Strategic Account Associate, Medical Communications

About the Role

The Strategic Account Associate (SAA) plays a critical role on Precision AQ’s Medical Communications Strategic Account Management team, supporting the growth and health of key accounts while learning how to build trusted client partnerships. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking, client interaction, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced medical communications environment. As an SAA, you will deepen client relationships, help translate strategy into action, and contribute directly to business growth—while building the skills needed to progress into a Strategic Account Manager role.

This is a high-visibility position that offers meaningful client exposure, opportunities to influence strategy, and a clear path for career advancement within the Strategic Account Management organization.

About You

You are someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, relationships, and execution. You are business-minded but also scientifically curious and motivated to learn new disease areas, data, and market landscapes. You enjoy owning client-facing work and proactively finding ways to improve how teams and clients work together. You are motivated by impact and growth.

You are:

• A strategic thinker who understands how medical communications support broader brand and business objectives
• Comfortable engaging directly with clients and building trusted, long-term relationships
• Confident in translating client vision into clear direction for cross-functional internal team members
• Curious, proactive, and eager to contribute new ideas and recommendations
• Able to remain calm and solutions-focused when navigating client challenges or changing priorities

Key Responsibilities

Client Strategy & Relationship Management

• Serve as day-to-day client contact on assigned accounts, in partnership with senior account leadership
• Develop a strong understanding of clients’ business goals, challenges, and strategic priorities
• Help translate client vision into actionable plans and high-quality deliverables
• Contribute to annual strategic and tactical plans, brand plans, and project-level planning
• Build trust with clients through strong communication, responsiveness, and strategic thinking
• Proactively offer ideas and recommendations to improve brand performance and client engagement

Account & Business Management

• Support scoping of work, development of budgets, and ongoing management of account finances
• Monitor budgets and team efficiency to ensure work is delivered within scope; help flag when requests are out of scope
• Assist with forecasting planned work and resources; flag risks or changes to leadership
• Identify potential growth opportunities and new business ideas and share with the account team