VP, Group Account Director

Avalere Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension / retirement plan

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working practices

Generous time-off policy

Job summary

Avalere Health in New York seeks a VP, Group Account Director to lead key client accounts at a global pharma agency, delivering strategic leadership and client success.

You will establish senior-level client relationships, supervise Account Directors and teams, manage profitability, and contribute to new business opportunities while guiding brand planning and cross‑functional collaboration with creative teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Brand AOR account experience and 5+ years in pharmaceutical advertising agency environment.
• 5+ years of leadership and supervisory experience.
• Rare disease experience highly preferred.
• Brand launch experience required; prelaunch market-shaping disease state education preferred.
• Experience developing, producing, and leading multi-channel marketing plans and initiatives.
• Hands-on proficiency in developing and delivering PowerPoint presentations.
• Willingness to travel based on client business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the client’s business within the agency and lead the agency team.
• Develop and maintain senior-level client relationships and provide strategic value.
• Lead annual brand planning and supervise Account Directors and senior staff.
• Manage account financial performance and profitability.
• Collaborate with creative teams to deliver high-quality campaigns.
• Guide team members’ career paths and provide regular feedback.

Skills

Pharma advertising

Leadership

Brand planning

Client relationship mgmt

Education

BA/BS degree required

Job description

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.
Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.
Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

About The Role

We are seeking a VP, Group Account Director to successfully lead key client account(s) at a global pharma agency by providing sound, innovative, and strategic leadership. This individual will be required to establish and maintain effective senior-level client relationships. The VP, Group Account Director is responsible for client success and satisfaction, brand planning, strategic and tactical deliverables, and profitability of all assigned brands. The VP, Group Account Director will also play a significant role in new business activities and initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Own and lead the client’s business within the agency. Lead the agency team with a thorough knowledge of marketing strategy, competitive landscape, challenges and opportunities that will influence the brand, market research techniques, brand planning, promotional venues, scientific background, and medical/legal requirements
• Develop and maintain senior-level client relationships, providing value as a strategic thinker, problem solver, and team leader
• Lead agency teams in annual brand planning
• Build and support a strong strategically focused client/agency team
• Direct and motivate Account Directors, Account Supervisors and Senior Account Executives to effectively deliver value to our clients
• Guide team members’ career paths and skills development; conduct and coach direct reports and team members through regular feedback sessions
• Manage and monitor account financial performance, including group productivity and profitability
• Collaborate with creative team to initiate, develop, and produce the best possible creative product
• Ensure proper management of issues regarding timelines and cost efficiencies
• Propose and supervise client relationship-building activities
• Develop, monitor and/or advance internal operating procedures with Project Management Department to ensure efficiencies
• Identify and lead the development of new business opportunities with existing or prospective clients
• Strong advocate and representative of agency vision, mission and values
  

About You

• Must possess a deep and thorough understanding of the pharma/healthcare advertising industry
• Expertise in marketing to key healthcare audiences including HCPs, Affiliated Medical Professionals, Patients and Caregivers
• Marketing acumen and demonstrated experience in leading an integrated agency team in brand planning, budget development, execution and measurement
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing multiple clients and account teams
• Demonstrated success at developing valued relationships with senior-level client management
• Demonstrated success as strategic partner to clients
• Digital and multi-channel experience
• Must have participated actively in new business initiatives including planning and pitch presentations
• Must have proven success at identifying opportunities and securing organic client growth
• Superior presentation skills
  

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Brand AOR account experience, 5+ years of pharmaceutical advertising agency experience
• 5+ years of leadership and supervisory experience
• Rare disease experience highly preferred
• Brand launch experience required; prelaunch market-shaping disease state education preferred
• Experience developing, producing, and leading multi-channel marketing plans and initiatives required
• Candidates must demonstrate hands-on proficiency in developing and delivering presentations in PowerPoint
• Must be able to travel based on client business needs (client meetings, market research, etc.)
• BA/BS degree required

What we can offer Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges. At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope. We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide. We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits.

What We Can Offer Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges. At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope. We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide. We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits.

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