Account Director – Medical Communications Agency

MEDIA CONTACTS; Forty Green; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical communications agency is seeking an Account Director to manage bespoke campaigns for pharmaceutical clients. This role requires extensive experience in medcomms, strong leadership, and a life science degree. Join a friendly environment with great opportunities for development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Promotion from within

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• 4-5 years experience in medical communications within an agency.
• Experience as an Account Director or Senior Account Manager.
• Passion for digital communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement pharmaceutical marketing and communications campaigns.
• Manage team delivery on time and budget.
• Create revenue-generating ideas for clients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Strategy

Budget Management

Digital Communications

Pharmaceutical Marketing

Education

Life Science Degree

Job description

A great opportunity has arisen for an Account Director with an interest in multichannel medical communications that are clinically relevant, drive behaviour change and will ultimately improve patient outcomes across a range of therapy areas. This innovative agency works on highly interesting and bespoke pharmaceutical medical communications campaigns. You will be working on some exciting communications projects with big pharmaceutical and biotech clients, joining a genuinely collaborative, friendly and enthusiastic environment. The agency highly values their employees, will look after you, promotes from within, is flexible about WFH and hours, and is in a great location.

NB: You must be able to go in to the office at least 2 days a week.

Your job as Account Director:

• You must be able to confidently explain everything from communications strategy to budgets to clients.
• Able to design, implement pharmaceutical marketing and communications campaigns and medical education programmes, then make sure your team delivers on time and budget, demonstrating your managerial and leadership skills.
• Look ahead to create further revenue generating ideas and understand the clients’ planning processes.
• Work with briefs and understand the brand strategy for prescription drugs.

You will have:

• A good 4 - 5 years or more experience working in medcomms in an agency is essential. You might be an experienced account director looking for a new challenge, or a very experienced senior account manager ready for the next move.
• Willingness to go into the offices in Buckinghamshire a couple of times a week
• Passion for digital communications and medicine.
• A scientific background – at least a life science degree – is also essential.

If this sounds like you and you’d like to work just outside London in a friendly agency with immense opportunity (in terms of responsibility and ultimate remuneration), apply now.