Lauren Browdy Weiner

Fractional Strategic Communications Advisor

Strategic counsel for healthcare organizations navigating complex, high stakes decisions.

How can I help?

As a Fractional Strategic Communications Advisor and licensed attorney with deep expertise in healthcare, law, and policy, I help organizations communicate with precision and purpose in high-stakes and highly regulated environments, from regulatory crises to reputational turning points. Whether advising on litigation messaging, media strategy, or stakeholder engagement, I bring legal fluency, creative insight, care, and a steady hand to every challenge.

If your organization is facing complexity, change, or opportunity — I’m here to help you tell the right story, the right way.

Who I Am & What I Do:

I partner with healthcare organizations as a fractional strategic communications advisor, providing ongoing counsel without the commitment of a full-time hire.

If your organization needs experienced guidance for regulatory communications, crisis preparedness, or sensitive issues at the intersection of healthcare, law, and policy, I can help you navigate those decisions with clarity and confidence.

I provide strategic counsel, not execution. My role is to advise on communications approach, review your team’s work, and guide decisions that require both legal fluency and communications expertise. Your team handles implementation; I help you think through the “should we” and “how.”

Why My Perspective Is Different:

As both a strategic communications advisor and licensed attorney with 10+ years at world-renowned organizations, including Novo Nordisk, NewYork-Presbyterian, and Covington & Burling, I bring a unique lens to communications strategy in highly regulated environments.

I’ve managed litigation messaging for global pharmaceutical companies, advised on FDA regulations at a top-tier law firm, and elevated patient stories at leading hospitals. I understand how to navigate complexity while keeping communications human-centered, compliant, and impactful.

In a highly regulated industry, I help leaders stay compliant while staying human.

Who I Work With

I advise healthcare organizations that have communications teams or resources but need strategic guidance for high-stakes decisions:

Biotech & pharmaceutical companies navigating regulatory communications
Digital health startups building communications functions
Healthcare organizations & hospitals preparing for or managing crises
Patient advocacy groups & nonprofits communicating on sensitive issues and navigating an uncertain political environment
Corporate legal departments managing litigation communications

Fractional Advisory Services:

Regulatory Communications Advisor
$2,500/month
10 hours advisory | Strategic counsel for data and regulatory communications

Strategic guidance on regulatory milestones, product communications, and navigating public communications in highly regulated environments. This offering includes two scheduled advisory sessions per month and ad hoc access.

Crisis & Issues Counsel
$2,000/month
8-10 hours advisory | Trusted advisor for crisis preparedness and response

Strategic counsel on crisis preparedness, advisory during emergency issues, and guidance through sensitive communications moments. Monthly strategic check-in and on-call availability.

Fractional Communications Strategist
$2,500/month
10 hours advisory | Strategic leadership for growing organizations

Act as strategic communications advisor to leadership, monthly planning, review major initiatives, counsel on building communications function, and guide complex decisions.

Past Work:

Novo Nordisk Inc. / NewYork-Presbyterian / MD Andersen Cancer Center/ Jonas Philanthropies / unroll.me / Pfizer / Carnegie Mellon / Indiana University / Biogen

Together, let’s tell your stories.

I do not provide legal counsel.