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Overview
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Deputy Vice President for the Public Affairs team to lead its communications on the innovation ecosystem. Reporting to the Vice President of Public Affairs, this leadership role will shape and drive integrated communications strategies that demonstrate the value of biopharmaceutical innovation, strengthen American leadership, and advance PhRMA’s policy priorities.
The Deputy Vice President will provide strategic direction across industry value, economics, manufacturing, science, regulatory and public health communications, directly supervise two portfolio leads, and proactively identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and advance priorities. This person will also lead PhRMA’s communications efforts on artificial intelligence (AI). The ability to build consensus among internal and external stakeholders, make sound decisions, and work well with others is essential.
Responsibilities
The DVP will:
- Lead the innovation ecosystem public affairs portfolio, setting strategic priorities, making sound decisions, and driving execution and measurable results.
- Drive communications supporting the industry’s American leadership campaign and the value of the biopharmaceutical industry to patients, the health care system and society.
- Oversee integrated messaging and campaigns on industry value, economic contributions, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, in coordination with policy and advocacy teams.
- Provide strategic direction for science, regulatory and public health communications, including vaccines and antimicrobial resistance, in partnership with portfolio leads.
- Anticipate emerging issues and lead strategic communications on AI; advise senior leadership and coordinate with intellectual property and government pricing colleagues to advance aligned PhRMA priorities.
- Lead the development of effective messaging and communications materials, including media statements, blog posts, op-eds, letters to the editor, press releases, talking points, social media posts and paid media collateral.
- Cultivate productive relationships with member companies, external stakeholders, media, and agency partners; oversee consultants, resources, and campaign performance.
- Understand legislative, political and advocacy dynamics related to prescription drug costs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Key Success Factors
PhRMA seeks a proactive, confident, and action-oriented individual who is passionate about helping solve today's health care challenges. The successful candidate is a strategic, trusted leader who exercises sound independent judgment and turns priorities into action. This individual brings executive presence, creativity, accountability, and the ability to guide and develop colleagues while building trust across teams. Strong writing, communication, and influencing skills are essential, as is the ability to navigate ambiguity, make timely decisions, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment. The leader balances a collaborative approach with the confidence to challenge assumptions and deliver results.
Professional Experience / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in public affairs, strategic communications, advocacy, government, corporate affairs, trade associations, or related settings.
- Substantial experience with health care, biopharmaceutical, science, innovation, or closely related policy issues.
- Demonstrated success designing and leading complex, integrated communications and advocacy campaigns with measurable outcomes.
- Experience managing people, cross-functional workstreams, and external agency partners.
- Excellent writing, media relations, presentation, stakeholder engagement, and executive advisory skills.
- Proven ability to lead, set strategy and make decisions independently, advise senior executives, develop talent, and influence stakeholders across an organization.
Potential Salary
$196,000-$280,000 Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are laser focused on developing innovative medicines that transform lives and create a healthier world. Together, we are fighting for solutions to ensure patients can access and afford medicines that prevent, treat and cure disease. PhRMA member companies have invested more than $900 billion in the search for new treatments and cures over the last decade, supporting nearly five million jobs in the United States.
Connect with PhRMA
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:
www.PhRMA.org
What we offer
In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, various opportunities for reward and recognition and a platform of extensive benefits, PhRMA is committed to the development and overall wellbeing of our team members. We offer traditional (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, life, AD&D, LTD, STD) and enhanced benefits such as parental leave, a well-being program, an on-site fitness facility, back-up care, health advocate service, an employee assistance program, and commuting benefits. We also offer a robust 401k plan with employer contributions upon the first day of hire and immediate vesting, a generous paid time off plan, ten paid holidays (plus inauguration day), half day Fridays preceding holidays, half day Fridays in the summer months, and a paid winter break. As an organization, we work together in the office on Mondays through Thursdays and remotely on Fridays. We also all work remotely in August.
