Responsibilities

• Strategic/Corporate Responsibilities - Manages client relationships and resolves functional conflicts through consultation with department/group heads.
• Responsible for profitability for one account with a focus on execution within budget and a keen sense of opportunity for growth.
• Ability to think critically/strategically to approach challenges from a thoughtful and unique perspective that prioritizes doing the work “right” to drive the business over checking the box.
• Provide personal leadership in client relations and in internal administration of accounts.
• Daily Duties & Responsibilities - Ensures the timely development and execution of plans, campaigns and projects to assure earnings, growth and profit goals are achieved.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and initiatives across departments including campaign development, strategic leadership, TV/video/broadcast, radio, digital, social, print, collateral, ambassador/testimonial development.
• Exhibits a willingness to solve problems by relying on proven experience in order to forge new approaches.
• Plans, develops, and defends budget recommendations, work goals, measurement and training requirements necessary to provide both quality and profitable service.
• Development of project scopes and fee and OOP costs in alignment with project deliverables and assumptions for workstream steps.
• Closely manages project budgets for time and OOP against the scope and collaborates with finance to lead development of monthly reconciliation reporting.

Requirements

• Pharmaceutical category and, specifically, Novartis experience is a must
• Familiarity with:
• Internal regulatory entities
• FUSE
• FDA guidelines/processes
• Understanding of pharmaceutical/healthcare marketing best practices/requirements
• Experience engaging with internal or external media teams and understanding of media deliverables/landscape
• Adept at finance and reconciliation management
• Desire to drive organic growth from existing clients
• Collaborative, team player that works well with internal departments and external agency partners