Vice President, Account Director

About the role

What took you so long?! We’ve been waiting for you. Yep, you read that right. We are looking for you to bring your authentic self to work every day because we know that it’s not what you do that makes you different; it’s how you do it that makes you truly unique. And we’re not just saying it, our people think that too—helping us to be named an Ad Age Best Place to Work in 2022. We know you are not your resume; we understand you are not your work, and we respect that you are so much more than a job description. You are you. We’re interested in you—are you interested in us? Keep reading, and let us know. At Razorfish Health, we are fueling the practice of modern medicine. RFH is built for the modern age of medicine. We have a deep commitment to science, technology, and innovation to help health care providers and patients make better connections for better outcomes. Our focus is on future trends and disruptors that will shape how medicine is practiced today, creating a healthier tomorrow. We support that promise with 300+employees across three office locations in New York City // Philadelphia // Chicago and many remote employees. We have 12 team members with MDs, PharmDs, or PhDs, and 5 of the top 8 pharma companies on our roster. Overview The VP, Account Director is responsible for the day to day running of one of the largest accounts, which includes financial processes and profitability while proactively managing and developing team members. The VP, Account Director is expected to be a strategic client contact and advisor, with visible ongoing engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own the client relationship on assigned brand
• Own the brand strategy and effectively influence the client to achieve brand objectives.
• Contribute to and may be accountable for new business development
• Be responsible for staffing, managing, and leading the assigned account team
• Agency Operations Understand agency revenue and profitability model and ensure work is completed within budget by project.
• Own the revenue and forecast for the brand.
• Determine and negotiate budget needs; provide input to fee development.
• Vigilantly seek to optimize agency services and internal resources
• Keep management informed of account status, problems, plans, and meetings and get senior management involved as needed.
• Serve as team leader to both integrated agency team and to client.
• Provide assistance related to agency/team/management policies and practices
• Advance best practices in agency process
• Develop staff, mentor
• Knowledge Approach brand from holistic marketing perspective.
• Integrate emerging technologies into client recommendations
• Have a comprehensive understanding of client's business and have a thorough understanding of industry business trends.