Strategy Director at Fifth Element | New York, USA | $145K/yr – $165K/yr

Fifth Element

Strategy Director

New York, USA (On-site)

$145K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive the brand strategy for pharmaceutical accounts, translating complex therapeutic landscapes into clear positioning and cross-functional plans that connect science, audience insight, and market opportunity.

Brand leadership: Define platforms and lead planning with creative, medical, and account teams to ensure scientific rigor and strategic alignment.
Opportunity discovery: Identify whitespace and growth opportunities to differentiate brands based on data, insights, and performance signals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Own brand strategy across pharmaceutical accounts and therapy areas
Define brand platforms that connect science, audience need, and market opportunity
Lead brand planning and cross-functional alignment across creative, medical, and account teams
Translate complex therapeutic landscapes into clear, actionable brand direction
Ensure brand strategy is informed by data, insights, and performance signals
Identify growth opportunities and whitespace for brand differentiation
Partner closely with medical strategy to ensure scientific accuracy and integrity
Guide and mentor junior strategy talent

Requirements

8+ years in brand strategy within pharma advertising or healthcare marketing
Strong understanding of pharma markets, audiences, and regulatory environments
Proven ability to turn complex science and data into clear brand positioning
Experience leading brand planning and cross-functional strategy development
Confident client presence and strong strategic point of view
Strong collaboration skills across creative, medical, and account teams
Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution

Fifth Element

We’re a full-service healthcare agency built for the future. Our expertise spans audiences and markets—US and global, advertising, medical education, and everything in between. Founded at a time where our industry finds itself caught between two powerful forces. Rapid advancements in AI and the enduring value of human creativity. It’s in this middle space that the most meaningful breakthroughs will emerge, and it's why we exist. To navigate the tension, harness the friction, and turn it into something transformative. That’s where we do our best work. In the unseen. The in-between. The Fifth Element.

New York, New York, USA

76 employees (26 in marketing)

www.fifthelement.nyc