Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is looking for a VP, Account Director to join our team in New York.  

For decades, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has provided consumer and professional marketing, strategic consulting, and medical education to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. Our mission is to inspire a healthier, happier, well-er world through award-winning work.     

If you google us (which you may have done already), you’ll see that spreading wellness is literally our mission. We don’t just talk about making your well-being the most important thing, we mean it. Having a flexible hybrid-work policy, plentiful time off, and colleagues who want you to do well are all part of the gig. Oh, and of course the opportunity to work on some of the good-vibiest campaigns on the planet with very caring, very resourceful people.       

So, if you’re a rockstar writer, aspiring strategist, jill—or jack—of all trades, or just an all-around nice person, let’s chat.     

About the Role: 

Agency Operations  

• Drives the process and details, and develops tactical plans. Forecasts budgets. 

• Finances: Develops and administers clients’ budgets based on accurate estimating and tracking of hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and reconciliation against estimates. Raises client awareness as to when changes in client direction affect estimates. Thorough knowledge of contract and its implications. 

• Sound decision making regarding hours dedicated to jobs, what to prioritize. Thorough knowledge of all basic financial tools necessary to account management  

• Trouble shoot: Solutions oriented. Knows when things might get off track in agency operations. Uses experience and judgment to proactively solve for potential problems before they get too big. Ability to solve client issues, independently moderate conflicts and influence management decisions  

• Team Leadership: Takes on wider, formal and informal leadership responsibilities within the agency  

• Management: team leader, provides clear and fair direction & feedback to junior account staff  

Knowledge  

• Deep, expert understanding of HCP Healthcare, the audience and at least two channels.  

• Demonstrates and applies extensive and expert knowledge of assigned brands 

• Successfully serves as point of authority and/or source of advice for therapeutic area  

• Ensures team adherence to agency process. Identifies issues and leads problem resolution  

Tactics and Execution  

• Develops marketing/ brand platform briefs). Owns the agency process. Shows resourcefulness and thoroughness in developing tactical plans, including budgets and timelines.  

• Production: Supervises and effectively manages the production of client-approved marketing tools  

• Creative: Collaborates on creative brief development  

• Assumes responsibility for the writing and preparation of marketing communications plans and proposals  

Client Relationship  

• Communicate key client issues/ initiatives to team accurately and in timely manner  

• Builds trusting relationships with client counterparts. Is seen as strategic, integral to the account, and offering added value.  

• Brand Champion: Ensures everyone focused on brand strategy and positioning: client, account team, and other internal departments  

• Agency Champion: Understands, communicates and advocates the agency POV Presentations: Ensures client is kept apprised of all account activity: this includes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that appropriate written reports are delivered accurately and quickly. Presents complex data or messages in clear, succinct, compelling manner to clients  

• Lead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation & correspondence 

About You: 

• Exhibits Integrity and Trust  

• Exhibits Self Development  

• Bachelor’s degree  

• MBA, Masters in Marketing or related discipline preferred  

• Experience in healthcare communications environment required  

• 8+ year’s experience  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: $91,000 - $154,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.