Account Director (Pharma)

USA (Remote)

$130K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and grow client relationships and profitability by leading strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving upsell opportunities.

  • Manage client relationships and communications
  • Lead cross-functional teams to deliver strategy and execution
  • Identify upsell opportunities and support new business efforts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Relationships - Builds and maintains strong business relationships by establishing trust and credibility at all levels in the client's organization, including senior management.
  • Client Relationships - Establishes regular communication with clients to ensure their satisfaction and facilitate our long-term profitability and growth.
  • Client Relationships - Persuades clients as a strategic partner with a perspective they can trust.
  • Client Relationships - Guides client planning and forward-thinking via established industry knowledge to support the agency's recommendations.
  • Account Growth - Drives the growth of client accounts by identifying challenges and pursuing upsell opportunities.
  • Account Growth - Collaborates with key leaders to present effective solutions that engage clients and generate excitement for additional projects.
  • Account Growth - Supports new business efforts by actively participating in strategy sessions, attending pitches, and delivering presentations when appropriate.
  • Account Finance - Ensures the accurate management of the account financials, including managing reporting.
  • Account Finance - Leads and reports on monthly and quarterly forecast updates for the assigned client account(s).
  • Project Oversight - Displays personal ownership and responsibility for the client account by handling all elements from the briefing to the scope execution.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of pharmaceutical agency experience.
  • Experience working on a DAOR pharmaceutical brand.
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Client-facing presence and interaction with C-Suite level must be demonstrated.
  • Flexible and agile, with the ability to quickly change course when the need arises.
  • Strong analytical and strategic-thinking abilities to carefully manage details while juggling multiple projects.
  • Ability to put together professional-looking documents and presentations.
  • Strong presentation/public speaking skills.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. We cover a generous portion of employee contributions
  • 401K plan. We invest in present and future you, which is why we offer a generous match and immediate vesting on our plan
  • Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with their newest addition
  • Professional Development. Each employee has an annual budget to allocate to professional development opportunities. Employees are encouraged to take a workshop, attend a webinar, join associations, and do anything else that will help them grow in their careers.
  • And more! We offer flexible time off, life insurance, LTD, a robust employee assistance program, and more!
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CG Life

CG Life is a different breed of agency, built for the unique challenges of bringing precision medicine to market. Biopharma companies advancing therapies for rare and hard-to-treat diseases face a commercialization gap. They need a partner who has been there before, fluent in complex science, deeply attuned to rare disease ecosystems, and capable of orchestrating every step of commercialization. CG Life is more than an agency—we are defining a new class of partner that understands the full journey. We’re the locals, with expertise in scientific translation and market shaping, omnichannel activation, and patient/HCP engagement, all underpinned by data, AI, and deep domain expertise in rare and complex therapies.Let’s get to extraordinary. Together. Expert capabilities in:Brand StrategyPublic RelationsSocial MediaCreativeScientific CommunicationsOmnichannel Strategy & EnablementMedia PlanningAnalytics & Insights

Founded in 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
203 employees (49 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$130K/yr – $140K/yr

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Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2023
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.8%
Direct
51.2%
Referral
6.8%
Social
8.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~203
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Account Director (Pharma)

CG Life · USA · Remote