Account Director - VP

Omnicom Health Market Access; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Health Market Access seeks a VP, Account Director to transform client partnerships and drive growth. You will guide internal teams and clients, mentor direct and indirect reports, and lead initiatives in strategic thinking, branding, and engagement across channels.

Responsibilities include fostering strong relationships, overseeing complex programs, collaborating with finance, creative, and medical teams, and leading staff development while pursuing new business opportunities and pitches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years in healthcare/pharma advertising/marketing.
• Proven leadership managing multiple direct reports.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication plus presentation skills.
• Digital expertise: media, social, analytics.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
• Critical thinking approach and a big picture perspective.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a collaborative working style.

Responsibilities

• Foster strong client relationships through proactive brand strategy and organic growth initiatives.
• Oversee multichannel production, project plans, and complex initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams (finance, project management, creative, strategy, medical).
• Manage conflicts, elevate when necessary, and ensure seamless execution.
• Lead team development through mentorship, performance goal-setting, and growth planning.
• Drive strategic thinking in creative development, engagement planning, and brand evolution.
• Identify business development opportunities and spearhead next steps.
• Participate in new business pitches, scoping, staffing discussions, and P&L responsibility.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Digital marketing

Analytics

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Agency

Omnicom Health Market Access

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

About the Job

Transform client partnerships and drive business growth as a VP, Account Director! Leveraging exceptional leadership and communication skills, you'll guide internal teams and clients, fostering innovative solutions. Empowering direct and indirect reports through mentorship, you'll propel business development, tactical excellence, and brand vision.

A Day in the life

• Foster strong client relationships through proactive brand strategy and organic growth initiatives.
• Oversee multichannel production, project plans, and complex initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams (finance, project management, creative, strategy, medical).
• Manage conflicts, elevate when necessary, and ensure seamless execution.
• Lead team development through mentorship, performance goal- setting, and growth planning.
• Drive strategic thinking in creative development, engagement planning, and brand evolution.
• Identify business development opportunities and spearhead next steps.
• Participate in new business pitches, scoping, staffing discussions, and P&L responsibility.

What you will need

• Bachelor's degree (preferred).
• 8+ years of industry experience (healthcare/pharma advertising/marketing preferred).
• Proven leadership skills managing multiple direct reports.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication plus presentation skills.
• Digital expertise: media, social, analytics.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
• Critical thinking approach and a big picture perspective.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a collaborative working style. $120,000 - $175,000

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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$120,000 - $175,000