Account Director – Pharma

We’re looking for a talented Account Director with real creative vision and ambition to join a leading marketing services company, known for helping a wide range of international brands to communicate effectively with consumers through a variety of eye-catching and engaging digital innovations.

The successful applicant will deliver outstanding service for a range of key accounts and will have an impressive track record in exceeding client expectations within the pharmaceutical sector.

Based at a state-of-the art high-tech hub, you’ll lead and inspire your team towards ensuring effective end-to-end project delivery. The role will be pivotal in maintaining long-lasting and prosperous client relationships, so the candidate must demonstrate outstanding commercial, creative and technical acumen, alongside excellent communication skills.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Evaluating and shaping creative proposals for clients with complete confidence, exploring ways to help grow their business, deliver their ambitions and bring their brands to market effectively
• Identifying, understanding and overcoming commercial and market dilemmas
• Engaging with Project Managers to ensure project objectives are achievable and meet quality standards
• Achieving timely end-to-end project delivery whilst closely monitoring commercial details
• Leading, inspiring and motivating a team
• Working collaboratively with colleagues throughout the business to establish best practice processes
• Understanding the requirements of customers to ensure their needs are being met
• Identifying opportunities for the update and development of systems and business methods
• Continuously keeping informed of emerging trends and market conditions

Skills and experience required:

• Extensive experience in a similar role as an Account Manager or Account Director within a creative business or marketing services agency that work in the pharmaceutical sector
• Experience in the pharmaceutical sector is essential
• Adept at understanding commercial and market dilemmas, and able to help clients overcome them
• Proven leadership skills, having had prior people management responsibility and experience of building a cohesive and collaborative team
• Strong IT skills
• Approaches tasks with curiosity, always looking for opportunities to innovate and to improve
• Appreciates the value and importance of working collaboratively with teams across the business
• Able to adapt to a fast-moving business environment, with a positive approach to change
• Excellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skill set
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and tenacity
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and when putting together written correspondence, reports and presentations

Hours of work:

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm

Salary and benefits:

• £50,000 – £60,000
• Free parking
• Flexible working
• Healthcare scheme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives