Director of Strategy (Pharma) at VIVO Agency | USA

VIVO Agency

Director of Strategy (Pharma)

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own a strategy leadership role that blends pharma category knowledge with data-driven storytelling for brand and HCP audiences, turning client challenges into actionable bets and lifting market perception across specialties.

Own the strategy for designated medical specialities, translating complex business problems into testable hypotheses and winning options.
Collaborate with client services and creative to craft work that moves perceptions and grows market share.
Drive data-informed goal setting, measurement, and knowledge-sharing to raise the discipline and impact of the team.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Advise clients for brands reaching consumer and HCP audiences, helping them navigate complex categories
Translate business challenges into clear hypotheses, strategic options, and a winning path forward
Partner closely with client services and creative to develop work that shifts perceptions and market share
Identify and cultivate opportunities to help clients achieve their goals
Become an expert in designated medical specialities/categories and grow the firm’s collective knowledge
Bring data fluency to analyzing opportunities, developing goals, and measuring success
Advance the strategy discipline by contributing to our toolset, processes, and ways of thinking
Be a culture carrier: live the VIVO Core Values, promote inclusion and equity, celebrate great work, and support your teammates generously

Requirements

4+ years of experience in a pharma creative agency
Direct experience as the strategy lead on at least one therapy (Rx or biologic) where you wrote creative briefs, led client presentations, and guided work
Demonstrated ability to advise clients — identifying options and helping them commit to a direction
Experience analyzing categories — market sizing/growth, company and competitive assessment
Experience leading market research — like IDIs, focus groups, surveys, and synthesizing
Experience collaborating with other disciplines — market access, medical affairs, regulatory, and clinical development
Highly driven and curious, always looking for what’s next
Proficiency with tools like AI stacks, Google workspace, Slack, Zoom, and common research platforms
Willingness to travel for client meetings, congresses, adboards, workshops, and pitches (up to ~25%)

VIVO Agency

We help healthcare innovators turn complex challenges into market-shaping opportunities—whether it’s launching a first-of-its-kind product, repositioning a brand, or unlocking stalled sales.Our expertise:• Brand Strategy – Be inspiring and distinct• Market Shaping – Build a future only you can own• Product Launches – Sell the problem first• Sales Optimization – Make what works work harderWe partner with teams ready to challenge the status quo.Trusted by Solventum, Nutricia, Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare, Real Food Blends, and more.Explore VIVO Pro for insights, tools, and research built for health marketers who want to make their difference matter.

Founded in 2008

Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA

61 employees (10 in marketing)

www.vivoagency.com