Account Director - Healthcare PR

MEDIA CONTACTS; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading PR agency in London is seeking an Account Director to enhance their healthcare communications practice. The role involves managing pharmaceutical clients and developing innovative strategies. Candidates must have a solid understanding of the healthcare industry and experience in client management. The agency promotes a supportive culture and offers extensive career development opportunities, combining office and remote work.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Training and career development

Flexible work-from-home options

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical PR and communications agency background.
• Passionate about healthcare and wellbeing.
• Experience in developing client services teams.

Responsibilities

• Promote innovative healthcare communications strategies.
• Manage client relationships in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Foster a culture of experimentation and problem-solving.

Skills

Understanding of the healthcare industry

Creative communications strategy

Client management

Social media savvy

Job description

Overview

The healthcare division of one of the world’s leading independent PR agencies is looking for an Account Director to join their thriving healthcare communications practice. This is a very supportive agency with some game changing brands and products in areas such as sleep and neurology, where you might get involved with clients who have products in areas such as cardiology and medical devices one day, some in niche and super innovative new areas the next. They all go into the office 1 day a week (or more if you want to) and WFH the rest.

Secondments to offices around the world are available if you want to travel, and the training and career development on offer are second to none. The agency fosters a culture of experimentation, encouraging employees to take risks and innovate, which is integral to their approach to problem-solving and client solutions. Listening properly, to clients as well as to staff is a key part of their culture.

This is an agency with an incredibly comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

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Qualifications

• Must have a solid understanding of the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical PR and a communications agency background.
• Passionate about healthcare and wellbeing, you understand the challenges facing your pharmaceutical clients and enjoy coming up with creative communications strategy to solve their problems.
• Social media savvy.
• Will be experienced in client management, skilled at developing a talented client services team and keen to progress your own management skillset.