Vice President, Strategy

About the role

We are seeking a strategic leader who thrives at the intersection of brand strategy, engagement planning, and client partnership. As a Vice President, Strategy, you'll work alongside senior client stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to shape brand direction, develop integrated strategic plans, and translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior pharmaceutical clients, building lasting partnerships and influencing brand direction through executive-level counsel.
• Lead the development of integrated brand and engagement strategies that connect customer insight, business objectives, and omnichannel execution into cohesive, actionable plans.
• Shape strategic thinking across client engagements, helping teams navigate complex business challenges and transform ambiguity into clear, compelling strategic direction.
• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders across Account, Creative, Medical, Media, and Project Management to ensure strategic excellence is reflected throughout the work and consistently delivered to clients.
• Drive strategic rigor across key deliverables, ensuring recommendations are grounded in research, competitive intelligence, customer insights, and commercial opportunity.
• Champion strategic innovation by identifying new opportunities for client growth, challenging conventional thinking, and elevating the quality of strategic output across the business.
• Play a leading role in business development efforts by shaping strategic narratives, contributing to new business pitches, and helping secure new client partnerships.
• Facilitate high-impact workshops, planning sessions, and executive discussions that align stakeholders and move brands forward with confidence.
• Mentor and develop members of the Strategy team while fostering collaboration and strategic thinking across multidisciplinary teams.
• Represent the agency as a senior strategic leader, demonstrating commercial acumen, executive presence, and a commitment to delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of strategic planning experience within a pharmaceutical or healthcare communications agency environment, with a proven track record advising commercial brand teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships with senior client stakeholders, including Brand Directors, Franchise Leads, Marketing Leaders, and other executive decision-makers.
• Deep expertise developing brand strategy, customer insights, positioning, messaging frameworks, and integrated omnichannel plans that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect market dynamics, customer insights, and business objectives into clear, actionable strategic recommendations.
• Experience leading strategic planning across a brand lifecycle, with product launch experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading the strategic development of new business opportunities, including pitch strategy, workshops, and client presentations.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence diverse audiences and inspire confidence at all levels of an organization.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and partnering effectively with Account, Creative, Media, and Project Management disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented leadership style with the ability to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive alignment across complex organizations.