VP, Account Group Supervisor

Omnicom Health; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a VP, Account Group Supervisor to lead brand strategy and foster client relationships in the fast-paced healthcare sector. This role emphasizes innovative thinking and collaboration across teams to drive impactful advertising solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in pharma advertising, with a proven track record in managing brand strategies and guiding teams to success. If you are passionate about health communications and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact while working with a diverse and inclusive team.

Benefits

Flexible Working Environment

Summer Fridays

Free Meeting Afternoons

Diverse Work Culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years in pharma or healthcare advertising with HCP experience.
• Strong conceptual and communication skills, with a focus on presentations.

Responsibilities

• Manage brand strategy and ensure tactical implementation.
• Generate actionable brand insights and present to clients.
• Build strong relationships with client teams and manage finances.

Skills

Pharma Advertising Experience

Healthcare Communication

Strong Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Presentation Skills

Brand Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or Equivalent

Tools

Keynote

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

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At DDB Health, we believe health can’t wait. The pace of healthcare is accelerating—and we love it. That is why at DDB Health, we DARE TO DO BOLDLY. We believe there’s nothing more important than health, and we need to stay a step ahead in order to achieve it. Our agency of courageous, curious, generous, and gritty people is committed to solving the toughest health challenges. Through our omnichannel creative approach, we inspire our customers to take bold action that advances health.

Inclusivity

We, at DDB Health, are an inclusive home. We believe that every voice matters, and we aim to reflect the world around us. Together, we can boldly tackle every health communication challenge with diverse thought and enhanced perspective.

Flexibility (new)

At DDBH, we have a flexible hybrid working environment with employees able to split their time between the Soho headquarters and their home office, Friday afternoons free of meetings, Summer Fridays, and other perks and arrangements that enable our people to do their best work. We strive to be our boldest and best no matter where we are each doing our work—either with our clients, from home, or from the office.

DDB Health is a global network of healthcare communications companies dedicated to helping clients use creativity—and creative technology—as a force for good health. Through deep insight into customers, channels, and behavior, DDB Health creates meaningful change on behalf of important healthcare brands.

Title:

VP, Account Group Supervisor

Company/Location:

DDB Health, New York

Department/Discipline:

Account Services

Responsibilities

1. Manage brand strategy and ensure tactical implementation relating to brand strategy
2. Provide short- and long-term direction for brand
3. Create new business along brand lines
4. Provide strategic direction and approvals at significant steps in the advertising creative process
5. Provide strategic perspective on tactical POA recommendations and pieces prior to client submission
6. Interact with all members of the agency brand team to ensure accuracy of information exchange and smooth flow of brand work
7. Identify strengths and weaknesses of the account and make recommendations for change
8. Generate actionable brand insights and present recommendations to clients
9. Strong grasp of innovative trends in healthcare and ability to interpret data, leveraging brand knowledge for client insight generation
10. Flawless management of account finances, including forecast and income generation and reporting to Senior Leadership at Agency
11. Build strong relationships with client team
12. Work with Director of Client Services and Creative Directors to ensure that account is staffed appropriately to meet client needs, including provision of rationale for deviation in staff requirements and supporting information
13. Identify new business opportunities and participate and present in agency new business initiatives as requested
14. Partner with creative and medical teams to regularly and proactively identify brand opportunities
15. Advocate for full team participation in field research, meetings, and conferences as brand need demands
16. Serve as brand steward as it relates to strategy for all marketing segments, including professional, PR, medical education, DTC, global markets
17. Provide client with new, and unexplored opportunities for the brand, leveraging network resources such as disease awareness/PR programs, DTC, DTP, market access, and global Omnicom network hub pull-through
18. Ensure that account team is trained appropriately with respect to writing contact reports, creative work plans, and strategic points of view, agency process, and brand market knowledge
19. Ability to manage multiple-agency collaborations both in and outside the network
20. Ability to lead scope of work and staffing negotiations
21. Maintain a strong market knowledge of existing competition and pipeline products in the brand category
22. Model core values of Courage, Curiosity, Generosity, and Grit
23. In-person client travel is required

Qualifications And Experience

1. 10+ years pharma or healthcare advertising; HCP experience necessary
2. Global brand experience a plus
3. Launch experience
4. Strong communication/presentation skills
5. Strong conceptual skills
6. Significant background in pharmaceutical advertising Account Services
7. Ability to craft presentations (new business, creative, tactical, strategy, selling)
8. Ability to build and lead a team
9. Strong mentoring and coaching skills
10. Entrepreneurial skill at building business for agency
11. Management and/or work in brand management
12. Proficient in Keynote, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Salary Range

$175,000 - $196,500

Note: Salaries vary based on experience and organizational needs. This range is part of the total compensation package.

Additional Information

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