Responsibilities

• The Group Account Director, Market Access leads senior client relationships and shapes market access strategy across one or more pharmaceutical accounts.
• This role connects payer insight, brand strategy, value communications, and cross-functional delivery to drive strong client outcomes and sustainable agency growth.
• Working closely with Medical Strategy, Creative, Digital, and Content partners, this leader brings clarity to complex business needs and keeps teams aligned on high-impact priorities.
• Success in this role requires strong managed markets expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to guide both clients and internal teams with confidence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of healthcare or pharmaceutical agency experience, including senior account leadership on payer, reimbursement, or managed markets business.
• Proven experience leading market access strategy and deliverables such as value briefs, payer communications, or access-focused brand initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success managing senior client relationships and presenting strategic recommendations to VP- and executive-level internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience owning financial performance for agency business, including scope, forecasting, and P&L management for accounts in the multimillion-dollar range.
• Track record of leading and developing teams, including direct performance management, coaching, and building growth plans for account talent.

Preferred

• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Advanced degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related life sciences field, with clear application to client leadership or market access work.
• Experience integrating digital, omnichannel, or data-informed engagement approaches into market access or managed markets programs.
• Brand management or commercial strategy experience within life sciences, with exposure to launch, lifecycle, or portfolio planning.
• New business experience, including contributing to pitch strategy, solution development, and expansion planning within existing accounts.