Senior Account Manager

Ogilvy Health AU; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

16 weeks parental leave

Leading AI tools

Inclusive culture

Career development

Extra time off

Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition and rewards

Referral bonuses

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

Ogilvy Health AU is seeking an experienced Senior Account Manager to join our Sydney team. You’ll lead day-to-day client relationships, manage integrated campaigns across pharma, devices and consumer brands, and partner with strategy, creative, medical, PR, digital and production teams to deliver strategically driven work.

You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, develop project scopes and timelines, and identify opportunities to grow client partnerships while ensuring compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience in pharma advertising, healthcare communications or medical marketing agency environments.
• Senior-level account management experience or readiness to step up.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trusted relationships with healthcare clients, primarily pharmaceutical clients.
• Lead integrated campaigns from briefing through delivery across multiple channels.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative, medical, PR, digital and production teams to ensure compliant and effective work.
• Develop project scopes, timelines, estimates and status reports.
• Identify opportunities to grow our work and strengthen client partnerships.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Multichannel campaigns

Proactive solutions-focused

Healthcare advertising knowledge

Job description

Ogilvy Health is looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager to join our Sydney team.

This is an opportunity to work with some of Australia’s leading healthcare brands – from pharmaceuticals, devices, and consumer brands - partnering with our clients to deliver strategically driven, creatively ambitious campaigns that make a meaningful impact.

As a Senior Account Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing day-to-day client relationships, leading integrated projects from briefing through to delivery, and collaborating with talented teams across strategy, creative, medical, PR, digital and production. ****

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Building strong, trusted relationships with healthcare clients – predominantly our pharmaceutical clients
• Managing multiple projects and campaigns simultaneously, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
• Leading internal teams to produce high-quality work across a range of channels
• Developing project scopes, timelines, estimates and status reports
• Identifying opportunities to grow our work and strengthen client partnerships
• Working closely with medical, strategy and creative teams to ensure work is both compliant and effective
• Contributing to a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• Previous experience in a pharmaceutical advertising, healthcare communications or medical marketing agency environment
• Proven experience operating at Senior Account Manager level (or a strong Account Manager ready to step up)
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, including regulatory and compliance considerations
• Experience managing HCP and/or patient-focused campaigns
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and attention to detail
• Experience working across integrated campaigns including digital, content and multichannel communications is highly regarded

WHY YOU’LL LOVE OGILVY:

• Global opportunities – Access career pathways, projects and connections across the Ogilvy and WPP network.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave – Gender-neutral leave for all parents and caregivers.
• Leading AI tools – Exclusive access to WPP Open, our global AI platform.
• Inclusive culture – A workplace where everyone can belong and thrive.
• Career development – Personalised growth plans, coaching and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Extra time off – Birthday leave, Summer Fridays and loyalty leave.
• Wellbeing support – Health and fitness discounts, wellbeing programs and mindfulness resources.
• Employee Assistance Program – Free, confidential counselling support.
• Recognition and rewards – Celebrating great work and long-term contribution.
• Referral bonuses – Earn rewards for introducing great talent.
• Exclusive discounts – Savings on major brands through perkSPACE.

At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We’re committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures.

We believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves. We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know at [e-mail]

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