VP, Account Director

IPG Health Medical Communications is home to the world’s most celebrated and awarded Med Comms agencies. We are 800 experts obsessed with combining science, creativity and technology to create exceptional medical communications solutions for our clients.

Do you have a healthy obsession with merging science, innovation and creativity? Join our growing team and learn why a career within the IPG Health network is right for you.

The Role:

The VP, Account Director is responsible for supervising their account teams and their resources. Central to the VP, Account Director’s responsibility is ensuring tactical and strategic integrity and training the account team in this regard. The individual is responsible for development of ongoing business on their accounts and assisting with and identifying other new business development opportunities (organic growth).

What you would be responsible for:

• Lead the team on strategic/business development and tactical implementation.
• Develop, author and present business plans.
• Coordinate and prioritize activities amongst accounts.
• Identify and proactively respond to needs that arise as well as lead longer term planning.
• Possess a good foundation of knowledge of the category to which brands belong appropriately interpret market research data into brand ideas
• Train, develop, and appropriately delegate to account team - encourage and provide growth and development to junior account management team.
• Provide direction and supervise team on implementation, including development of strategically sound agendas for key events.
• Develop and manage staffing plan to ensure appropriate resource allocation and utilization.
• Oversee contract development and overall budget development and approval.
• Liaise with internal senior managers, scientific services, medical education, finance, etc. to ensure optimal client satisfaction, business development, and income potential.
• Manage current tactical plan and SOW.

What you bring to the table:

• Ideally, you have at least 8 years' experience in an account management role at a medical communications agency
• Client interaction comes naturally to you; you're a pro at establishing an effective demeanor and communicating to influence one's point of view.
• You are a strategic thinker. You emphasize the broader, longer term vision and values as a means of guiding decisions and actions.
• You have the ability to develop a clear understanding of therapeutic categories and stay up-to-date on the competitive landscape.
• You are goal-oriented and thrive in a collaborative, team environment.

Salary

$130,000 to $180,000 annually

The salary range for this position is noted within this job posting. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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