Account Director - Medical Communications - East Coast
PrimeNew York, New York, United States
Posted April 2, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Prime. Accelerating life-changing solutions. Our world needs solutions to its healthcare challenges. Especially now. This is what drives us at Prime. We partner with the world’s leading names in healthcare and technology, to deliver meaningful solutions, sooner. We are catalysts for life-changing science. Our people are at the heart of all we do. One diverse, worldwide, highly skilled team, sharing a very real and human, passionate, brave culture. Our fusion of expertise is complete, encompassing high science, award-winning and cutting-edge technology, evidence and data, proven strategy, and visionary creativity. We build and nurture deep, genuine and long-lasting relationships. The very foundation for success, within our business and far beyond. Prime offers an unparalleled ability to understand your challenges and respond with true innovation. Our experienced leaders anticipate the needs of the sector, enabling Prime to proactively evolve. This insight and adaptability is combined with a resolute commitment by our people to deliver the highest quality across the full spectrum of our operations. Together we accelerate life-changing solutions to global healthcare challenges. Together, we are Prime.
Job Description
We're a global healthcare company seeking an Account Director to lead our relationships with clients and manage a team of medical communication professionals.
Requirements
- 7–8 years 'relevant', preferably in a full-service medical communications agency
- A life sciences degree, ideally combined with a Master's or PhD
- Ability to run an account from year-to-year, ensuring forecasts are met through account team
- Motivational and group management ability
- Excellent interpersonal / relationship development skills
- Ability to line manage multiple staff and identify training needs as required
- Able to mentor all levels of account management
- Able to build internal relationships and network effectively with client teams
- Highly adept at business development
- Strategic insight, judgement and problem-solving skills
- Good delegation skills
- Strategic understanding of project / account objectives and contribution to strategic account planning
- Excellent organisational skills, time management and adherence to deadlines
- High attention to detail
- Extremely good written and oral communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of strategic medical communications
- In depth understanding of company's range of products and services
- Maintains and expands knowledge in areas of relevance to client
- Has specialist communications knowledge of several drug markets
- Specialist knowledge in at least 3 business areas
Benefits
- 42 days paid time off
- WORKsmart - Flexibility around core working hours
- Hybrid Working
- 5% contribution to 401k
- ADP Totalsource
