Vice President, Account Director

GSW, powered by Syneos Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

GSW, powered by Syneos Health, is seeking an experienced Account Lead to guide a single brand and mentor the account team within a healthcare advertising context. You will build strong client partnerships, align cross-functional teams, and translate product clinical data and market insights into strategic value, leveraging 7–10 years of agency experience with at least 5 years in healthcare/pharma brands.

The role requires leadership, clear POV, storytelling, and the ability to sell agency work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years’ advertising agency experience required, with at least 5 years experience working on healthcare and/or pharmaceutical brands (HCP and/or DTC preferred)
• Good communicator who can develop a clear, well-supported point of view, tell a compelling “story,” and “sell” agency work

Responsibilities

• Account lead for single brand and mentors junior account team
• Creates a strong client/agency partnership
• Partners with other departments to ensure a strong, cohesive team
• Understands product clinical data, competitive landscape, and customer insights to provide strategic value
• 7-10 years’ advertising agency experience required, with at least 5 years experience working on healthcare and/or pharmaceutical brands (HCP and/or DTC preferred)
• Good communicator who can develop a clear, well-supported point of view, tell a compelling “story,” and “sell” agency work

Skills

Account leadership

Healthcare advertising

Storytelling

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Description

You are organized, driven, and thrive in a leader position. In this role, you will maintain close relationships while building lasting trust and confidents with multiple accounts. By developing strong partnerships, you will be able to provide strategic support and key growth insight. You will:

• Account lead for single brand and mentors junior account team
• Creates a strong client/agency partnership
• Partners with other departments to ensure a strong, cohesive team
• Understands product clinical data, competitive landscape, and customer insights to provide strategic value
• 7-10 years’ advertising agency experience required, with at least 5 years experience working on healthcare and/or pharmaceutical brands (HCP and/or DTC preferred)
• Good communicator who can develop a clear, well-supported point of view, tell a compelling “story,” and “sell” agency work

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years’ advertising agency experience required, with at least 5 years experience working on healthcare and/or pharmaceutical brands (HCP and/or DTC preferred)
• Good communicator who can develop a clear, well-supported point of view, tell a compelling “story,” and “sell” agency work

Desired Requirements

• Knowledge and application of new technologies and innovations affecting the health marketplace
• Leader who commands attention and respect, can manage group dynamics and difficult situations, and steer clients or agency teams in the right direction

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $155,000 to $185,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise — if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.

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Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.