Senior Account Executive

Petauri; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Petauri in New York is seeking a Senior Account Executive to drive cross-functional collaboration, manage client engagements, and oversee project delivery from inception to completion.

You will coordinate timelines, budgets, and regulatory reviews, while building strong client relationships and leading internal teams to achieve project milestones. Travel is required as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in an Assistant Account Executive or Account Executive role within a pharmaceutical agency.
• Direct client contact experience is required.
• Experience writing SOWs and project briefs is preferred.
• Familiarity with client submission systems (e.g., Veeva) for regulatory reviews.
• Pharma drug launch experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and manage project communications and timelines.
• Lead as the primary contact for assigned projects and participate in client meetings.
• Support client services by developing timelines, reporting progress, and flagging risks.
• Oversee project scope, changes, and budget to ensure on-time delivery and quality.
• Prepare status reports, ensure regulatory/compliance reviews, and maintain brand knowledge.

Skills

Pharma client experience

Direct client contact

SOW & project briefs

Veeva knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications

Tools

Veeva

Job description

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage communications with team members regarding initial/ongoing information and status
• Serve as the lead contact for assigned projects
• Attend and participate in team meetings
• Support client services efforts by handling projects, collaborating with the project management team to develop timelines, communicate achievements and identify possible red flags in projects
• Drive the daily activities of a project by overseeing project scope, changes, and roadblocks within timelines and budgets

Client Engagement

• Prepare concise status and contact reports, outlining next steps, key dates, and deliverables
• Facilitate the medical-legal-regulatory review process to ensure promotional items adhere to medical-legal-regulatory compliance and submission requirements
• Develop and maintain knowledge of assigned brands and industry trends
• Leverage the Petauri core values in all interactions by fostering a culture of leadership, partnership, professionalism, innovation, integrity, accountability and quality

Financials

• Contribute to the development of client proposals, budgets and reconciliations and monitor budget including direct and labor costs, checking for out of scope items and hours
• Partners with relevant team members to meet financial deliverable dates for estimates, invoices, and budgets
• Assist with preparing financial and forecasting reports

Process

• Operate within established client and agency processes
• Owns and generates internal trackers and client reports with oversight

  Process

  • Operate within established client and agency processes
  • Owns and generates internal trackers and client reports with oversight
  • Co-create project briefs with account team
  • Attend and participate in client meetings as appropriate

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in marketing, communications, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience.
  • 2+ years of experience as an Assistant Account Executive or Account Executive within a pharmaceutical agency
  • Experience with direct client contact
  • Hands on experience with clients’ on-line submission systems (e.g. Veeva) for medical-legal-regulatory reviews
  • Experience in writing SOWs and project briefs
  • Pharmaceutical drug launch experience (preferred)
  • Ability to travel for onsite meetings (as requested)

  Summary

  The Senior Account Executive (SAE) is an experienced internal team leader who manages deliverables and deadlines to ensure all members of the team work seamlessly. Supports day-to-day client interactions, project delivery, and coordinates communication between internal teams and clients. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

  About Petauri

  Certified as a 2026 Great Place to Work®, Petauri takes pride in having a culture rooted in trust, collaboration, and a strong sense of community. We seek to attract individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join us in our mission of improving patient outcomes by accelerating access to life changing healthcare innovations. A global healthcare consulting and solutions organization, Petauri brings together decades of experience across market access, evidence generation, medical communications, commercialization strategy, and policy to help life sciences organizations navigate complex healthcare challenges with clarity, integrity, and impact.

  About Kinect

  Petauri Kinect is the only agency in the market 100% focused on health systems. As leaders in the field, the team supports life science manufacturers with unparallel expertise in building markets and optimizing adoption of life science products through strategic health engagement to deliver not just deep insight but transformative understanding.