Freelance PR Specialist - Health and Life Sciences

About this role I'm a senior digital health and life sciences commercial executive building a visibility and thought-leadership platform ahead of my next executive role and an advisory portfolio in VC/PE. I run my own outreach on Connectively, HARO, SoS, and Qwoted. What I need is someone with real, existing relationships in health and life sciences media and events, not a generalist working cold lists. What you'd own Speaking opportunities: surfacing and, ideally, warm-introducing me to conference organizers, panel curators, and event producers in digital health, pharma commercial strategy, and women-in-leadership circuits. Press and quote coverage: connecting me with journalists and editors covering digital health, pharma, and executive/career topics, beyond what open platforms like Qwoted surface. Awards: identifying legitimate, non-pay-to-play award opportunities in digital health/pharma commercial leadership and women-in-healthcare leadership, and helping position submissions. Exact division of labor between your relationship-driven placements and my own scouting/drafting is something I want to figure out together once I see your approach, so treat the above as direction, not a fixed contract. Ideal candidate 5+ years in PR/publicity with a specific focus on healthcare, life sciences, pharma, or health tech, not general consumer or B2B PR. Demonstrated relationships you can point to: named outlets, named speaker bureaus, named award programs you've placed clients with before. Comfortable working with an executive who drafts her own copy and has strong opinions on positioning; I want a strategic partner and door-opener, not a ghostwriter. U.S. media landscape experience required; female leadership, life sciences/pharma/digital health specifically preferred over broad health & wellness. Engagement Ongoing part-time retainer, monthly. Hours per week: open, please propose based on the scope above and your typical placement cadence. Budget: $50-150/hr depending on experience and demonstrated relationships, open to discussing a monthly retainer structure instead of hourly if you prefer. To apply, please include: Three specific examples of speaking, press, or award placements you've secured for health/life sciences clients, name the outlet, event, or award. Three example connections you have in the industry (role titles over names is fine) Which of the three tracks (speaking, press, awards) is your strongest, and why. How you'd propose splitting responsibilities with a client who already does her own platform-based outreach (HARO/Qwoted/Connectively).