VP, Group Account Director

Science & Purpose, a full-service agency, seeks a VP, Group Account Director to lead account services in New York. This role involves bringing deeper meaning to science through patient and HCP communications. We are building an inclusive culture of solution seekers, collaborators, and creators with an entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity, eager to shape the future of healthcare communications and impact health outcomes.

Must Have

• Function as a leader, liaison and mentor for all workstreams
• Maintain key client contacts and relationships
• Align both strategy and tactics with the overall brand vision
• Provide strategic direction and approvals at significant milestones in the creative process
• Lead a team and provide short-term and longer-range execution direction for product
• Manage account finances, including forecasts and income generation
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 7 years of marketing agency experience
• Prior experience working on a pharmaceutical client
• Strong management experience
• In person client travel required
• Ability to work on a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in office

Our Purpose:

Science & Purpose is a full-service agency dedicated to bringing deeper meaning to science. We were launched from Patients & Purpose in 2021—built on a passion for patient health with a unified focus on both patient and HCP communications. We work to create a deeper understanding of science, deeper connections with brands, and ultimately, a deeper impact on health outcomes for all.

Who We’re Looking For:

We are building an inclusive culture of solution seekers, collaborators, and creators—all of whom possess an entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity. We are excited to shape the future of Science & Purpose with individuals who are energized by possibility and opportunity and equally obsessed with having a core role in bringing the power of science to more patients and HCPs.

Responsibilities:

• Function as a leader, liaison and mentor for all workstreams
• Maintain key client contacts and relationships
• Align both strategy and tactics with the overall brand vision
• Provide strategic direction and approvals at significant milestones in the creative process
• Lead a team and provide short-term and longer-range execution direction for product
• Execute large tactical initiatives
• Identify and participate in agency new business initiatives as requested
• Interact with all team members of agency product team to ensure accurate information exchange and smooth flow of product work
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of the account and make recommendations for change
• Manage account finances, including forecasts and income generation
• Ensure that yearly reviews are performed on all team members
• Work with Director of Client Services and Creative Directors to ensure that account is staffed appropriately to meet client needs
• Communicate with all senior management across all departments
• In person client travel required

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of marketing agency experience
• Prior experience working on a pharmaceutical client
• Strong management experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Conceptual skills and the ability to work within a team

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• $143,000 - $199,500

Omnicom Health is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice_

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