Account Director

The Account Director provides strategic guidance in developing and leading tactical integrated marketing plans to clients. This role serves as an extension of the client brand team and day-to-day relationship lead addressing concerns while identifying incremental opportunities. Directors are also accountable for counseling clients on effective marketing strategy based on research and best practices to meet brand objectives.

The Account Director owns the book of business and business growth efforts. Internally the Account Director organizes grows and develops the team and externally ensures health in the client relationship in and beyond the assigned brand team.

As a full-service agency our Account Directors have to opportunity to lead/cooperate to a great variety of business areas including:

1. Global brand launches
2. Global & Regional brand management
3. Digital Transformation
4. Omnichannel customer centric engagement
5. Digital campaign roll-out
6. Competitive Intelligence/Qualitative Market Research
7. Market Access MCM
8. Patient support campaigns
9. Business operations advisory
10. Sales/Training support materials
11. Medical Communications and HCP support materials
12. Film video and podcast creation
13. Onsite/Virtual/Hybrid Events & congresses
14. Digital Therapeutics

Duties and responsibilities

• The Account Director participates in vision setting for the client business ensuring the broader team executes it through to delivery of work;
• They establish cross-collaboration with internal teams and agency partners and foster sound relationships internally;
• Externally the Director ensures health in the client relationship in and beyond the assigned brand team;
• This role also provides clients with research analytical metrics and strategic insight to develop and presents effective solutions;
• Account Directors oversee the delivery and financial impact on budget and brand target goals and objectives with the client;
• The AD identifies develops and converts new business opportunities with existing and future agency clients;
• Negotiates contracts and fees with marketing directors and client procurement personnel.
• Learns new product and services features and benefits
• Responds to complaints and manage issues to ensure customer success and satisfaction

Qualifications :

Skills and Competencies

• Strong and applied understanding of strategic planning brand planning pharmaceutical product life cycle management digital development and processes
• Demonstrates accuracy in reviewing PMO/junior team-developed scopes

• Demonstrates accountability for financial tracking and management of client budgets and communicating with client teams and senior leadership
• Owns and leads monthly budget reconciliation and forecasting efforts
• Able to collaborate and effectively manage at all levels and functions internally and externally with clients and agency partners
• Demonstrates leadership and mentoring skills
• Able to create strategic decks and lead/facilitate presentations
• Big picture thinker with an understanding of client business and long-term goals
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
• Exhibits leadership and strong mentoring skills
• Demonstrates grace under pressure
• Thinks critically knows when the team is moving too fast and needs to pause and re-evaluate
• Able to de-escalate a situation and create a clear path for the team to move forward

• Externally serves as the clients point person for larger-scale conflict

Qualifications and Education

• Educated to a degree level - ideally in communication/marketing economy biology/pharmacy and/or other scientific pathway) / MA in business administration sales marketing or similar relevant field;

• Min 10 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences: Account Directors have usually gained considerable previous agency experience typically as an Account Manager and/ or Senior Account Manager.

Additional Information :

Patient Minded I act with the patients best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.

Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others. 

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone anywhere anytime to achieve results.

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent thoughtful and timely dialogue.

Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time