VP, Group Account Director (Pharma Healthcare Advertising)

Location: Remote, based in New York, NY

Salary: $176,000–$220,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global pharma and healthcare agency providing marketing, strategic, creative, and client services.

What you will do

• Own and lead key client accounts, ensuring client success, satisfaction, brand planning, strategic and tactical delivery, and account profitability.
• Build and maintain senior-level client relationships as a strategic thinker, problem solver, and team leader.
• Lead annual brand planning and integrated agency teams across strategy, execution, measurement, creative development, and multi-channel initiatives.
• Direct, motivate, coach, and develop Account Directors, Account Supervisors, and Senior Account Executives.
• Manage account financial performance, productivity, profitability, timelines, cost efficiencies, and operating procedures.
• Identify and lead new business opportunities, organic client growth, and client relationship-building initiatives.

Requirements

• Deep and thorough understanding of the pharma/healthcare advertising industry.
• Expertise in marketing to healthcare audiences, including HCPs, affiliated medical professionals, patients, and caregivers.
• Marketing acumen and demonstrated experience leading integrated agency teams in brand planning, budget development, execution, and measurement.
• Demonstrated effectiveness managing multiple clients and account teams, developing senior-level client relationships, and acting as a strategic partner to clients.
• Digital and multi-channel marketing experience.
• Active participation in new business initiatives, including planning and pitch presentations, with proven success identifying opportunities and securing organic client growth.
• Superior presentation skills and hands-on proficiency developing and delivering presentations in PowerPoint.
• 12+ years of Brand AOR account experience and 5+ years of pharmaceutical advertising agency experience.
• 5+ years of leadership and supervisory experience.
• Brand launch experience and experience developing, producing, and leading multi-channel marketing plans and initiatives.
• BA/BS degree.
• Ability to travel based on client business needs, including client meetings and market research.

Nice to have

• Rare disease experience.
• Prelaunch market-shaping disease state education experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with flexible working practices and access to city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Personalized learning, training, career development, and employee support through the Career Experience team.
• Inclusive, people-led culture focused on diversity of thought and employee contribution.
• Company pension or retirement plan, private medical insurance, employee wellbeing initiatives, and time off.
• Opportunities to participate in community engagement supporting healthcare and wellbeing causes.