Account Director – Independent Healthcare PR Agency (Biotech/ Healthcare) – Remote (US) - £140k + 15% bonus

The Company

• Small-sized strategic communication, creative and digital agency offering their healthcare and biotech clients strategic communications.
• Highly collaborative, nimble company with great retention
• Bonus, PTO, 401k match, parental leave etc

The Role

In this Account Director role you will be developing and maintaining client relationships, strategizing and implementing programs such as corporate messaging and positioning, media strategies and relations, digital and social media, investor communications, internal communications, scientific communications, website development, and patient engagement.

• Responsible for 1 direct report – line management
• Manage up to 4-5 client accounts simultaneously
• Involvement of new business pitches
• Working closely and reporting to the Executive Managing Director
• Remote (with travel 4x a year to the office) or hybrid in the Boston office

You

• Experience in a similar role – specifically within healthcare, pharma, healthtech or biotechnology PR. Working in a smaller-sized agency/ company is a plus
• Degree qualified – Ideally Masters or PhD or experience handling high-science
• Experience implementing account strategy - PR
• Digital, social media and website expertise
• Must be able to travel 4x a year for company meet-ups, and when necessary, i.e. for client meetings
• Ability to be hands-on when needed
• Proven ability to lead, and create strong high-level professional relationships
• Excellent communication skills, analytical thinker with a passion for excellence

What should you do next?

This Account Director role is one not to be missed; as part of an independent agency you will truly have a say and be able to direct and shape the development of a company – working as part of not just for. This role encompasses the opportunity to work with fantastic clients to help create engaging scientific strategy. To discuss this role further or to find out about other roles I’m currently working on, please get in touch or hit apply to submit your current CV.

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