Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Healthcare Research / Campaign Coordinator
at Private Equity Stakeholder Project
🏢 About Private Equity Stakeholder Project
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project is a unique nonprofit watchdog that specifically targets the social and environmental impacts of private equity firms, rather than focusing on traditional corporate accountability. What makes PESP distinctive is its intersectional approach connecting financial systems with tangible issues like healthcare access, climate justice, and workers' rights. Someone might want to work here to engage in targeted advocacy that holds powerful financial actors accountable while collaborating with diverse social justice movements.
About This Role
This Senior Healthcare Research/Campaign Coordinator role involves designing and executing research strategies that expose how private equity investments negatively impact healthcare systems, from hospital ownership to pharmaceutical pricing. The position is impactful because it directly challenges financial practices that affect patient care and healthcare equity, translating complex financial analysis into actionable campaigns that mobilize stakeholders and influence institutional investors. You'll be at the intersection of finance, healthcare policy, and social justice advocacy.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve analyzing SEC filings or financial reports to track private equity healthcare investments, drafting sections of a research report on their impacts, and coordinating with communications staff on messaging. You'd likely participate in virtual meetings with partner organizations to align campaign strategies, and potentially prepare materials for engaging with institutional investors about divestment or shareholder resolutions.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Private Equity Stakeholder Project Is Looking For
- Has 6+ years of experience specifically in strategic research AND campaign development (not just one or the other), preferably with exposure to healthcare or financial systems
- Demonstrates proven ability to build partnerships across diverse organizations (labor, community groups, policy advocates) and work effectively with media or political figures
- Possesses substantive knowledge of how financial advocacy operates within social justice movements, understanding terms like ESG, shareholder activism, and institutional investor engagement
- Can point to concrete examples of managing multiple complex projects with tight deadlines while maintaining collaborative relationships with team members and external partners
📝 Tips for Applying to Private Equity Stakeholder Project
Highlight specific campaigns where you've connected financial analysis to tangible social impacts (e.g., 'researched private equity ownership of nursing homes and coordinated with patient advocacy groups')
Demonstrate your understanding of PESP's unique position by referencing their specific reports or campaigns (like their work on private equity in emergency medicine or dialysis centers)
Show how your experience bridges research and action—don't just list research skills; explain how you've turned research into campaign materials, media coverage, or stakeholder mobilization
Emphasize remote collaboration experience since this is a fully remote position, highlighting tools and processes you've used to coordinate across teams and partners
Tailor your examples to healthcare AND financial advocacy—generic campaign experience won't stand out for this specialized role
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your specific experience researching private equity or financial systems in healthcare contexts (even if not identical to PESP's work)", 'Examples of translating complex research into accessible public-facing materials (reports, blogs, communications) that drove campaign outcomes', 'Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships across different sectors (advocacy, policy, media, investor communities)', "Why PESP's intersectional approach (connecting finance to multiple justice issues) resonates with your professional values and experience"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Read at least 3 recent PESP healthcare reports (like their work on private equity in emergency medicine, dialysis, or behavioral health) and understand their methodology
- → Review PESP's partner organizations and coalitions to understand their network and collaborative approach
- → Study how PESP frames issues—notice how they connect financial details to human impacts in their communications
- → Look into recent media coverage of PESP's healthcare campaigns to understand their public narrative and targets
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting generic application materials that don't specifically address healthcare AND financial advocacy experience
- Focusing only on research skills without demonstrating campaign or partnership experience
- Showing unfamiliarity with PESP's specific work or confusing them with broader corporate accountability organizations
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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