We are committed to the growth and development of our team members and offer many learning opportunities including an integrated onboarding program, best-in-class leadership programming, tuition reimbursement, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs. Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA. Our team members participate in community service activities, fundraising drives and charitable athletic events.
We are committed to supporting our family of professionals at PhRMA and strive to create programs that help our team members manage the challenges of balancing a fast-paced career with their personal goals.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The job description contains an overview of the activities and duties for this role. Responsibilities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time.
Overview
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Deputy Vice President for the Public Affairs team to lead its communications on the innovation ecosystem. Reporting to the Vice President of Public Affairs, this leadership role will shape and drive integrated communications strategies that demonstrate the value of biopharmaceutical innovation, strengthen American leadership, and advance PhRMA’s policy priorities.
The Deputy Vice President will provide strategic direction across industry value, economics, manufacturing, science, regulatory and public health communications, directly supervise two portfolio leads, and proactively identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and advance priorities. This person will also lead PhRMA’s communications efforts on artificial intelligence (AI). The ability to build consensus among internal and external stakeholders, make sound decisions, and work well with others is essential.
Responsibilities
The DVP will:
- Lead the innovation ecosystem public affairs portfolio, setting strategic priorities, making sound decisions, and driving execution and measurable results.
- Drive communications supporting the industry’s American leadership campaign and the value of the biopharmaceutical industry to patients, the health care system and society.
- Oversee integrated messaging and campaigns on industry value, economic contributions, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, in coordination with policy and advocacy teams.
- Provide strategic direction for science, regulatory and public health communications, including vaccines and antimicrobial resistance, in partnership with portfolio leads.
- Anticipate emerging issues and lead strategic communications on AI; advise senior leadership and coordinate with intellectual property and government pricing colleagues to advance aligned PhRMA priorities.
- Lead the development of effective messaging and communications materials, including media statements, blog posts, op-eds, letters to the editor, press releases, talking points, social media posts and paid media collateral.
- Cultivate productive relationships with member companies, external stakeholders, media, and agency partners; oversee consultants, resources, and campaign performance.
- Understand legislative, political and advocacy dynamics related to prescription drug costs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Key Success Factors
PhRMA seeks a proactive, confident, and action-oriented individual who is passionate about helping solve today's health care challenges. The successful candidate is a strategic, trusted leader who exercises sound independent judgment and turns priorities into action. This individual brings executive presence, creativity, accountability, and the ability to guide and develop colleagues while building trust across teams. Strong writing, communication, and influencing skills are essential, as is the ability to navigate ambiguity, make timely decisions, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment. The leader balances a collaborative approach with the confidence to challenge assumptions and deliver results.
Professional Experience / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in public affairs, strategic communications, advocacy, government, corporate affairs, trade associations, or related settings.
- Substantial experience with health care, biopharmaceutical, science, innovation, or closely related policy issues.
- Demonstrated success designing and leading complex, integrated communications and advocacy campaigns with measurable outcomes.
- Experience managing people, cross-functional workstreams, and external agency partners.
- Excellent writing, media relations, presentation, stakeholder engagement, and executive advisory skills.
- Proven ability to lead, set strategy and make decisions independently, advise senior executives, develop talent, and influence stakeholders across an organization.
Potential Salary
$196,000-$280,000 Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are laser focused on developing innovative medicines that transform lives and create a healthier world. Together, we are fighting for solutions to ensure patients can access and afford medicines that prevent, treat and cure disease. PhRMA member companies have invested more than $900 billion in the search for new treatments and cures over the last decade, supporting nearly five million jobs in the United States.
Connect with PhRMA
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:
www.PhRMA.org
What we offer
In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, various opportunities for reward and recognition and a platform of extensive benefits, PhRMA is committed to the development and overall wellbeing of our team members. We offer traditional (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, life, AD&D, LTD, STD) and enhanced benefits such as parental leave, a well-being program, an on-site fitness facility, back-up care, health advocate service, an employee assistance program, and commuting benefits. We also offer a robust 401k plan with employer contributions upon the first day of hire and immediate vesting, a generous paid time off plan, ten paid holidays (plus inauguration day), half day Fridays preceding holidays, half day Fridays in the summer months, and a paid winter break. As an organization, we work together in the office on Mondays through Thursdays and remotely on Fridays. We also all work remotely in August.
