Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company focused on improving well-being and mental resilience. The Senior Manager, Healthcare Communications will oversee critical communications strategies for pharma clients, ensuring timely and effective delivery of client-facing materials while managing complex operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the master tracker and governance cadence across every advisory services account and pipeline. Ensure every deliverable lands on time, on spec, and on budget
• Drive execution of pharma tentpole activations. Manage vendors, budgets, invoicing, MLRO submissions, and client review workflows
• Draft client-ready communications work product as the primary author — annual comms plans, tentpole comms strategies, executive briefing materials, media narratives, status decks, governance review documents, and activation plans. First drafts come out of your hands at 80% complete; leadership refines rather than rebuilds
• Translate strategic direction into executable briefs for the Communications and Content tactical teams supporting social, content, event planning, production, and PR — with clear context, deadlines, and success criteria so execution lands on strategy
• Collaborate with the Global Head of Strategic Health Partnerships to scope new advisory services opportunities. Support the closing of new partnerships and onboard pipeline accounts
• Your program management discipline, MLRO fluency, and governance ownership are the primary factors determining whether we deliver on our commitments — and whether clients renew. You own day-to-day execution and escalate only what genuinely requires their input. That shift has compounding value for the entire organization

Skills

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare communications, corporate affairs, pharma advisory services, or account management
• Direct experience drafting client-ready strategic comms documents, particularly in pharma or a highly regulated industry
• Exceptional written communication skills, including client-ready strategic documents and concise executive briefing materials
• AI-forward working style with active use of tools like Claude and ChatGPT to accelerate execution and improve output quality
• Senior account leadership experience at a leading healthcare communications agency such as MSL, M Booth Health, VML Health, Real Chemistry, Edelman Health, Weber Shandwick Health, FleishmanHillard Health, or equivalent
• Experience within corporate communications or corporate affairs at a major pharmaceutical company, including coordination across complex internal stakeholder groups
• Direct experience supporting major life sciences clients across therapeutic areas such as cardiometabolic health, oncology, cardiovascular, neuroscience, or immunology
• Cross-functional communications experience spanning internal communications, external corporate affairs, executive communications, media, or stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated ownership of complex advisory services delivery, including timelines, deliverables, budget management, vendor coordination, and subcontractor oversight
• Working fluency in MLR/PRC review processes, FDA OPDP guidance, and the PhRMA Code

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus a 401(k) program with company match.
• Generous paid time-off programs designed to help you rest, reset, and recharge — including Thrive Time, a benefit unique to Thrive that gives employees additional paid time off after major projects or intense periods of work to truly recharge and recover.
• Competitive mix of salary, performance bonus, and equity.

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