VP, Account Director

Tech Sales Jobs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Health Market Access in New York, NY is seeking a VP, Account Director to lead client partnerships and drive business growth. The role requires guiding internal teams and clients, mentoring direct and indirect reports, and delivering innovative solutions across brand strategy and growth initiatives.

You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, manage complex programs, and contribute to new business pitches while maintaining a strategic, big‑picture perspective and strong communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 8+ years in healthcare/pharma advertising/marketing or related.
• Proven leadership managing multiple direct reports.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication plus presentation skills.
• Digital expertise: media, social, analytics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Curiosity, adaptability and collaborative working style.

Responsibilities

• Foster strong client relationships through proactive brand strategy and organic growth initiatives.
• Oversee multichannel production, project plans, and complex initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams (finance, project management, creative, strategy, medical).
• Manage conflicts, elevate when necessary, and ensure seamless execution.
• Lead team development through mentorship, performance goal-setting, and growth planning.
• Drive strategic thinking in creative development, engagement planning, and brand evolution.
• Identify business development opportunities and spearhead next steps.
• Participate in new business pitches, scoping, staffing discussions, and P&L responsibility.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Digital expertise

Analytics

MS Office

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Analytics tools

Job description

VP, Account Director

Location: New York, New York, United States of America

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Agency

Omnicom Health Market Access

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

Omnicom Health Market Access is a specialized market access network that helps life sciences brands navigate complexity and accelerate access for patients, providers, payers, and decision makers. Combining strategy, creative, analytics, and technology, the organization delivers integrated, data-driven solutions that turn insight into action. With more than 300 dedicated market access professionals and the support of Omnicom Health’s global capabilities, Omnicom Health Market Access helps brands bring life-changing treatments to the people who need them most.

About the Job

Transform client partnerships and drive business growth as a VP, Account Director! Leveraging exceptional leadership and communication skills, you'll guide internal teams and clients, fostering innovative solutions. Empowering direct and indirect reports through mentorship, you'll propel business development, tactical excellence, and brand vision.

A Day in the life

• Foster strong client relationships through proactive brand strategy and organic growth initiatives.
• Oversee multichannel production, project plans, and complex initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams (finance, project management, creative, strategy, medical).
• Manage conflicts, elevate when necessary, and ensure seamless execution.
• Lead team development through mentorship, performance goal-setting, and growth planning.
• Drive strategic thinking in creative development, engagement planning, and brand evolution.
• Identify business development opportunities and spearhead next steps.
• Participate in new business pitches, scoping, staffing discussions, and P&L responsibility.

What you will need

• Bachelor's degree (preferred).
• 8+ years of industry experience (healthcare/pharma advertising/marketing preferred).
• Proven leadership skills managing multiple direct reports.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication plus presentation skills.
• Digital expertise: media, social, analytics.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
• Critical thinking approach and a big picture perspective.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a collaborative working style.

$120,000 - $175,000

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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