Temporary Senior Director, Marketing & Account Strategy
Hearst
New York City, NY (Remote)
In-housePart-timeSenior level10+ years exp.
9 hrs ago
VP, Strategy Director
New York City, NY (On-site)
$160K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level11+ years expFull time
Posted 12 days ago
Job Summary
Own and drive the overall brand strategy leadership across pharma brands and therapy areas, acting as the senior client advisor and orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver integrated brand, medical, and creative direction.
- Own strategic direction across portfolios and accounts
- Guide Brand Strategy Directors and Medical Strategy leadership
- Align science, brand, and commercial strategy to deliver growth and creative excellence
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead strategy across multiple pharmaceutical brands, therapy areas, and accounts
- Set and evolve strategic direction across brand, medical, and creative disciplines
- Partner at the highest level with clients as a trusted strategic advisor
- Oversee and guide Brand Strategy Directors and Medical Strategy leadership
- Define integrated brand and communication frameworks across portfolios
- Ensure consistency, rigor, and commercial impact across all strategic output
- Lead key brand and enterprise-level planning engagements
- Identify growth opportunities across accounts and new business
- Champion the role of strategy in shaping creative excellence and business outcomes
Requirements
- 11 + years of experience in brand strategy within pharma advertising or healthcare marketing
- Proven leadership across multiple brands, teams, and complex client portfolios
- Deep understanding of pharmaceutical markets, audiences, and regulatory environments
- Strong track record of shaping high-level brand and business strategy
- Executive-level client presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience leading and developing senior strategy talent
- Ability to connect science, brand, and commercial strategy into a unified point of view
- Strong cross-functional leadership across creative, medical, and account disciplines
Fifth Element
We’re a full-service healthcare agency built for the future. Our expertise spans audiences and markets—US and global, advertising, medical education, and everything in between. Founded at a time where our industry finds itself caught between two powerful forces. Rapid advancements in AI and the enduring value of human creativity. It’s in this middle space that the most meaningful breakthroughs will emerge, and it's why we exist. To navigate the tension, harness the friction, and turn it into something transformative. That’s where we do our best work. In the unseen. The in-between. The Fifth Element.
Salaries
Posted range
$160K/yr – $180K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Strategy median pay in the United States
$129K/yrMost earn $97K to $171K. Based on 655 salaries, including bonus and equity.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
18 (24% of company)
Median Tenure
1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
74.4%
Direct
10.1%
Referral
5.2%
Social
9%
Paid
1.1%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~78
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