Associate Director, Biotech and Health Tech Corporate Affairs at FGS Global
Abu Dhabi, , United Arab Emirates -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Sep, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Jun, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Marketing/Advertising/Sales

Description

FGS Global is the world’s leading stakeholder strategy firm, with approximately 1,400 professionals around the world, advising clients in navigating critical issues and reputational challenges. FGS was formed from the combination of Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, Hering Schuppener and Sard Verbinnen & Co to offer board-level and C-suite counsel in all aspects of stakeholder strategy — including corporate reputation, crisis management, and public affairs and is also the leading force in transaction and financial communications worldwide.
FGS offers seamless and integrated support with offices in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Calgary, Chicago, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, South Florida, The Hague, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C., and Zurich. The firm is headquartered in New York.
FGS is consistently ranked a Band 1 PR firm for Crisis & Risk Management and for Litigation Support by Chambers and Partners. For the second year, FGS was ranked #1 Global M&A PR firm by Deal Count and Value in 2024 by Mergermarket.
FGS Global (FGS), is seeking a sharp, energetic and team-oriented professional to join the firm’s growing Strategic Communications Health practice to work primarily on clients advancing exciting biotechnology and health technology. The position is based in our Washington, D.C. office and follows a hybrid schedule with an expectation of at least three days per week in the office.

Responsibilities
  • Serve as day-to-day, client-facing coordinator and emerging leader on accounts of varying scope and work cadence, with primary focus on new company launches and ongoing corporate communications for biotechnology and health technology startups.
  • Seamlessly fill diverse roles on accounts of varying sizes: from account leader to project manager to strategist to tactician to content writer.
  • Set and deliver against high expectations, placing equal emphasis on sound strategy and crisp execution.
  • Develop and steward client relationships for the long-haul.
  • Leverage existing media relationships and strong understanding of how to earn media coverage from both trade and mainstream press. Maintain existing reporter relationships and cultivate new ones.
  • Interface with senior leadership teams at life sciences companies and help to develop and execute against thought leadership and executive communications plans.
  • Develop and write substantive, compelling and clear messaging, collateral materials and owned content (web, social), simplifying complex scientific, technological, regulatory, or other complex issues into compelling content.
  • Work with other FGS divisions to deliver integrated services where appropriate (from strategic and financial communications, to government relations, creative design, digital and social media, branding and public opinion research)
  • Practice and model impeccable client-relations – responsive, professional, and helpful
  • React quickly to emerging issues, and urgent client requests.
  • Display keen understanding of the biotechnology/life sciences/health sectors, media environment and media trends.
  • Demonstrate an ability to dynamically prioritize between competing demands in real time
  • Contribute to and reinforce a friendly, fun, team-based culture made up of high performers from diverse backgrounds who
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