Senior Vice President, AI Acceleration - Healthcare

It’s not just about the code — it’s about the culture. 

A core capability within Weber Shandwick, Weber I/O partners with ambitious leaders to unlock the full power of tech, data and AI. Built for today’s complexity, we deliver solutions where intelligence, innovation and cultural fluency converge — unleashing real outcomes, with velocity.  

Our IO Health team works with some of the largest, most innovative pharma and healthcare companies in the world to help them reach consumers, healthcare providers, and protect their reputation in a rapidly changing environment. 

We’re seeking a seasoned leader to step into a newly-defined role at the Senior Vice President level in North America, working hand-in-hand with our Global I/O Health Lead. If you're energized by complex client engagements, fluent in emerging technologies, and passionate about agency transformation, keep reading. 

What you’ll do 

• Serve as AI Health Lead in North America. Lead initial client intake meetings and discovery sessions with a blend of strategic vision and technical understanding. Present AI capabilities clearly and confidently, guiding senior clients and agency leaders through opportunity framing, first-stage ideation and early solution scoping. Field preliminary technical questions about generative AI tools, proprietary platforms and AI service design with fluency and confidence. 

• Bring structure to our agentic future. Own agentic workflow mapping and intelligent design interviews (IDIs), transforming service aspirations into actionable and repeatable frameworks. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate existing and future workflows, pinpoint automation opportunities, and map “agentic” paths to delivery. Convert insights from IDIs and internal stakeholder engagement into architecture-ready documentation and strategic narratives. 

• Be the cross-department connector. Act as a strategic integrator between agency leadership, client teams, analytics teams, and our in-house AI and product development squads. Co-develop MVP specs and new service blueprints alongside tech teams—grounded in user insight, AI capability and operational viability. Help pressure-test product hypotheses and co-create narratives for go-to-market internal and external activation. 

• Stay grounded in health communications. Apply our PR/communications foundation and your experience to inform and evolve the storytelling, delivery models and activation strategies of our health client. Support internal marketing of our offerings and pilots—ensuring they are positioned and understood across the agency ecosystem. Serve as a strategic thought partner in helping clients and teams understand not just “how” AI works, but why it matters and what to do about it. 

You’ll thrive here if you 

• Are immersed in emerging tech—its possibilities and implications—and can explain it in plain English. 

• Are equal parts technologist, strategist and communicator—and can switch between them at speed. 

• Have the confidence to lead high-stakes client interactions and the curiosity to dig deep into user needs, pain points and product gaps. 

• Can “see the matrix” when it comes to how things work today—and imagine how they could work better with AI tomorrow. 

• Enjoy converting ambiguity into structure and helping teams move from abstract conversation to concrete activation. 

Must-have chops 

• 12–15+ years of experience spanning communications/public relations, innovation, or digital transformation—with clear exposure to AI technologies. 

• Strong grasp of Gen AI platforms, process mapping, and product ideation cycles. 

• Comfort presenting to senior clients, fielding early-stage technical questions, and guiding discussions toward action. 

• Proven experience navigating cross-functional environments, especially with technical and product development teams. 

• Experience working with pharma and healthcare brands. 

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