Vice President, Director Brand Strategy

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe, through CoLab, is seeking a seasoned Strategist to drive insights-led branding and marketing strategies for healthcare clients in the New York area. You will own audience understanding, synthesize multidisciplinary data, and collaborate with account, creative, project management, and technology teams to shape briefs and programs.

You will lead qualitative and quantitative research, contribute to brand planning, and support growth through new business pitches while helping mature

Qualifications

• Experience in generating and applying both qualitative and quantitative research
• Ability to lead brand planning and strategic planning across multiple channels
• Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to present insights clearly

Responsibilities

• Direct qualitative and quantitative market research
• Synthesize insights from various data sources
• Lead brand planning and strategic planning efforts
• Create briefs and provide input to program design and analytics
• Contribute to new business pitches
• Support development of nascent Strategic Planning group and best practices

Skills

Brand marketing strategy

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Strategic planning

Writing and presentations

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/anthropology/sociology/psychology

Job description

Company description

CoLab is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and Return on investment.

CoLab is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

Overview

The Strategy group is responsible for the development of insights-driven briefs and customer-centered marketing strategies and programs for clients, leveraging all channels to build exceptional brand experiences across relevant touch points. The Strategist owns the understanding of the target audience: what interests and motivates them, where they go for information, what their journey is, what drives their decision making, and how they react to communications. The Strategy group works collaboratively with account management, creative, project management, and technology, ensuring all team members have input on strategy development and are fully briefed on customer insights.

Responsibilities

You must be able to:

• Direct qualitative and quantitative market research
• Synthesize insights from qualitative and quantitative research as well as other data sources
• Understand customer usage of media/channels
• Create briefs and provide input to program design as well as analytics
• Lead brand planning and other strategic planning efforts
• Contribute to new business pitches
• Support the development of the nascent Strategic Planning group, including creation of best practices and agency education

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, anthropology/sociology or psychology (preferred)
• 7-10 years’ experience in healthcare marketing/planning
• Hospital experience or a strong interest in understanding how hospital systems operate is a plus.

Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to think comprehensively and proactively about brand marketing strategy
• Experience in generating and strategically applying both qualitative and quantitative research
• Experience conducting strategic planning across all target audiences (i.e. HCP, Patient, Payer) and all channels (i.e. traditional in-person reps and conferences, social media, print, digital)
• Exceptional writing, communications, and presentation skills, both in developing the story architecture and delivering compelling presentations
• Strong curiosity, ability to deal with ambiguity, work autonomously and a preference for a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork skills, with ability to work across agency and network teams

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation Range: USD $76.78 - USD $122.91/Hourly. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/19/2026.