Account Director level

Biosector 2 Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Biosector 2 Limited seeks an emerging team leader to support defined workstreams, act as day-to-day client contact on projects, and help translate business priorities into communications plans. This role involves guiding junior team members, partnering with senior account leaders on strategy, and ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables across portfolios.

The candidate will help manage staffing, budgets, and scope while collaborating with strategy, creative, digital, and other specialists to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in healthcare public relations/communications.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to build client relationships and provide counsel.
• Experience guiding junior team members and delegating work.
• Strong project-management and budgeting skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build day-to-day client relationships and provide counsel with senior support.
• Manage defined workstreams across portfolio and initiatives.
• Develop communications strategies and plans aligned with priorities.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables and approvals; escalate when needed.
• Draft high-quality client materials including plans, messaging and summaries.
• Lead and coach junior staff and coordinate with senior leaders on priorities.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative, digital, and other specialists for integrated work.
• Track staffing, scopes, budgets and utilization; flag risks early.
• Suggest improvements and value-added ideas to senior leaders.

Skills

Client counseling

Team leadership

Project management

Communication planning

Stakeholder engagement

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

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.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 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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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.