Account Director, Medical Education

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Account Director, Medical Education, London

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Education

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: d757ac6db923

Job Views: 6

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a strategic and driven Account Director to lead a high-value, legacy account encompassing global and EU medical affairs and commercial work. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise and build upon a long-standing, successful client partnership. As Account Director, you will play a critical role in ensuring the success of this account, leading it from both an internal and client perspective. You will work closely with the Business Director, Scientific Director, and wider account team to develop and execute strategic plans that meet our clients' needs.

What You’ll Do

• Be the Architect: Craft strategic programs, finalize budgets, and steer the ship towards client goals.
• Lead the Charge: Guide your team to develop and execute impactful campaigns that meet Ogilvy Health's high standards.
• Empower Ownership: Foster a culture of accountability where every team member takes pride in their work.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Anticipate client needs, proactively address challenges, and provide strategic counsel.
• Unleash Creativity: Spark innovative thinking and brainstorm fresh approaches to keep the account thriving.
• Own the Numbers: Master the account's financials, ensure optimal resource allocation, and drive profitability.

What You’ll Need

As a successful Account Director, you'll blend strategic thinking with scientific fluency and exceptional client management skills.

• Scientific Acumen: The ability to understand and communicate complex scientific data and medical concepts to diverse audiences is essential.
• Therapeutic Area Expertise: Deep knowledge in specific therapeutic areas relevant to the agency's clients is highly valuable.
• Client Focus: A passion for understanding client needs, goals, and challenges, with a commitment to exceeding expectations.
• Strategic Thinking: The ability to develop and execute strategic account plans that align with client objectives and drive business growth.
• Financial Acumen: Solid understanding of budgets, forecasting, and profitability to ensure account health and maximize revenue.
• Business Development: Proactively identifying and pursuing new opportunities to expand existing accounts and win new business.

About you

• Proactive & Results-Oriented: Taking initiative, anticipating needs, and driving projects forward to achieve tangible results.
• Adaptable & Resilient: Thriving in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and navigating challenges with composure.
• Passionate & Dedicated: A genuine interest in healthcare communications and a commitment to making a difference in patients' lives.

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people fully. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed, give you autonomy to seek out new paths, and support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines across the Ogilvy network. We’ll also provide opportunities to do work you’ll be proud of, with teammates you’ll respect.

• 25 days holiday + your birthday off and a paid volunteering day. After 2 years, you can purchase up to 5 additional days per year.
• Enhanced parental leave
• A generous pension scheme: you contribute 4%, Ogilvy pays 6%. Contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% total) after probation.
• Choose from Private Medical Cover (Bupa), Dental Cover, or a monthly leisure allowance of £45 for health & wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Programme by Telus offering support, advice, and counselling.
• Help @ Hand by Unum provides quick access to remote GP, mental health support, physio, or a second medical opinion.
• Free 1-2-1 online coaching for professional or personal growth by Thrive Partners.

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, building powerful teams with purpose, and making a positive impact globally. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.