We are committed to the growth and development of our team members and offer many learning opportunities including an integrated onboarding program, best-in-class leadership programming, tuition reimbursement, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs. Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA. Our team members participate in community service activities, fundraising drives and charitable athletic events.
We are committed to supporting our family of professionals at PhRMA and strive to create programs that help our team members manage the challenges of balancing a fast-paced career with their personal goals.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The job description contains an overview of the activities and duties for this role. Responsibilities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time.
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Who's Hiring
- M.C. Dean32
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- Consulting & Professional Services13
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in deputy EHS manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in occupational health, environmental science, or a related engineering field
- 5 or more years of progressive EHS experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential or active pursuit of certification
- Deep knowledge of OSHA regulations for general industry or construction standards
- Experience managing incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs
- Proficiency with EHS management software and electronic recordkeeping systems
Tips for Your Deputy EHS Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to site scope
Hiring managers for deputy ehs manager roles want to see the size and complexity of sites you've overseen. Quantify headcount covered, number of facilities, and types of hazards managed rather than listing generic EHS duties.
Lead with your certifications upfront
Credentials like CSP, CHMM, or ISO 45001 lead auditor carry significant weight in EHS hiring. Put them in your resume header or a dedicated credentials line so screeners see them before reading your work history.
Target openings by industry hazard type
Deputy ehs manager roles in chemical plants differ sharply from those in warehousing or healthcare. Filter your search by industry and read each posting for the specific regulatory frameworks listed, then match your cover letter language to those exact frameworks.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists deputy ehs manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for deputy ehs manager positions routinely ask how you have handled fatality investigations, OSHA inspections, or failed audits. Prepare two or three specific stories with outcomes before your first round, not after.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify authority limits: budget sign-off, ability to halt operations, and reporting lines to senior EHS leadership. These define the real seniority of the role and affect your day-to-day authority more than title alone.
Deputy EHS Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most deputy ehs managers?
The companies hiring the most deputy ehs managers right now include M.C. Dean, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. High-volume hiring tends to cluster around large industrial manufacturers, logistics operators, and chemical producers expanding or replacing EHS leadership.
How many deputy ehs manager jobs are remote?
About 56% of deputy ehs manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most site safety work. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include corporate EHS program management, compliance reporting, and training development roles that sit above a single physical site.
How do you become a deputy ehs manager?
Start with a bachelor's degree in environmental science, occupational safety, or a related field, then build several years of experience as an EHS specialist or coordinator in an industrial setting. Earning a CSP credential strengthens your candidacy significantly. Move into roles with direct supervision of programs or small teams, demonstrate you can manage regulatory inspections independently, and document measurable outcomes like incident rate reductions to make the step up.
Can you get hired as a deputy ehs manager with limited experience?
Getting hired at the deputy level with limited direct EHS leadership experience is difficult but possible if you have deep technical expertise in a high-hazard industry like chemical manufacturing or oil and gas. Employers are more flexible when candidates hold a CSP or equivalent credential, have managed a specific regulatory program end-to-end, or bring specialized knowledge in process safety that the team lacks internally.
What does the deputy ehs manager interview process look like?
Most employers run two to three rounds starting with a recruiter phone screen focused on credentials and industry background, followed by a technical interview with the EHS director or VP covering regulatory knowledge, incident management, and program design. A final round often includes a panel with operations or HR leadership and may involve a practical exercise such as reviewing a mock audit finding or presenting a safety improvement plan.
Where can I find and apply to deputy ehs manager jobs?
You can find and apply to deputy ehs manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your industry background and seniority level, then apply directly to each one that fits your experience.
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