Senior Medical Communications Account Lead

Ashfield MedComms; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous vacation and paid time off

Company holiday plan

Job summary

Ashfield MedComms, part of Inizio Medical, is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead strategic medical communications for pharmaceutical clients. You will serve as the primary client contact and oversee projects from concept to delivery, ensuring on-time, within-budget outcomes and high-quality results.

You'll collaborate with scientific, editorial, digital and meetings teams to expand accounts, mentor junior staff, and drive growth while delivering exceptional service and compliant solutions

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years' experience in medical or healthcare communications, with experience managing pharmaceutical client accounts.
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the development of medical communications projects across medical affairs and publications.
• Experience managing a variety of project types and leading multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships, project budgets, timelines, and financial performance.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day on a mix of publications and medical affairs accounts, acting as the primary client contact.
• Manage the successful delivery of a broad range of medical affairs and publications initiatives, including meetings, congress activities, abstracts, manuscripts, scientific content, training materials, and other multichannel communications.
• Build strong client relationships by providing proactive guidance, strategic support, and exceptional customer service.
• Develop and oversee project plans, timelines, budgets, and financial performance to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and profitably.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including scientific services, editorial, creative, digital, meetings, and production, to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts, contribute to proposals and pitches, and support new business growth.
• Mentor and support junior team members while fostering collaboration and sharing best practices across the wider team.

Skills

Client management

Budget management

Timeline management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Job description

Ashfield MedComms, part of Inizio Medical, is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead strategic medical communications for pharmaceutical clients. You will serve as the primary client contact and oversee projects from concept to delivery, ensuring on-time, within-budget outcomes and high-quality results.

You'll collaborate with scientific, editorial, digital and meetings teams to expand accounts, mentor junior staff, and drive growth while delivering exceptional service and compliant solutions