Account Director

USA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own project delivery in a regulated medical context, coordinating cross‑functional teams, vendors, and clients to hit milestones, budgets, and compliance gates.

  • Cross‑functional Execution: own planning, scope, timeline, and cost decisions across internal teams and external partners.
  • Risk & Governance: keep schedules current, surface risks early, and drive action items to closure.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Project Execution: Manage projects from planning through delivery, acting as the central liaison between internal teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to ensure clarity around deliverables, timelines, budgets, and strategic goals
  • Schedule & Risk Management: Communicate project schedules and updates to all stakeholders. Monitor progress to identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies proactively
  • Project Tools & Tracking: Utilize project management platforms to build and maintain timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines
  • Team Alignment: Facilitate project meetings to ensure cross-functional teams are aligned on methodology, goals, and progress tracking
  • Resource Allocation: Manage project resources within budget, flagging scope changes or out-of-scope requests to the Account Lead and client
  • Documentation & Budgeting: Develop materials, statements of work (SOWs), program budgets, and reconciliations with precision and clarity
  • Team Development: Support onboarding and training of Managers and Coordinators. Delegate tasks and oversee execution to ensure quality and timely delivery
  • Compliance Oversight: Ensure all MLR/FDA approvals are completed on schedule and that content meets client expectations and regulatory requirements

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of account/project direction experience within a medical communications or medical advertising agency
  • Located in the Boston or San Diego area is a plus for client collaboration
  • High level of business acumen, financial awareness and negotiation skills
  • Client intimacy mindset
  • Experience in end-to-end project development, from ideation through implementation
  • Proven ability in organic business development, including crafting tactical recommendations
  • Expertise in Scope of Work (SOW) development and management
  • Excellent oral and written communication and time management skills
  • Proven strong interpersonal skills and the ability to participate constructively and effectively in meetings with a clear understanding of individual action items
  • Proactive problem-solving skills in communications with internal teams and clients

Preferred

  • Located in the Boston or San Diego area is a plus for client collaboration
  • Familiarity with medical terminology and pharmaceutical products and knowledge of regulations and program implementation procedures
  • Proficiency in Microsoft® Office Suite
  • Familiarity with Project Management platforms, especially Adobe® Workfront

Benefits

  • Immediate eligibility for all benefits, including medical, dental, vision, group term life, short-term and long-term disability
  • Benefits 100% company paid
  • 401k plan employer matching contributions
  • Eligibility for company sponsored incentive plans
  • Generous PTO, including a week off in December for the holidays
  • Paid volunteer time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • On-site gym and other employee wellness initiatives
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Comp pay or comp time for onsite weekend work
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The HWP Group (Health & Wellness Partners, LLC)

Founded in 2005, The HWP Group (Health & Wellness Partners, LLC) is a leading provider of medical communications solutions to global life sciences companies. HWP currently provides three synergistic service offerings: medical affairs, medical marketing and speaker bureau. Each service offering is seeded in expert strategy, scientific content and proprietary technology enabling solutions that allow HWP to deliver tailored, high-impact educational engagements. HWP has built a reputation for achieving outcomes that are measured across customer type and delivery method, whether it be in-person, digital or virtual. HWP supports life-science companies across a multitude of therapeutic areas and disease states, from early preclinical to patent expiry.

Founded in 2005
Saddle River, New Jersey, USA
343 employees (57 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.7%
Direct
54.1%
Referral
5.2%
Social
14.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~343

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
48 (14% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2023
    Private Equity

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