Account Director (Pharma)

USA (Remote)

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

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own strategic client relationships and growth for a pharma DAOR brand, driving planning, cross-functional delivery, and upsell with C-suite visibility.

  • Client leadership and relationship ownership across senior levels to shape strategy and ensure accountability
  • Strategic guidance and planning based on industry knowledge to back agency recommendations
  • Account growth ownership with cross-team delivery and forecasted value for long-term profitability

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Builds and maintains strong business relationships by establishing trust and credibility at all levels in the client's organization, including senior management
  • Establishes regular communication with clients to ensure their satisfaction and facilitate our long-term profitability and growth
  • Persuades clients as a strategic partner with a perspective they can trust
  • Guides client planning and forward-thinking via established industry knowledge to support the agency's recommendations
  • Drives the growth of client accounts by identifying challenges and pursuing upsell opportunities
  • Collaborates with key leaders to present effective solutions that engage clients and generate excitement for additional projects
  • Supports new business efforts by actively participating in strategy sessions, attending pitches, and delivering presentations when appropriate
  • Ensures the accurate management of the account financials, including managing reporting
  • Leads and reports on monthly and quarterly forecast updates for the assigned client account(s)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ability to focus and work under pressure during tight deadlines with humor, tact, and professionalism
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently (1-2 times per month)

Preferred

  • Flexible and agile, with the ability to quickly change course when the need arises.

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.
  • 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)

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

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2023
    Private Equity