Director, Strategy

Philadelphia, PA (On-site)

$107K/yr – $153K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Owns strategic leadership and client-facing media planning across HCP, DTC, and healthcare audiences, guiding teams through planning, optimization, and performance storytelling while nurturing senior client relationships.

  • Define audience-centric media strategies and channel architecture
  • Lead cross-functional teams and client engagements
  • Drive integrated measurement and performance insights

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership & Media Planning
  • Lead the development of audience-centric, insightful media strategies across HCP, DTC, Payer, and other healthcare audiences.
  • Oversee the strategic direction, channel architecture, and budget allocation across assigned accounts.
  • Translate business objectives, market dynamics, customer insights, and performance data into actionable media recommendations.
  • Guide teams through annual planning, tactical planning, optimization, and measurement processes.
  • Ensure media strategies align with broader brand, marketing, and business objectives.
  • Partner with analytics, investment, activation, and client engagement teams to deliver integrated solutions.
  • Find opportunities to introduce innovative media approaches, emerging channels, and evolving healthcare marketing trends.
  • Contribute strategic expertise to new business opportunities, pitches, and agency initiatives.
  • Client Leadership

Requirements

  • 8+ years of media strategy, planning, or integrated marketing experience.
  • 3+ years of people management experience.
  • Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences marketing experience required.
  • Experience developing omnichannel media strategies across HCP and DTC audiences.
  • Strong understanding of media research, planning, and measurement tools.
  • Experience managing multiple brands, clients, and cross-functional teams.

Preferred

  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven ability to lead teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated success building relationships with clients, internal partners, and senior stakeholders.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and storytelling skills.
  • Ability to influence decision-making through data, insights, and strategic recommendations.
  • Collaborative leadership style with a commitment to coaching and team development.
  • Embodies agency values of Accountability, Collaboration, Empathy, Equanimity, Integrity, and Respect.

Benefits

  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.
  • Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Health Media

Publicis Health Media (PHM) is the market-leading media agency in the health category, providing unmatched DTC and HCP health, wellness and pharmaceutical expertise, innovation and unmatched clout.Our team of market makers works closely with an expansive set of consumer and HCP media partners, consistently identifying first-to-market opportunities that help our clients disrupt their categories and drive business growth. We believe that everyone deserves to have a positive healthcare experience. That healthcare marketing must go beyond the expected and the traditional. That we need to push the boundaries of media through data, content, commerce and creativity. Together we create powerful experiences that matter, driving better health outcomes for the people we serve.

Founded in 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
800 employees (170 in marketing)

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$107K/yr – $153K/yr

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Director, Strategy

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