Dynamic & Complex Roles Require Multiple Hats.
Hydra Understands.
Let’s put our heads together, tackle your challenges and unlock results.
Our Foundation
Two decades of experience across healthcare and life sciences – with deep heritage in scientific, medical, and corporate communications.
High-touch client engagement of a boutique firm combined with global ‘Big Agency’ network and expertise.
Client partnerships are paramount, and we operate directly as an extension of your team.
Strategic communications are critical to managing reputation, engaging target audiences and delivering results.
Whether you’re an agency or brand, our collective power can help drive business objectives.
Broad Industry & Multi-Disciplinary Experience
Healthcare & Life SciencesInvestor RelationsReputation ManagementMedia TrainingRegulatory & Data CommunicationsPatient & Physician EngagementCorporate & Executive CommunicationsStakeholder EngagementIssues Management & Crisis CommunicationsMessaging & StorytellingCelebrity & Influencer EngagementPublic Affairs & AdvocacyStrategic Partnerships Thought LeadershipMedia StrategyEvents & ConferencesCommunity Engagement & Cause MarketingInternal CommunicationsTailored & Scalable Services
Messaging & Storytelling Workshop
Frustrated by the inability to break through with media to have your story told? Half-day workshop helps:Establish key messages ahead of event, product launch or other milestone(s).Identify and address gaps across storytelling opportunities, assets & spokespersons.Inform preliminary editorial content calendar, media playbook & company procedures.
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Frustrated by the inability to break through with media to have your story told?
Half-day workshop helps:
Establish key messages ahead of event, product launch or other milestone(s).
Identify and address gaps across storytelling opportunities, assets & spokespersons.
Inform preliminary editorial content calendar, media playbook & company procedures.
Media Training
Media training is too often underinvested in by teams & executives.This 1:1 or small group approach focuses on:Media coaching & comfortInterview techniquesMock interviewsAudio & video recordingBody language assessment
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Media training is too often underinvested in by teams & executives.
This 1:1 or small group approach focuses on:
Media coaching & comfort
Interview techniques
Mock interviews
Audio & video recording
Body language assessment
Community Engagement & Cause Marketing
When was the last assessment of your community partners, causes, commitments & impact?Our audit & assessment will help:Identify gaps and new opportunities.Enhance impact & guide resource allocationDevelop playbook for ongoing & ad hoc engagement
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When was the last assessment of your community partners, causes, commitments & impact?
Our audit & assessment will help:
Identify gaps and new opportunities.
Enhance impact & guide resource allocation
Develop playbook for ongoing & ad hoc engagement
Chris Dougherty, Founder & Chief Strategist
Prior to launching Hydra Strategies, Chris held senior leadership positions advising global clients on corporate thought leadership, strategic partnerships and healthcare communications.
Experience highlights include:
20+ years across corporate, patient advocacy and public affairs in support of advancements in science, healthcare and public policy.
10+ branded and unbranded campaigns inclusive of identifying and managing several celebrity spokespersons as well as physician and advocacy partnerships.
Responsible for communications strategy in support of $4B in M&A and product licensing deals.
Managed global data and regulatory communications across 10+ therapeutic areas and 15+ industry meetings.
Led scenario planning and response strategies for FDA Advisory Committee meetings, negative clinical trial results and drug safety communications.
Guest lectured on crisis and strategic communications at NYU and California Lutheran University.
Authored the perspective piece – The Massive Impact of COVID-19 on US Health Care – published by BRINK News.