Group Account Director - Pharma Advertising

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative healthcare advertising agency as a Group Account Director, where you will lead a talented team and manage significant accounts in the pharma sector. This role offers the opportunity to drive strategic consultation, foster client relationships, and oversee financial management, all while working remotely. You will be part of a passionate team dedicated to changing the standard of care through impactful marketing strategies. With a focus on collaboration and creativity, you will help shape the future of healthcare communications and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Savings Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharma/healthcare agency experience required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a multimillion dollar book of business.
• Develop relationships with director-level client partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Thinking

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Group Account Director - Pharma Advertising

Remote, United States

We are a passionate group of innovators, creators, strategists, and science geeks who partner with the healthcare industry’s elite to change the standard of care.

We welcome and champion fun, meaningful, hard, and rewarding experiences to deliver impactful results time and time again. We are a group of healthcare enthusiasts who relish the ability to educate, engage, and activate on our client’s behalf. Our clients deliver exceptional products that change people’s lives. We create extraordinary messaging that changes minds; that’s just who we are. And it’s the only way we work.

We are teammates that understand success is not stagnant. It is never "one" and "done," sharing an unspoken agreement to always improve and dazzle - adding a dash of love resulting in influencing changing the standard of care.

If you find the exception thrilling and never tolerate status quo, you’ve found your tribe. At Precision AQ, no one day is the same. We are driven by curiosity and a heartfelt dedication to explore the bounds of traditional marketing through innovation, communication, and collaboration. With laser-sharp focus and persistent discovery, we tell stories that connect and compel. Simply put, we execute extraordinary work that changes people’s behavior so that our clients can accomplish extraordinary work that changes people’s lives.

About You

As a Group Account Director, you will be responsible for managing and growing a multimillion dollar book of business and for management of associated account team(s). Sets team direction; ensures the team has necessary resources; and facilitates individual team member’s growth. This position is remote.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Strategic Consultation

• Provide solid insights to strategic development process with internal and external teams.
• Expert in one or more industry segments.
• Develop deep familiarity with client’s market, including disease state, treating clinicians, and influencers.
• Consistently is a go-to person for business insights.
• Understand how bigger marketing mix integrates/impacts the client’s business and applies that knowledge in client consultation and internal discussions.

Client Relationship

• Develop working relationships with director-level client partners as well as core brand team.
• Touch base with senior-level clients regularly, to ferret out any opportunities or issues early.
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships at agency-of-record account(s).
• Create an environment for honest conversations, business growth, and issues mitigation.

Agency Advocate

• Support and represent the agency’s point of view at the highest levels of the client organization.

Team Management

• Demonstrate mastery of more junior account responsibilities and can comfortably provide training, coverage, and/or oversight as needed.
• Supervise account team members.
• Motivate and mentor account team to remain positive and push the boundaries.
• Communicate clear goals and provide timely feedback to account team members.
• Evaluate performance and skill level of account personnel.
• Identify unmet training needs and training opportunities.
• Monitor and balance scheduling and overall workload for the team.
• Work across departments to ensure the success of daily operations and manage interdepartmental issues.
• Provide guidance/mentorship to others (irrespective of department).

Financial Management and Growth

• Expand agency opportunities to other client departments or divisions.
• Accountable for the forecasting, monthly and annual revenue recognition of assigned accounts.
• Alert SVP/VP Accounts to upsides/downsides related to revenue or forecasting.
• Report early and often on any changes to the financial picture.
• Lead agency understanding of financial implications regarding jobs/accounts.
• Ensure that issues regarding clients/jobs are identified as early as possible and provide a rationale and guidance on next steps.

Business Development

• Participate actively in business development initiatives representing the account management team.
• Mentor junior staff and encourage participation.
• Continue to hone and perfect presentation style and agency responses to typical questions.
• Maintain contact and open dialogue with an ongoing list of senior-level executives in the industry to mine for new business.
• Participate in networking events.

Who we are

We are the leading healthcare advertising agency devoted to medical devices, diagnostics, and specialty pharmaceuticals. With offices in Boston, MA, Costa Mesa, CA, and the U.K., the agency has an unparalleled understanding of market dynamics, a deft hand at translating technical advances into compelling programs for customer adoption, and a willingness to creatively utilize unrivaled channels to communicate clients' messages. The agency has consistently been recognized by clients, peers, and professional organizations for its extraordinary creative work.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

• 10 years of pharma/healthcare agency experience.

Other Required:

• May require travel domestically including overnight stays.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Internet.
• Leadership.
• Communication.
• Analytical and Strategic Thinking.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.

Precision is required by law in some states or cities to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, and paid time off for sick leave and vacation, among other benefits.

Reasonable estimate of the current range:

$130,000 - $188,000 USD