Account Director - Medical Communications (Oncology)

Location: Remote and/or hybrid in the United States or Ontario, Canada; listed hubs include Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. The role may be performed from anywhere across the globe for two weeks each year as a benefit.

Salary: $130,000–$140,000 per year, depending on location, skills, and experience.

Company

hirify.global brings Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams together to improve healthcare access and patient outcomes through healthcare communications.

What you will do

• Lead client relationships and delivery excellence across oncology publications and medical affairs programmes.
• Provide strategic and commercial counsel while strengthening client partnerships.
• Oversee programme delivery against quality standards, budgets, timelines, and agreed specifications.
• Drive account growth through opportunity identification, proposals, pitches, and business development.
• Coordinate with scientific, editorial, project management, client services, and other cross-functional teams.
• Lead account planning, forecasting, financial performance discussions, risk management, and colleague mentoring.

Requirements

• Experience in a client services role at Senior Account Manager, Associate Account Director, or Account Director level within a medical communications agency.
• Experience supporting both publications and medical affairs programmes.
• Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships while providing strategic counsel.
• Experience managing accounts, multiple stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of account growth, forecasting, and financial management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work with scientific and client service teams to deliver strong outcomes.
• Commitment to meaningful work that improves patient outcomes through healthcare communications.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting oncology programmes.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote and hybrid working, with homeworking support and collaboration hubs.
• 401(k) plan with employer match contributions up to 4%, immediately vested.
• Life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 20 vacation days, one personal well-being day, public holidays, end-of-year holidays, and seasonal early Friday finishes.
• Employee assistance counselling, personalized health support, enhanced family and fertility policies, and professional development opportunities.
• Access to global mobility and cross-capability career opportunities.