Account Director, Health

DJE Holdings; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications firm is seeking an Account Director to manage high-impact health communications, particularly in Neuroscience. You'll oversee campaigns for global pharmaceutical clients and ensure scientific credibility. This hybrid role involves building relationships with stakeholders and creating compelling messages from complex data. Strong background in healthcare communications required, along with exceptional team leadership skills.

Benefits

Competitive Annual Holiday

Flexible working

Financial Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing

Personal and Professional Development

Community Engagement

Qualifications

• Proven experience within healthcare communications, specifically focused on neuroscience.
• Agency background preferred, with experience developing integrated communications strategies.
• Skilled at distilling complex scientific content into compelling messages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams delivering high-impact communications programmes for pharmaceutical clients.
• Serve as the key client contact for large-scale integrated campaigns.
• Engage with neuro-focused stakeholders addressing stigma and health inequalities.

Skills

Scientific Fluency

Media & Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Client Management

Creative Collaboration

Job description

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Account Director - Health - Hybrid - 3 days per week in office

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

Overview

As an Account Director in our Health practice, you will lead and manage teams delivering high-impact communications programmes across global pharmaceutical clients—particularly within Neuroscience and Nipocalimab portfolios. You will serve as the key client contact and oversee large-scale integrated campaigns, ensuring scientific credibility and creative excellence throughout. You will bring strong expertise in communicating complex scientific and clinical data in the neuro space—whether for early pipeline molecules, late-stage assets, or disease awareness initiatives—and understand the nuances of engaging key stakeholders in neurological and psychiatric disease areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams delivering high-impact communications programmes for global pharmaceutical clients, with focus on Neuroscience and Nipocalimab portfolios.
• Serve as the key client contact and oversee large-scale integrated campaigns, ensuring scientific credibility and creative excellence.
• Translate complex scientific and clinical data into clear messages for diverse audiences including HCPs, media, patients, and advocacy groups.
• Engage with neuro-focused stakeholders, navigating neurological and psychiatric disease areas and addressing stigma and health inequalities in communications.

Experience

• Proven experience within healthcare communications, specifically focused on neuroscience and/or Nipocalimab (e.g. epilepsy, depression, migraine, schizophrenia, MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s).
• Agency background preferred, with experience developing and delivering integrated communications strategies for pharmaceutical brands across the product lifecycle.
• Skilled at distilling complex scientific/clinical content into compelling messages for a variety of audiences including HCPs, media, patients, and advocacy groups.
• Demonstrated success managing medical affairs, regulatory, and global brand stakeholders on healthcare programmes with neuro focus.
• Experience navigating the challenges of stigma, disease burden, and health inequalities in neuro-related communications.

Skills

• Scientific Fluency: Able to confidently translate clinical data and disease education into strategic and creative communications.
• Media & Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to build relationships with key journalists, medical influencers, advocacy groups, and KOLs in neuroscience.
• Team Leadership: Ability to inspire and lead high-performing teams; manage up, down and across effectively.
• Strategic Thinking: Adept at turning insights into actionable strategy, delivering work that meets commercial objectives and resonates in specialist fields.
• Client Management: Confident in leading client relationships, fostering trust and navigating complex feedback environments.
• Creative Collaboration: Able to partner with creative teams to drive innovative thinking within the bounds of scientific and regulatory frameworks.

Benefits

Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired, and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance, and time away including:

Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day’s holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.

Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!

Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.

Building a Family - Maternity, adoptive, or shared parental leave up to five months on full company pay. We also offer a company child & wedding gift and partner with Peppy for pregnancy, parenthood, menopause, and fertility support.

Health and Wellbeing – Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised gym membership, Quit Smoking Scheme, flu vaccinations, and 24/7 access to support resources.

Personal and Professional Development - Clear progression routes and continuous training via Edelman Learning Institute.

Community – Weekly staff gatherings and opportunities to participate in Citizenship Activities with paid time for charitable causes.

About the company

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