate opportunities and identify needed services and resources
• Quickly activate necessary agency resources and support
• Guide teams on creating and delivering winning proposals
• Ensure high standards in pitch storytelling, including story outline and slide development
• Lead credentials and support material development, including sell-sheets, pitch theater materials, case studies, etc.
• Create SOPs for effective and repeatable collaboration and delivery
• Develop tools and resources for efficient teamwork
• Analyze and address gaps through coaching, and new processes and resources
• Promote sharing of information across all Syneos Health divisions
• Support marketing projects (25% of time), including yearly planning, story pitching, awards submission management, editorial calendars

Requirements

• Seasoned healthcare communications veteran with 10+ years of experience who possesses "hybrid" skills as a strategist and senior project manager
• B.S./B.A. degree, preferably in marketing, advertising, communications or health-related field
• A deep understanding of communications/PR business model and selling landscape
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects/priorities at a time
• 4+ years actively engaged in new business proposal development, including proposal writing
• Skilled communicative team member with entrepreneurial spirit balanced with analytical thinking

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $150K to $170K. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health Communications? We are powered by Syneos Health, a global professional services organization designed to help the biopharmaceutical industry shorten the distance from lab to life. We have a proven pedigree in health, with industry titans in every facet of healthcare. This eliminates guesswork and fuels our passion for total, life-changing solutions. At the heart of health, we're uniquely poised to predict what's next and respond to the market's demand for smarter and faster answers. We are able to help our customers make important decisions within their business due to our unique understanding of the complexities that come along with working in the healthcare industry. Syneos Health Communications is able to make the complex, simple.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.