Life Sciences - Associate Creative Director Copy

Accenture; Montreal; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned Associate Creative Director Copy specialized in the life sciences industry. This role involves crafting clear and engaging content across various platforms, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating with teams to enhance engagement. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in pharmaceutical copywriting and a passion for impactful communication.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in copywriting for pharma/life sciences.
• Proven ability to drive action with copy.
• Experience in FDA content submission.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging copy for various media in life sciences.
• Collaborate with creative teams and ensure compliance.
• Pitch and present work aligning with strategic objectives.

Skills

Copywriting

Medical writing

Content strategy

Interpersonal collaboration

Education

University degree

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We are:

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

We are:

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

There will never be a typical day at Accenture Song, but that’s why people love it here. The opportunities to make a difference while working on exciting client initiatives are limitless in this ever-changing space.

You are:

A seasoned medical copy expert that gets patients and providers to act. A self-starter who writes clear, engaging content in a variety of voices and tones. A natural communicator who is adept at capturing interest and building trust. A motivator and mentor for peers and junior talent ensuring every touch is consistent and on brand.

You have honed your craft by developing copy for the life sciences industry, across brands and manufacturers. You know how to collaborate and innovate with Art Directors, Designers and Marketing Professionals to take content to the next level and grow engagement numbers through creating relevant experiences. Listen deeply. Be creative. Execute.

If you have a passion for making a difference in patients’ and HCPs lives and can thrive in a fluid, fast-paced, energetic environment, we’d love to talk to you!

The work:

Pitch and present work in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the strategic objectives of the project and offers a clear rationale as to how the communication messaging supports those objectives and ties into the larger goals of the business.

Leverage your copywriting skills to write engaging content for the pharmaceutical and/or medical technology sectors based on communication objectives

Ensure all content complies with FDA, and/or PAAB medical compliance requirements and pharma regulatory compliance standards and keep update on compliance and regulatory changes.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand brand guidelines, tone, and voice for different customer segments.

Understand legal limitations for life sciences-related copy, and how to work around and within them to create strong experiences

Write long-form and short-form copy for a wide variety of media, including but not limited to, email, digital ads, direct mail, SMS, sales collateral and one-pagers, websites and landing pages

Write creative and compelling subject lines and strong CTAs that have a measurable impact on marketing performance

Align on content strategy and copy that drives acquisition, engagement, and retention of our users

Consume research and glean insights into different audiences (and segments of our audiences), and leverage this to build user-centered content that drives performance

Ensure all copy is consistent with our clients’ style, quality, and tone of voice, including that created by junior resources

Be a visual thinker who takes the entire end product into consideration

Collaborate closely with other team members to ensure a consistent, integrated customer experience

Provide critical and productive feedback to support copy team learning and growth

Collaborate with Creative Manager to provide guidance and recommendations to help with project plans and timelines to ensure content is produced at a high standard of quality and on time

Here’s what you’ll need:

6+ years of copywriting experience at a pharma/life sciences advertising agency or related industry (for example, medical/healthcare publishing)

Proven success in copywriting to drive action among audiences (HCPs, patients, caregivers, etc.)

FDA content submission experience

Experience directing and overseeing teams of copywriters

English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

A University degree is required for this position

Bonus points if:

PAAB content experience

An understanding in how to engage Healthcare Professionals and Patient audiences to motivate and drive action and engagement

Experience learning about audience segments, and developing content tailoring to improve relevance.

Love for writing and storytelling, demonstrated in both long and short form content (portfolio that includes campaigns/writing samples required for both print and digital)

Exceptional interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills, openness to feedback

Ability to balance competing priorities with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Capacity to manage the priorities of multiple stakeholders

Familiarity with developing content/copy within regulated industries – ideally pharmaceuticals or MedTech

Well versed in pharma regulatory compliance for developing a wide range of HCP and patient facing materials

You’re well-versed in Life Sciences creative principles (e.g., MLR review processes and requirements, Fair Balance, branded vs. unbranded restrictions, etc.)

Presentation skills and pride in your work to confidently share ideas and tactics with internal and external stakeholders

You have experience in Oncology, Neurology, rare disease, patient services, vaccines or related areas

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired in British Columbia as set forth below.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

British Columbia $74,900 to $133,800

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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