VP, Group Account Director - Market Access Marketing

Precision AQ, the leading payer marketing agency, supports global pharmaceutical and life sciences clients in the achievement of commercial excellence. To keep pace with our growing agency we are recruiting for a Vice President, Group Account Director to support our team!

The VP, Group Account Director acts as the business lead for the agency team and is responsible for all facets of assigned client business. The VP, Group Account Director carries out the client's vision and ensures proper alignment of resources to deliver against it, leads the team to deliver great work and client satisfaction.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Client Management

Possesses an in-depth understanding of client business issues, industry, competitors, and brands
Is constantly attuned to the evolving needs of the client
Communicates effectivelyand is crediblewith senior and executive clients

Project Management

Passionately defends, grows, and manages key accounts
Coauthors and presents groundbreaking marketing communication plans
Ensures plans are strategically sound and imaginative
Contributes productively to creative concept reviews on major campaigns, providing thoughtful insights on the work and possible client reactions
Attends and helps sell creative work on major campaigns
Ensures consistency of voice across communication channels and that the voice of the customer/consumer is represented in creative work
Provides astute input on first round of copy/layout on major campaigns

Leadership

Coaches account team throughout all stages of development to ensure the work meets client expectations, and is on brand and on marketing strategy

Is actively engaged in proactively driving day-to-day development of account team and other department teams
Gives individuals freedom to try out new ideas and grow
Provides inspiring team training and thoughtful input on career road maps
Allocates resources effectively, balancing client needs with profitability
Provides specific behavioral feedback, and models those behaviors

Business Management

Creates thought-provoking scopes of work that reflect client needs
Develops important methodologies and work practices designed to enhance company performance and profitability
Has a keen, almost intuitive sense of financial implications of business decisions
Identifies organic growth opportunities
Partners with peers to create innovative ways to impact business results
Partners with strategy to provide business context; helps form insights into the category, competitive environment, brand health, and customer
Understands results and adapts programs to maximize ROI and create new agency opportunities

Finance

Manages the financial health of account(s), including growth, profitability, and delivery of forecasts
Understands contractual relationships, and monitors contract compliance
Oversees reporting and hourly reconciliations

Department Responsibilities

Ensures the agency operates on a solid foundation by building strong, impenetrable senior client relationships
Helps clients articulate their needs, and works with the agency to propose groundbreaking solutions
Easily builds rapport and trust with others
Is viewed as a strong leader by agency colleagues
Integrates seamlessly with agency peers to facilitate collaboration and innovation
Resolves conflict easily and quickly, reducing organization and interpersonal issues

Qualifications

Minimum Required

10+ years pharmaceutical agency experience
5+ years in direct client/brand account management
5+ years of supervisory experience in managing a team
Ability to travel up to 10%
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Bachelors Degree in marketing, advertising, communications or related subject
Preferred: 3+ years of managed markets experience

Reasonable estimate of the current range $133,000 - $187,000 USD

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