Group Account Director

About the role

The Group Account Director at Omnicom Health Medical Communications will lead the development, communication, and implementation of effective growth strategies and processes across teams to protect business against vulnerability. They will also monitor the team's management of day-to-day client deliverable activities, proactively identifying and mitigating potential challenges.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and participate in strategic and tactical brainstorming sessions; direct the strategic development of projects and programs
• Identify and seek out new business opportunities and expansion of existing accounts
• Build and maintain strong and strategic client relationships, and guide the team in building strong relationships
• Serve as a senior resource for the client; monitor company/client relationship, ensure resolution of day-to-day account issues
• Advise clients on message development and marketing strategies and generate written proposals to meet client marketing strategies
• Effectively develop, organize, and deliver compelling verbal presentations, from 1:1 client meetings to group new business pitches
• Regularly analyze accounts to enhance profitability on assigned accounts and recommend changes and renegotiations
• Devise and deliver forecast of annual goals and objectives, including proposals for generating new business and business expansion activities
• Holistically manage and ensure relationships across all client teams and levels to set positive cultural tones
• Mentor and assist career growth of various team members
• Identify talent issues or challenges and proactively collaborate with senior management to build and work in alignment with a plan of action
• Contribute to internal trainings and initiatives as requested by senior management

Requirements

• Degree in life science or degree in liberal arts, marketing or communications, with a strong appreciation for medical communications and scientific storytelling, and an interest in pharmaceutical marketing
• 7 years of medical communication or clinician-focused healthcare marketing agency-side experience
• Understanding of market dynamics in therapeutic areas is preferred
• Comprehension of scientific messaging, KOL/DOL engagement strategies, and meetings management for advisory boards, symposia and promotional speaker training
• Comprehension of medical terminology
• Availability and willingness to travel
• Strategic acumen and consultative client management experience
• Previous success leading client business coupled with prior supervisory experience and the ability to motivate others to attain goals

Benefits

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Pay

$120,000-135,000

Schedule

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.