Senior Account Director - Pharmaceutical Marketing and Advertising

Conshohocken, PA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior client relationships and lead pharma brand campaigns, with strong MLR oversight and multichannel execution.

  • Must-have: 8+ years of pharma agency advertising experience.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership across client, medical, creative, and strategy teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the senior client contact, fostering trusted partnerships and leading strategic discussions
  • Develop and execute brand strategy in collaboration with clients, medical, creative, and strategy teams
  • Lead HCP and/or DTC campaign development, overseeing multichannel marketing initiatives from concept to execution
  • Able to address brand challenges by collaborating with teams to develop the best solutions based on current market trends
  • Communicates the collective perspective of all agency team members while aligning with the client’s short-term and long-term visions
  • Has a strong understanding of client processes and leads the team in ensuring they are followed and clearly understood. Identify opportunities for organic growth and contribute to new business development efforts, including pitching and proposal development
  • Leads the team in a manner that encourages growth, provides mentorship, ensures effective execution, and supports company ideals
  • Partner with internal teams to drive innovative, compliant, and results-driven marketing campaigns
  • Guide market research, competitive intelligence, and strategic insights to inform brand positioning
  • Oversee the Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review process, ensuring compliance while maintaining creative excellence

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in (Advanced degree or MBA a plus)
  • 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical advertising (agency experience required)
  • Strong background in HCP and/or DTC marketing with expertise in pharma regulations, MLR processes, and multichannel marketing
  • Demonstrated ability to lead client relationships, manage large-scale accounts, and drive strategic growth
  • Experience overseeing financials, profitability, and team leadership within an agency environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, and presentation skills

Preferred

  • Advanced degree or MBA a plus
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Deerfield Group

Deerfield Group is united by a clear vision: we build markets, businesses, and brands in life sciences—and we do it with heart. We help clients succeed at every stage, from launch to lasting growth, through integrated services spanning branding, creative, PR, and communications.At Deerfield, we're built on heart—literally. It's the symbol that runs through our brand, work, and people. The heart is at the core of who we are, in how we treat one another, show up for clients, and use strategic creativity to make an impact in healthcare and beyond. We’re a team of bold thinkers, deep listeners, and human-first professionals who believe great healthcare marketing starts with empathy—and ends in impact. We thrive by giving more: more support, more intention, more meaning in everything we do. Our culture isn’t something on the wall. It’s something we live, together. Work smart. Lead with heart. Grow forward. That’s Deerfield.

Founded in 2013
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
182 employees (80 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$26.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.1%
Direct
68.9%
Referral
5.2%
Social
8.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~182

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
49 (27% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 5 years ago

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