Full-Time
Vice President
Public Relations, Digital Health/Medtech
Highwire
51-200 employees
Scholarly publishing platform and manuscript management
Compensation Overview
$130k - $195k/yr
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid roles near the New York or San Francisco offices require three in-office days per week. Remote roles are limited to listed states and Washington, D.C.
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- At least 10 years of public relations or strategic communications experience, including significant agency leadership experience.
- Deep, direct experience leading communications for medtech and digital health companies, including medical devices, diagnostics, digital health platforms, health IT, or connected health technology.
- Proven success owning and scaling integrated communications programs for complex, high-growth digital health and medtech clients.
- Strong command of the health tech and medtech media landscape, analyst community, and industry influencers covering digital health innovation.
- Understanding of the regulatory and compliance environment governing digital health and medtech communications, including Food and Drug Administration digital health and software as a medical device pathways, Federal Trade Commission requirements, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements, and relevant industry codes.
- Strategic writing, editing, and storytelling capabilities, including the ability to translate complex technology and clinical concepts into narrative.
- Experience providing executive-level client counsel and managing senior stakeholder relationships, including C-suite and board-level engagement at technology and health companies.
- Track record of building, mentoring, and retaining high-performing teams.
- Business acumen, including experience with forecasting, resourcing, and revenue growth.
- Experience supporting and winning new business in a competitive agency environment.
- Ability to balance strategic and operational priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Serve as lead for a portfolio of key digital innovation health accounts, setting strategic direction and ensuring best-in-class delivery.
- Advise clients across medtech, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health platforms, health IT, connected care, remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled health solutions, and health technology innovation.
- Define and oversee integrated communications strategies that build brand authority, trust, and long-term market leadership for digital health and medtech innovators.
- Provide executive-level counsel on messaging, positioning, reputation management, issues and crisis response, and technology-to-story narratives.
- Guide teams in translating complex clinical, engineering, and health technology concepts into clear, compelling, and business-relevant stories for executive, clinical, patient, and mainstream audiences.
- Own senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point while ensuring client satisfaction, retention, and expansion.
- Identify and drive organic growth opportunities across existing accounts, including expanded thought leadership, research-driven storytelling, and executive visibility programs tied to digital health innovation.
- Oversee financial performance for assigned accounts, including budgets, forecasting, staffing models, and margin management.
- Contribute to the agency's point of view on digital health and medtech trends, including artificial intelligence in healthcare, interoperability, health data and cybersecurity, regulatory developments, and market shifts in health technology.
- Maintain and deepen relationships with health technology, digital health, medtech trade, business, and policy media, as well as analysts and key industry influencers.
- Oversee thought leadership programs grounded in product innovation, clinical validation, health technology research, and data-driven insights.
- Guide executive visibility strategies, including media training, keynote placements, bylined content, and conference speaking opportunities for digital health executives.
- Support integrated amplification strategies across earned, owned, and social channels to extend the reach of product launches, clinical and technology milestones, and executive commentary.
- Represent the agency and its clients at major digital health and medtech industry events.
- Lead, mentor, and develop account teams, setting standards for strategic thinking, client service, and quality.
- Support team growth through recruitment, coaching, performance management, and professional development.
- Contribute to new business development, including pitch strategy, proposal development, and client presentations focused on the digital health and medtech space.
- Partner with agency leadership and peers to support Digital Innovation go-to-market efforts within the Health practice.
- Contribute to agency marketing initiatives, including award submissions, case studies, and promotion of proprietary digital health research and insights.
- Champion inclusion, empowerment, collaboration, continuous improvement, and the firm's commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging.
HighWire provides a digital publishing platform and services for scholarly publishers to host journals and books, manage manuscript submission and peer review, and handle subscriptions. It offers an end-to-end, integrated workflow from author submission through editorial review to publication and monetization. By focusing on the scholarly publishing niche, HighWire differentiates itself with long-standing relationships and a full suite tailored to publishers’ needs rather than generic publishing tech. The goal is to streamline scholarly communication by delivering scalable technology-enabled tools that simplify content production, review workflows, and revenue management for publishers, societies, and university presses.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$1.2M
Headquarters
Princeton, New Jersey
Founded
2008
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 CFO hire Kelly Losko signals expansion discipline after acquisition.
- Highwire Health targets regulated healthcare budgets where crisis communications spend stays sticky.
- Mergers with Bliss and Candor Content expand cross-sell into demand generation and executive visibility.
What critics are saying
- AcroIntelligence competes against Cision, Meltwater, and Muck Rack with thinner software economics.
- January 2026 Bliss integration risks culture clashes and client churn across North America.
- Agency revenue depends on client retention; one lost enterprise can hit utilization quickly.
What makes Highwire unique
- June 2026 AcroIntelligence and AcroAI give Highwire proprietary media-signal intelligence.
- January 2026 Bliss Group acquisition gives Highwire 250-plus professionals and healthcare depth.
- Highwire Health unifies life sciences, health tech, and business-of-health expertise after March 2026 launch.
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