Account Director level

Syneos Health, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Sick time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking an emerging team leader to support and manage defined workstreams, serve as a day-to-day client contact on projects, and help translate business priorities into communications plans.

You will guide junior team members, partner with senior account leaders on strategy and decision-making, and oversee staffing, scope and budgets while driving account growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in healthcare public relations and/or communications.
• Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build strong day-to-day client relationships and provide counsel on defined projects with support from senior account leaders.
• Manage defined workstreams across portfolio, pipeline and unbranded disease awareness initiatives.
• Develop communications strategies and plans aligning business priorities with rare-disease stakeholders.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables and approvals, anticipating needs and escalating issues at the right time.
• Draft and review client materials including plans, messaging, and executive content.
• Mentor junior team members with delegation, coaching, and feedback.

Skills

Team leadership

Client counseling

Project management

Strategic communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Multitasking

Job description

Updated: Today
Location: New York, NY, United States
Job ID:18757

You look beneath the surface to uncover creative, measurable, and more importantly, impactful solutions.

We are seeking an emerging team leader to support and manage defined workstreams, serve as a day-to-day client contact on specific projects, and help keep teams and deliverables moving forward. This person will help translate business priorities into communications plans; guide junior team members; and partner closely with senior account leaders on strategy, client counsel and decision-making. The role requires strong ownership, organization and quality control, along with a willingness to build skills in team leadership, staffing, scope and budget management, and account growth.

Account Description

Integrated corporate affairs and communications partnerships supporting biopharmaceutical companies, focused on rare diseases and oncology. The work spans product and pipeline communications, corporate reputation, executive visibility, stakeholder engagement, internal and external communications, reputation research and planning, and preparation of an annual impact report, with opportunities to support disease awareness and patient-focused initiatives, as well as data and congress communications across the portfolios.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong day-to-day client relationships and begin providing counsel on defined projects, with support from senior account leaders.
• Manage defined workstreams across portfolio, pipeline and unbranded disease awareness initiative
• Support the development of communications strategies and plans that connect business and portfolio priorities with the needs of rare-disease stakeholders.
• Coordinate project timelines, deliverables and approvals, anticipating needs and escalating issues or decisions at the right time.
• Draft and review high-quality client materials, including communications plans, messaging, executive content, presentations, research summaries and impact-report content.
• Guide junior team members through clear delegation, coaching and feedback, while partnering with senior leaders on team priorities and resourcing.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative, digital, media and other specialists to deliver integrated work that is consistent across audiences and channels.
• Support account operations by tracking staffing, scopes, budgets and utilization for assigned projects and flagging risks early.
• Bring forward thoughtful ideas and identify ways to improve current programs or add value, working with senior leaders to shape recommendations for the client.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in a professional environment within the healthcare public relations and/or communications industries.
• Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure in a fast-paced (but fun) environment, meeting internal and external deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong day-to-day client relationships, contribute thoughtful counsel and know when to engage senior leaders.
• Experience managing defined workstreams and guiding junior team members through clear delegation, feedback and quality control.
• Ability to translate business and portfolio priorities into clear communications plans, messaging and high-quality client materials.
• Strong project-management and operational skills, including tracking timelines, deliverables, staffing, scopes and budgets for assigned work.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

Desired Requirements:

• Agency experience
• Experience and interest in healthcare communications; experience in rare diseases, oncology, healthcare, scientific communications; experience with branded product communications
• An understanding of social media processes/tools/approach/regulations, corporate review processes, healthcare regulations/pharma industry and issues management

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $130K to $Y140K The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Biosector 2, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Biosector 2 (B2) is a global healthcare communications agency that helps customers harness their science and give it practical purpose by connecting it to societal priorities; this method ensures that it instantly becomes more meaningful and culturally relevant. Biosector 2 offers best-in-class communications strategies, digital and social media, issues management, stakeholder engagement, and analytics and measurement. Biosector 2 is known for motivating stakeholders with behavioral insights and groundbreaking (and award-winning) campaigns proven to create connections between customers and brands. The act of looking beneath the surface allows us to uncover creative, measurable and impactful solutions.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health ® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.