VP, Account Director

Fingerpaint Marketing; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerpaint Marketing is seeking a VP, Account Director to lead strategic account management across multiple pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. This role demands a strategic mind, strong leadership, and the ability to guide teams and clients while maintaining fiscal health of accounts.

The position requires travel and entails presenting recommendations, developing annual brand plans, and mentoring junior staff to build strong client relationships and drive agency growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 9 to 13 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing agency.
• Effective presentation, mentorship, and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the financial health of accounts.
• Deliver strategic client presentations, recommendations, and annual brand plans.
• Management and mentorship of junior team members.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring overall satisfaction with the team and agency.
• Support new business initiatives and pitches.
• Identify and cultivate client opportunities.
• Communicate strategy and tactical plans effectively across large multidisciplinary teams.
• Actively monitor headlines for brand and competitor trends.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Veeva systems

Industry regulations knowledge

Job description

Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It's that curiosity that's at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we've reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate.

The Opportunity: Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented VP, Account Director to join our dynamic team. This role requires a strategic mind and strong leadership skills. This individual will be instrumental in providing leadership in account management for multiple accounts and strategic guidance to clients. You will be responsible for building strong client relationships while ensuring fiscal account health, and serving as the diplomatic face of the brand both internally and externally. The VP, Account Director accepts the role of manager, liaison, thinker, and problem-solver.

Note: Requires travel.

Key Responsibilities

Core Function:

• Take ownership of the financial health of accounts.
• Deliver strategic client presentations, recommendations, and annual brand plans.
• Management and mentorship of junior team members.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring overall satisfaction with the team and agency.
• Support new business initiatives and pitches.
• Identify and cultivate client opportunities.
• Communicate strategy and tactical plans effectively across large multidisciplinary teams.
• Actively monitor the headlines for current brand and competitor news, trends, and white space opportunity.

What You’ll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Experience:
  • 9 to 13 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing agency.
  • Effective presentation, mentorship, and client-facing skills.

Specialized Knowledge:

• Solid understanding of Veeva systems and client requirements.
• Master of industry trends and guidelines (eg, CAN-SPAM, privacy policy, etc).
• Fluent in market research methodology and approaches.
• Possess deep knowledge of category and competitive set, as well as client pipeline.
• Understand FDA rules/regulations and life cycle of a brand.
• Excellent understanding of the digital marketplace and ad formats.

Skills:

• Ability to think strategically, creatively, and collaboratively.
• Ability to effectively lead and collaborate with multiple team members.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Media, analytics, and measurement experience.
• Advanced degree (e.g., Master's, PharmD, PhD).

Fingerpaint Group provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.