digitas north americaNew York, NY
Vice President, Group Account Director
$149,340 - $239,148 per year
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Vice President, Group Account Director
digitas north americaNew York, NY
Apply for this role (opens in a new tab)today
$149,340 - $239,148 per year
VP, Group Account Director At Publicis Health, we believe keeping the world healthy is our most extraordinary social endeavor. Because one person's wellbeing is the responsibility of the many. As part of Publicis Groupe and built on the world's foremost intelligence platform, we create sharper, more memorable, and valuable brands for better outcomes. Powered by more than 8,000 healthcare communications, data, and medical specialists, our global agency collective is at the heart of international health communications. We Make Health Happen. The VP, Group Account Director is a senior client leader responsible for building strong partnerships, driving strategic thinking, and ensuring exceptional work moves forward across the business. This person will serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients while partnering across strategy, creative, project management, and other disciplines to deliver integrated healthcare communications that support the brand and its business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Build trusted relationships with senior client partners and serve as a strategic advisor across assigned business
- Develop a deep understanding of the brand, business objectives, therapeutic area, competitive landscape, and audience needs
- Champion the brand strategy and ensure it comes through clearly and consistently across the work
- Partner closely with strategy, creative, project management, and other agency disciplines to bring strong ideas to life
- Translate complex client needs into clear direction and actionable priorities for internal teams
- Lead the development of annual and tactical marketing plans, scopes, budgets, timelines, and key deliverables
- Provide strategic oversight across projects while keeping teams focused on the bigger picture
- Anticipate business challenges and proactively bring solutions and recommendations to clients
- Identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and expand the agency's partnership
- Maintain strong financial stewardship across assigned business, including forecasting, scopes, budgets, and profitability
- Navigate changing priorities, resolve challenges, and make thoughtful decisions that keep the business moving
- Ensure client communications, presentations, and recommendations are clear, compelling, and strategically grounded
- Support new business efforts and organic growth opportunities
- Help create an environment of collaboration, accountability, and strong partnership across the agency
Qualifications:
- 12+ years of client services/account management experience, with significant experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical advertising
- Experience leading complex healthcare brands and partnering with senior-level clients
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical marketing and the development of integrated healthcare communications
- Ability to think strategically while staying close enough to the business to anticipate challenges and move work forward
- Strong financial and operational understanding, including scopes, budgets, forecasting, and resource planning
- Demonstrated success strengthening client relationships and identifying opportunities for organic growth
- Experience contributing to new business pitches and presentations
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and influence senior stakeholders
- Collaborative leadership style and the ability to work effectively across disciplines
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with sound judgment and a strong sense of ownership
Compensation Range: USD $149,340.00 - USD $239,148.00/Annually.
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Manager
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$149,340 - $239,148 per year
Location
New York, NY
Occupation
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Industry
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