Senior Account Director - Medical Communications (Medical Affairs)

Location: Remote and/or hybrid in the United States or Ontario, Canada. Listed hubs include Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Salary: $135,000–$165,000 per year, depending on experience and location.

Company

hirify.global brings together advisory, medical, and marketing teams to develop healthcare communications and support improved patient outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead strategic client relationships across multiple oncology Medical Affairs workstreams.
• Provide strategic and commercial counsel while strengthening client partnerships.
• Oversee programme delivery against quality standards, budgets, and timelines.
• Support digital and creative healthcare professional engagement initiatives.
• Drive account growth through opportunity identification, proposals, pitches, and business development.
• Coordinate with scientific, editorial, project management, and client service teams while mentoring colleagues.

Requirements

• Experience in a client services role at Account Director or Senior Account Director level within a healthcare communications agency.
• Demonstrated ability to build client relationships, provide strategic counsel, and manage complex accounts and stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness, including account growth, forecasting, and financial management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with scientific and client service teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience with oncology programmes, digital communications, and creative healthcare engagement is beneficial but not essential.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote and hybrid working arrangements, with global work-from-anywhere access for up to two weeks each year.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match of up to 4%, immediately vested.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 20 vacation days, a personal well-being day, public holidays, end-of-year holidays, and seasonal Summer Friday early finishes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies, plus employee assistance counselling.
• On-demand training, career development support, and global mobility opportunities.