Vice President, Brand Strategist

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $230K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Lead brand strategy across assigned teams, transforming science and insights into compelling brand stories and guiding client partnerships across integrated workstreams.

  • Own brand strategy, positioning, and storytelling across teams
  • Drive client partnerships and cross-functional collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand Strategy Leadership
  • Serve as a strategic lead across assigned brand teams, guiding the development of brand strategy, positioning, messaging, creative briefs, and strategic recommendations.
  • Develop a deep understanding of assigned brands, categories, customer needs, competitive dynamics, and cultural context.
  • Translate clinical complexity, market dynamics, and audience insight into clear, compelling brand stories.
  • Help teams uncover the “contagious” strategic idea that can inspire creative development and drive meaningful behavior change.
  • Ensure strategic thinking is embedded early and consistently across brand, creative, engagement, medical, account, and analytics workstreams.
  • Bring a strong point of view to brand challenges while remaining collaborative, flexible, and open to building better ideas with others.
  • Client Partnership & Influence
  • Serve as a primary strategic partner for assigned clients, building trusted relationships through clarity, confidence, and strategic leadership.
  • Partner closely with Account, Creative, Medical Strategy, Engagement Strategy, Strategic Intelligence, and Analytics teams to deliver integrated strategic solutions.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in brand strategy, strategic planning, account planning, healthcare marketing, research, consulting, or a related strategic discipline.
  • Significant experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech, wellness, or other regulated categories.
  • Strong ability to translate science, data, research, and audience understanding into clear strategic direction.
  • Experience developing brand positioning, messaging strategy, creative briefs, strategic workshops, research synthesis, and client presentations.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead brand teams, partner with clients, and influence cross-functional teams.
  • Strong understanding of HCP, patient, caregiver, and stakeholder audiences.
  • Ability to identify meaningful insights from primary research, secondary research, competitive analysis, cultural trends, and marketplace dynamics.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and tell a compelling strategic story.
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including comfort leading workshops and presenting to clients.
  • Experience mentoring junior talent and helping elevate the strategic work of others.

Preferred

  • Advanced degree or relevant experience in strategy, communications, psychology, sociology, marketing, life sciences, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package.
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Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. We build on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. We are proud to currently rank as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying our ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.

Founded in 1948
New York, New York, USA
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