Senior Account Supervisor, Healthcare, Ruder Finn

Ruder Finn is one of the world’s largest independent global communications and integrated marketing agencies, recognized for bold ideas, strategic thinking, and a culture that continually pushes what’s next. The agency continues to earn recognition for its industry leadership, creativity, and growth, including being named Large Agency of the Year at the 2026 PRWeek U.S. Awards and one of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work.

Ruder Finn is seeking a Senior Account Supervisor to join our Healthcare Practice. In this role, you will be a day-to-day lead across strategic communications programs for healthcare clients, helping drive integ rated com munications program inclusive of regulatory miles tones, disease awareness effor ts, social and influencer initiatives, patient advocacy efforts, and earne d media ef forts. You will work closely with senior account leadership and clients to shape and execute programs that advance client objectives, while also managing workstreams, timelines, budgets, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring high-quality, t imely and e rror-free client de liverabl es.

We are looking for someone who is excited to work on dyna mic, inte grat ed health c are accounts and who brings a strong record of healthcare communications, account management, and client counsel within an agency environment. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, confident client partner, skilled project manager, and collaborative team leader who can translate complex healthcare topics into clear, compelling communications.

If you’re passionate about healthcare, energized by complex challenges, and excited to build campaigns that make an impact, this could be the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a day-to-day client and interna l team contact, managing account activity and ensuring client objectives, priorities, and strategic vision are being advanced

Provide thoughtful client counsel and recommendations that reflect an understanding of client priorities, the healthcare landscape, and communications best practices

Demonstrate strong knowledge of clients’ businesses, including competitors, product landscapes, market trends, influencers, media dynamics, and factors that may impact communications strategy

Contribute to the research, planning, and development of comprehensive, contemporary, and strategic public relations and integrated communications programs

Apply innovative thinking to generate new, impactful, audience-focused ideas

Identify potential issues early, elevate challenges with recommended solutions, and know when to seek senior counsel

Lead the development of core communications materials, including media strategies, press releases, key message documents, social media content, briefing materials, communications plans, and client presentations

Ensure strong quality control across client materials, reviewing for accuracy, strategic alignment, clarity, and polish

Maintain a high level of responsiveness and communicate with clients, supervisors, and account teams in a clear, timely, and solutions-oriented manner

Lead effective internal team communication, encourage collaboration, and invite ideas and creativity from junior team members

Convey ideas clearly and confidently in client meetings and presentations

Delegate effectively by setting clear expectations, deadlines, context, and measures of success

Build program budgets, track finances, create SOWs, and support forecasting while ensuring resources align with client needs

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Qualifications

Minimum of 6 + years of experience in public relations, communications, healthcare communications, or pharmaceutical communications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, biology, life sciences, or a related field

Strong understanding of product communications, patient advocacy, disease awareness, and data/regulatory milestones

Familiarity with clinical trial phases, FDA approvals, and the broader healthcare communications environment

Experience with the MLR process and systems such as Veeva is preferred

Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills

Proven ability to manage multiple client workstreams in a fast-paced agency environment

Experience providing client counsel and managing day-to-day client relationships

Experience mentoring, managing, or guiding junior team members

Curiosity and comfort with integrating AI into communications and workflows

Preferred knowledge and experience with healthcare public relations campaigns

Benefits & More

You will receive a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity

You will also be able to enroll in our Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan.

Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.

Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/ paternity leave

Professional learning and development opportunities

Workplace flexibility

On-site and off-site social gatherings

The anticipated salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is $100,000 - $115,000. The salary of the applicant selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, internal equity, geography, relevant years of experience, certifications, skills, abilities of the selected applicant, and other job-related qualifications. In addition, a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available by the company.

We have openings across multiple levels within the agency. If you're interested, please reach out to HumanResources@RuderFinn.com, we'd be happy to discuss similar opportunities that align with your experience.

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.