Strategic Account Director, Medical Communications

Essential Functions and Summary of Responsibilities

• Understand the business challenges your client is facing and what strategic questions they are or should be asking
• Help clients define and achieve their business goals
• Prepare annual strategic/tactical plans for each client and individual campaign/project plans as needed throughout the year
• Manage and strengthen client relationships
• Propose, sell to clients, and oversee ideas and projects that are tied to clients’ objectives
• Continuously offer unsolicited ideas to increase the effective of clients’ brand and company activities
• Understand revenue generation and recognition, and contribute to Precision AQ's profitability through good management
• Serve as an advocate and strong representative for Precision AQ
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities
• Periodically report to company leadership on the condition of client-Precision AQ relationships
• Initiate and oversee Precision AQ activities on behalf of and in support of clients
• Manage day-to-day client-Precision AQ communication on strategy (ideas, recommendations, approaches to consider) and planning
• Become a partner to each client, functioning as an extension of the client’s team by taking ownership and accountability for their business
• Closely manage clients’ budget and team efficiency to maximize return for clients and Precision AQ
• Build up your team by celebrating successes, listening to them, learning and improving from mistakes, and sharing information with other teams along the way
• Mentor, train, and coach team members to facilitate growth and development
• Stay abreast of developments (eg, science, competitors, regulations) in clients’ industries
• Keep honing marketing and strategy expertise to better serve clients and Precision AQ
• Network and connect to grow your influence and add value

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally with a concentration in advertising, marketing, communications, or journalism; other majors will be considered
• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or PharmD) in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, and/or advanced degree in management, marketing, or business desirable/preferred
• A minimum of five (5) years of pharmaceutical/biotech marketing or medical affairs experience or medical communications agency experience, with experience successfully managing and growing $1M+ pharma/healthcare accounts

Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• PowerPoint design proficiency
• Thorough understanding of the objectives, as well as the strategic