Account Director

Klick; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Klick Group is seeking an Account Director to lead client relationships and integrated programmes across healthcare and pharmaceutical accounts. You will collaborate with Strategy, Creative, Medical Strategy, Project Management, and Science & Regulatory teams to translate client objectives into briefs, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.

The role oversees day-to-day account leadership, financial oversight, and growth opportunities, while guiding junior Client Services staff and leveraging

Qualifications

• 5+ years of client services experience in advertising or marketing across multiple workstreams.
• 2+ years in pharma, healthcare, or life sciences accounts with regulated campaigns.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience managing account budgets, forecasts, and scopes with cost tracking.
• Collaborating with Strategy, Creative, Medical Strategy, Project Management, and Regulatory teams.
• Experience presenting to stakeholders with client-facing deliverables.
• Comfort using AI to improve workflow and outputs.
• Experience supporting regional/global accounts across brands and markets.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing regulations and approvals processes.
• Experience contributing to organic growth through account planning and new scopes.
• Experience supporting new business pitches for healthcare clients.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools for planning, reporting, research, or workflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day relationships with healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, presenting programme recommendations and ensuring alignment on objectives.
• Manage integrated healthcare communications programmes across multiple workstreams and budgets.
• Oversee account financials, including budgets, revenue forecasting, scope management, and resource planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to develop client briefs and compliant healthcare communications.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Client relationships

Account management

Healthcare advertising

Budget forecasting

AI tools

Tools

AI platforms

Job description

The Klick Group—comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick is consistently recognised for its people-first culture as a Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising. Klick also recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health.

About Our Client Services Craft

Our Client Services Craft ensures strong partnerships and seamless delivery across engagements. This craft connects strategy, execution, and relationships. Teams focus on alignment, clarity, and accountability. Their work drives successful outcomes for clients and internal teams.

Job Description

As Account Director, this role manages client relationships and integrated programme delivery across healthcare and pharmaceutical accounts. Working closely with Strategy, Creative, Medical Strategy, Project Management, and Science & Regulatory teams, the role translates client objectives into clear briefs, coordinated delivery plans, and measurable outcomes. The Account Director is responsible for day-to-day account leadership, financial oversight, and maintaining strong client partnerships while identifying opportunities to grow existing business.

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day relationships with healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, managing client communications, presenting programme recommendations, and ensuring alignment on objectives, deliverables, and expectations.
• Manage integrated healthcare communications programmes across multiple workstreams, partnering with Project Management to deliver work within agreed timelines, budgets, scopes, and quality standards.
• Oversee account financials, including budget tracking, revenue forecasting, scope management, and resource planning, escalating risks and recommending solutions where required.
• Coordinate Strategy, Creative, Medical Strategy, Project Management, and Science & Regulatory teams to develop client briefs, align stakeholders, and deliver accurate, compliant healthcare communications.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen existing client relationships through account planning, programme recommendations, and scope development, while providing guidance and feedback to junior Client Services team members.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5+ years of client services experience within an advertising, marketing, or communications agency, including responsibility for day-to-day client relationships and delivery across multiple workstreams.
• 2+ years of experience working on pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences accounts, with demonstrated delivery of healthcare communications programmes in a regulated environment.
• Experience managing integrated marketing or communications campaigns, including developing client briefs, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and delivering work against agreed timelines and objectives.
• Experience managing account budgets, financial forecasts, resource requirements, and scopes of work, with examples of tracking costs and addressing delivery or commercial risks.
• Experience collaborating with Strategy, Creative, Medical Strategy, Project Management, and Science & Regulatory teams to deliver client programmes across multiple channels or workstreams.
• Experience presenting campaign recommendations, programme updates, and performance reviews to client stakeholders, supported by examples of client-facing presentations or account deliverables.
• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Experience supporting regional or global healthcare accounts across multiple brands, markets, or therapeutic areas.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing regulations and experience supporting Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review and approval processes.
• Experience contributing to organic account growth through account planning, programme recommendations, or development of additional scopes of work.
• Experience supporting new business proposals, client pitches, or responses to briefs for healthcare or pharmaceutical clients.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support account planning, reporting, research, or workflow efficiency.

Additional Information

The salary offered will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate's work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior work experience.

Our Commitment to Inclusion Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of color, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. We're also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.