Vice President, Account Director (PsA/HS)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$149K/yr – $239K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive growth and accountability in healthcare marketing by owning the agency process, budgets, and cross-functional client leadership.

  • Owns agency process and develops tactical plans, including budgets and timelines
  • Must-have: 6+ years in healthcare communications with pharma/branding
  • Standout: Deep HCP/therapeutic area expertise and cross-functional leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drives the process and details, and develops tactical plans. Forecasts budgets
  • Finances: Develops and administers clients’ budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates. Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates. Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications.
  • Sound decision-making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize. Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management
  • Trouble shoot: Solutions oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions
  • Team Leadership: Takes on wider, formal and informal leadership responsibilities within the agency
  • Management: team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff
  • Deep, expert understanding of HCP Healthcare, the audience and at least two channels.
  • Ophthalmology experience a plus
  • Demonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brands
  • Successfully serves as point of authority and/or source of advice for therapeutic area
  • Ensures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolution

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience in healthcare communications environment required
  • 6+ years’ experience

Preferred

  • MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred
  • Ophthalmology experience a plus

Benefits

  • this 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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