Senior Account Director - Clinical Trial Communications

  • Full-time

Company Description

Who we are
Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.


What we believe
Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.


A passion for craft
Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity. 

Job Description

Do you want to join a fast-paced, exciting department working with some of the biggest names in healthcare? At Langland CTE (Clinical Trial Experience), we create campaigns that recruit and support volunteers for ground breaking clinical trials. Drawing on specialist insight, we produce print and digital materials for patients, caregivers and HCPs that are translated and distributed around the world. Every single project we work on aims to better people’s lives – and the client services team play an integral role in their success.

  • As a Senior Account Director you will carry out many similar tasks to that of an Account Director whilst taking some responsibilities of the Associate Director role.
  • The role takes ownership for specific accounts whilst proactively identifying, challenging and seeking solutions to grow the team, the business and the agency.
  • Responsible for defining and owning the strategy for the client. Responsible for managing the client within the SOW and running client health checks, service reviews and leading Quarterly Business Reviews.
  • You will partner with the project management team to ensure successful delivery of projects within time, budget and scope.
  • You are responsible for identifying opportunities to grow accounts through cross sell / up sell.
  • Works with project team and client to agree budget, scope and timeline. Responsible for revenue forecasting and delivery. Ensures the project management team deliver timely financial reports.
  • You will act as the leader of a direct team (people management) and lead a virtual team of those responsible for client deliverables outside of the immediate function.

Qualifications

  • You will have a solid background working with pharmaceutical clients and demonstrable skills of working on a large variety of global projects and multiple accounts.
  • You'll also have experience managing direct reports and be able to build good relationships with senior management.
  • You will have the ability to create a vision / strategy for the brand.
  • You will possess strong commercial acumen & financial / budget management experience.
  • You will have the ability to identify opportunities for growth.
  • You will be knowledgeable about marketing principles and integrated communications.
  • You will have knowledge [and experience] of healthcare & pharmaceutical market.
  • You will have experience working within an agency environment.

Additional Information

An inclusive workplace
The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health. 


Recruitment 

• Diversity & Inclusion management 

• Anonymised CV submissions

• Mandatory unconscious bias training 

• Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socio-economic backgrounds


Culture 

• Support communities for women, LGBTQ+, BAME employees and their allies.

• A mental health programme which includes free HeadSpace membership.


Future
Publicis Groupe has committed €45 million to diversity, inclusion and social injustice within the network As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process.  If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.

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