Account Manager

Ashfield MedComms; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

401k match

Fertility support

Paid leave for new parents

Coaching and development

Job summary

Ashfield MedComms is seeking an Account Manager to lead and develop medical affairs and publications accounts, acting as a trusted client partner and ensuring high-quality delivery across programs.

You will manage day-to-day account activity, oversee budgets and timelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive client satisfaction and account growth.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of medical communications agency experience.
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, medical affairs, and publications.
• Confident managing budgets and project finances.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and proactive with strong communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with energy, enthusiasm, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and act as the primary day-to-day contact.
• Manage multiple medical affairs and publications projects from briefing through delivery including meetings, congress activities, abstracts, manuscripts, scientific content, training materials, and other multichannel communications.
• Collaborate with Scientific, Editorial, and Creative teams.
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, and financial performance across accounts.
• Ensure work is delivered on time, on budget, and to agreed scope.
• Identify opportunities for organic account growth and support new business efforts.
• Maintain high standards of quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Medical communications

Budget management

Client relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication skills

Job description

Ashfield MedComms is a global leader in the medical communications space with a portfolio of clients across medical affairs, publications and commercial. We are part of Inizio Medical, which also includes ApotheCom, Nucleus Global and MEDiSTRAVA. Our position as part of this international network gives us a key advantage over other agencies in terms of the scale of our reach and depth of our expertise.

More broadly, Inizio Medical is part of Inizio, whose mission is to be THE strategic partner for health and life sciences companies. Unparalleled in scale and expertise, we connect a full suite of Advisory, Medical, Marketing/Communications, Patient and Stakeholder Engagement, and Biotech services to reimagine clients' challenges into opportunities.

About the Role As an Account Manager you will lead and develop medical affairs and publications accounts, serving as a trusted client partner and ensuring high-quality delivery across medical communications programs. You will manage day-to-day account activity, oversee budgets and timelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive client satisfaction, operational excellence, and account growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and act as the primary day-to-day contact
• Manage multiple medical affairs and publications projects from briefing through delivery including meetings, congress activities, abstracts, manuscripts, scientific content, , training materials, and other multichannel communications.
• Collaborate with Scientific, Editorial, and Creative teams
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, and financial performance across accounts
• Ensure work is delivered on time, on budget, and to agreed scope
• Identify opportunities for organic account growth and support new business efforts
• Maintain high standards of quality, compliance, and operational efficiency

About You

• 2–5+ years of medical communications agency experience
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, medical affairs, and publcations
• Confident managing budgets and project finances
• Highly organized, collaborative, and proactive with strong communication skills
• Strategic thinker with energy, enthusiasm, and attention to detail

At Ashfield, compensation is more than just a base salary. We offer a comprehensive bonus plan and benefit programs including for medical, dental, and vision, a generous 401k match, vacation, sick and personal days. Generous company holiday plan and additional benefits for those building a family include access to enhanced fertility support, family support programs, as well as expanded paid leave for new parents, including personalized coaching support.

Our Pledge

We appreciate the importance of having a workforce that reflects the various communities in which we operate, and our goal is to create an inclusive environment where diverse employees want to work and where they can flourish.

Ashfield MedComms is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Inizio are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Inizio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Inizio is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D. We appreciate your interest in our company, however; only qualified candidates will be considered.

Ashfield MedComms is part of Inizio Medical. Inizio is a strategic partner for health and life sciences with a full suite of medical, marketing, advisory and engagement services.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. This range may differ based on your experience and skill set, geographic location, and cost of living considerations. We consider compensation more than just a base salary – that’s why we also offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

Compensation

$70,000 - $80,000 USD