Creative Director (Healthcare)

TL;DR

Creative Director (Healthcare): Leading creative excellence across assigned brands and accounts with an accent on strategically grounded creative solutions and multi-channel campaign development. Focus on mentoring creative teams, ensuring regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical advertising, and leveraging AI to enhance creative exploration and operational efficiency.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, or Washington DC

Salary: $170,000 - $200,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a healthcare-focused agency providing strategic, creative, and scientific solutions to drive business growth and brand impact.

What you will do

• Lead creative work across assigned accounts, guiding the development of brand-defining campaigns.
• Translate briefs into strategic creative direction that connects brand objectives to high-impact solutions.
• Direct the creative team through the concepting process, providing feedback that elevates ideas.
• Mentor and develop ACDs, Supervisors, and junior team members.
• Partner with account, strategy, and medical teams to ensure creative output is strategically sound and compliant.
• Represent creative intent during production touchpoints including photo and video shoots.

Requirements

• 11–14 years of creative experience in healthcare advertising or integrated marketing.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical and regulatory environments (MLR familiarity preferred).
• Proven success leading concept development and delivering breakthrough creative work.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate creative strategy clearly.
• Experience managing and developing creative teams at multiple levels.
• Proficiency with design and creative technology tools, including AI.

Nice to have

• Specific experience in Gene Therapy, Sickle Cell, or Rare Disease.
• Experience in Multi-Cultural Marketing.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on a team culture built on creativity, bravery, inclusion, and diversity of thought.
• Collaborative environment with cross-discipline engagement.
• Opportunities for mentorship and professional development.
• Commitment to operational efficiency and team wellbeing.