VP, Healthcare Strategy - Market Research and Brand Consulting

  • Full-time

Company Description

Who we are:

·         Brand Strategists

·         Innovators

·         Experts in Achieving Deep Customer Intimacy

·         Behavioral Insights Experts

·         Known for Pulling Through to Actionable Strategy

·         Trusted Advisors to our Pharma Clients

 

We facilitate a patient-centric viewpoint via 3 specialized areas: Insights. Consulting. Training.

 

Our Vision:  Inspiring change in healthcare, one insight at a time.

 

Our Mission:  World-class brand-building and research consultancy, translating behavioral insights into actionable strategies that make a meaningful difference

·      For clients

·      For patients

·      For healthcare providers

·      For payers

·      For us

 

Insync is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and part of the largest healthcare communications group in the world, Publicis Health Global network.  

 

Website: www.insyncstrategy.com

 

Job Description

If you have a passion for research, are a networking guru and are used to being a seller/do-er, this might be the job for you! ONLY candidates with 10-15 yrs market research experience in healthcare will be considered.  If this checks all the boxes for you, read on for more detail...

The Vice President, Healthcare Strategy is the key architect in the client-company relationship and an exceptional developer of talent. As a pivotal member of our strategy function, this role is responsible for providing the strategic oversight to ensure project execution with excellence, and for building Insync’s business with pharmaceutical clients globally.

This executive level position combines client engagement leadership, strategic agility, and management responsibilities. The VP, Healthcare Strategy directly contributes to a portfolio of business and delivers the highest possible quality work against all measures– i.e. high calibre of insights, timely delivery, and powerful packaging for internalization and impact - all while meeting the specific strategic challenge. The VP, Healthcare Strategy takes accountability for uncovering and delivering relevant insights and strategic recommendations that translate to exquisite client experiences.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Inspires confidence in clients based on knowledge of healthcare, market research expertise, and ability to pull insight through to actionable strategic recommendations.
  • Responsible for all project specific requirements and has the ultimate accountability for all projects under their supervision.
  • Coaches/oversees/leads the full range of offerings at Insync with proficiency and expertise.
  • Capably coaches and develops strategy team members (including Directors, Senior Strategists, Strategists), enabling their successful growth toward proficiency and expertise across the full range of offerings.
  • Builds strong, trusted relationships with current and prospective clients.  Inspires clients by presenting a point of view and influencing their decisions (working in collaboration with the Business Development team).
  • Provides strategic leadership and oversight on proposals (RFPs).
  • Participates in business development meetings; identifies upsell opportunities.  Can lead a broad range of proposal responses with success and proficiency.
  • Innovates the Insync offerings. Uses innovative and fresh thinking to challenge the current menu of Insync offerings. Influences the offerings based on analysis of cultural trends combined with innate leading-edge thinking. Keeps Insync at the forefront among competitors and establishes Insync as a thought leader in the marketplace.

·         Is able to bring in and apply outside thinking, and consistently pull through more complex marketing/design/innovation related ideas to create strategic impact for clients.

·         Leads brainstorm and collaboration meetings with excellence.  Able to inspire fresh perspectives and disruptive thinking among client teams as well as internal teams (strategists as well as cross-functional).

  • In collaboration with other senior and executive management, executes a profitable growth strategy through targeted accounts. Also supports opportunities with partner/sister companies.
  • Presents complex concepts and projects in person or phone in a clear, succinct and compelling manner. Develops client presentations and owns the process and results.
  • Expert and advocate of Insync products, tools and best practices.
  • Expert knowledge and understanding of the client’s business, brand, consumer, and marketing strategy.
  • Expert knowledge of strategic models; very knowledgeable of client needs and ongoing business challenges. Able to continually think of “greater picture” as a strategic problem solver.
  • Continuously develops knowledge of insights and brand marketing tools, practices and methodologies.
  • Keeps team informed of changes to ensure effective and efficient communication.
  • Conducts regular, constructive 1:1 meetings with others (supervisor and direct reports).
  • Prepares, attends and leads various meetings, which include staffing updates, leadership team meetings, and weekly team meetings.
  • Responsible for the career development of others. Gives timely and effective feedback, coaches for improved performance, challenges and engages high potentials, drives the quarterly People Development formal process, effectively manages performance issues, provides ad-hoc career coaching.
  • Strategically and effectively manages the resources of the assigned team(s).
  • Actively participates in shared learning and teaching opportunities. Attends organizational training. Supports and encourages diversity of thought.
  • Participates in interview process. Reaches out to network to assist in building a pipeline.
  • Supports (by participating and leading) Insync corporate social responsibility internal initiatives through MoG (“Ministry of Glue”).
  • Works seamlessly with all Strategist levels. Fosters strong relationships with people in all other departments.
  • Inspires and drives team excellence. Promotes trust, inspiration, and contagious passion for work and for clients and their business.
  • Assists in other duties as assigned.

 

 

 

Qualifications

 

  • Minimum of a four (4) year degree or equivalent. M.A. M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Social or Behavioral Sciences or M.B.A. preferred.
  • MUST HAVE - 15 + years of experience in marketing strategy, qualitative market research, design thinking/ strategy, or management consulting.
  • 3+ years of experience in the healthcare industry.  Expert in multiple therapeutic areas.
  • Ability to synthesize insights in the moment, have a POV and make disparate connections easily.
  • Expert business writing and verbal presentation skills, including but not limited to: proper word choice, excellent grammar, suitable sentence construction and compelling narrative. Ability to produce clear, concise writing for proposals and collateral.
  • Proactive and resourceful. Highly organized with exceptional prioritization and project/ time management skills, able to manage multiple priorities in highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.
  • Exhibits integrity and trust.
  • Expert interpersonal and client services skills. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of the organization.
  • Expert in providing and receiving constructive feedback as well as mentoring others.
  • Proactive approach to meeting customer needs and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Travel required.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Privacy Policy