Strategic Account Director, Medical Communications

USA (On-site)

$107K/yr – $161K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role acts as day-to-day strategic advisor to clients, drives revenue through team leadership, and strengthens client relations while guiding strategic plans and budgeting. It emphasizes staying current in client industries, mentoring teams, and growing authority for Precision AQ.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as the day-to-day strategic advisor to the client and ensure work is strategically on-target and delivered within budget and timelines
  • Generate revenue by leading and managing a team of internal resources to maximize effectiveness and efficiency for the client and the company
  • Understand client business challenges and what strategic questions they are or should be asking; help define and achieve business goals
  • Prepare annual strategic/tactical plans for each client and individual campaign/project plans as needed throughout the year
  • Manage and strengthen client relationships; propose, sell to clients, and oversee ideas and projects tied to clients’ objectives; continuously offer unsolicited ideas to increase effectiveness of clients’ brand and company activities
  • Understand revenue generation and recognition, and contribute to Precision AQ's profitability through good management
  • Serve as an advocate and strong representative for Precision AQ; identify and cultivate new business opportunities; periodically report to company leadership on the condition of client-Precision AQ relationships
  • Initiate and oversee Precision AQ activities on behalf of and in support of clients; manage day-to-day client-Precision AQ communication on strategy and planning; become a partner to each client
  • Closely manage clients’ budget and team efficiency to maximize return for clients and Precision AQ; build up your team by celebrating successes and sharing information with other teams; mentor, train, and coach team members to facilitate growth and development
  • Stay abreast of developments in clients’ industries; keep honing marketing and strategy expertise; network and connect to grow influence

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, ideally with a concentration in advertising, marketing, communications, or journalism; other majors will be considered
  • A minimum of five (5) years of pharmaceutical/biotech marketing or medical affairs experience or medical communications agency experience, with experience successfully managing and growing $1M+ pharma/healthcare accounts
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • PowerPoint design proficiency
  • Thorough understanding of the objectives, as well as the strategic and tactical activities of pharmaceutical/biotech marketing, particularly in medical communications
  • Demonstrated proficiency in acting as a trusted strategic/business advisor to marketers and other managers
  • Proficiency in leading and managing employees, growing client relationships, and managing expanding business opportunities
  • Ability to thrive and succeed in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Strong time management skills to work effectively within demanding timelines

Preferred

  • Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or management/marketing/business desirable

Benefits

  • discretionary annual bonus
  • health insurance
  • retirement savings benefits
  • life insurance and disability benefits
  • parental leave
  • paid time off for sick leave and vacation
  • among other benefits
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Precision Medicine Group

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We founded Precision Medicine Group in 2012 because we believed there was a transformational opportunity to improve the process of bringing new drugs to market. It involves utilizing technology, data, and human expertise. It is a big challenge that requires diverse talents. Our model involves both nurturing and investing organically and acquiring capabilities that we do not have but critically need. Our core executive team is anchored to this model, building life science services that address fundamental changes in healthcare that are necessary for health and outcomes improvement.

Founded in 2012
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
3.4K employees (256 in marketing)
27% recommend to a friend
44% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.4%
Direct
43.4%
Referral
6.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
187 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$310.2M
Last Raise
$35.2M
Series Unknown, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Series Unknown • $35.2M
  • Dec 2017
    Private Equity • $275M

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