Sr Manager, Public Relations (Healthcare)

Location: Salt Lake City, UT; work-from-home options are available, with compensation based on U.S. geographic markets.

Salary: $104,000–$201,300 annually, depending on work location and job-related factors.

Company

Healthcare staffing organization connecting physicians with patients and operating multiple healthcare-related brands.

What you will do

• Shape media-relations strategy across multiple brands and cultivate national and healthcare industry media relationships.
• Build and execute integrated PR plans aligned with business and marketing goals, including defining KPIs.
• Write and edit press releases, media statements, talking points, fact sheets, and executive messaging; coordinate with content and social teams to amplify coverage.
• Manage the PR agency relationship, including performance, scope, and budget recommendations, and maintain an editorial calendar.
• Lead cross-functional responses to significant issues with legal, HR, and executive partners; update crisis playbooks and prepare spokespeople.
• Track coverage, share of voice, reach, message pull-through, and pipeline; present insights and support executive thought leadership, speaking opportunities, awards, and industry commentary.

Requirements

• Executive presence, sound news judgment, and the ability to advise senior leaders and coach spokespeople.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with accuracy under tight timelines.
• Ability to balance competing priorities across divisions, executives, and agency partners and remain steady in fast-moving situations.
• Strong planning and attention to detail when managing calendars, approvals, and accuracy standards across multiple brands.
• Ability to connect PR activity to business outcomes using share of voice, message pull-through, sentiment, and related measures.
• Integrity, discretion with confidential information, collaboration skills, and the ability to build relationships across the organization.
• Ability to work with ambiguity in a complex industry or multi-brand organization, adapt quickly, and manage vendors effectively.
• 8+ years of progressive public-relations or corporate-communications experience, including direct media relations and management of an external agency.
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, staffing, or professional services.
• Existing relationships with national or healthcare trade media.
• Experience supporting executive thought leadership and awards programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work schedules, including work-from-home options.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and medical and dental coverage.
• Onsite health centers, corporate wellness programs, and free behavioral health appointments.
• Paid parental leave, fertility coverage, adoption assistance, and marriage counseling.
• Training resources including free LinkedIn Learning courses, tuition reimbursement, volunteer time off, and employee-driven matching grants.
• Recognition programs offering rewards such as trips, cash, and paid time off.