Chief Strategy Leader — Pharma Brand & Growth

Fifth Element; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Element seeks a Senior Brand Strategy Leader to set and drive strategic direction across multiple pharmaceutical brands and therapy areas. You will partner with clients at the highest level as a trusted advisor, while overseeing Brand Strategy Directors and Medical Strategy leadership to ensure integrated, rigorous plans that deliver commercial impact.

You will connect science, brand, and commercial strategy into a unified point of view, shaping enterprise-level planning and growth

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience in brand strategy within pharma advertising or healthcare marketing.
• Proven leadership across multiple brands, teams, and complex client portfolios.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical markets, audiences, and regulatory environments.
• Strong track record of shaping high-level brand and business strategy.
• Executive-level client presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing senior strategy talent.
• Ability to connect science, brand, and commercial strategy into a unified point of view.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across creative, medical, and account disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy across multiple pharmaceutical brands, therapy areas, and accounts.
• Set and evolve strategic direction across brand, medical, and creative disciplines.
• Partner at the highest level with clients as a trusted strategic advisor.
• Oversee and guide Brand Strategy Directors and Medical Strategy leadership.
• Define integrated brand and communication frameworks across portfolios.
• Ensure consistency, rigor, and commercial impact across all strategic output.
• Lead key brand and enterprise-level planning engagements.
• Identify growth opportunities across accounts and new business.
• Champion the role of strategy in shaping creative excellence and business outcomes.

Skills

Brand strategy

Pharma advertising

Executive presence

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Growth strategy

Job description

Fifth Element seeks a Senior Brand Strategy Leader to set and drive strategic direction across multiple pharmaceutical brands and therapy areas. You will partner with clients at the highest level as a trusted advisor, while overseeing Brand Strategy Directors and Medical Strategy leadership to ensure integrated, rigorous plans that deliver commercial impact.

You will connect science, brand, and commercial strategy into a unified point of view, shaping enterprise-level planning and growth