Director/Senior Director - Healthcare

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Edelman Healthcare help some of world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and healthcare brands. We are currently looking for a Director (or Senior Director) to lead on one of globally top accounts in the Pharma sector working with their Respiratory and Immunology business.

The Director is responsible for leading, securing, maintaining and growing the business in their team. They provide strategic advice and guidance to clients in achieving communication and business objectives. They lead teams and oversee the development and execution of high-quality communications programmes. A Director is a strong leader who, as part of the Health Senior Leadership Team, supports the team’s objectives through the clients workstreams, organic growth, new business, trainings, while supporting wider departmental activities via marketing, talent, new business. They map, lead and contribute to organic customer growth and the acquisition of new customer business.

Role Responsibilities

• Senior client point of contact, accountable for overall profitability, quality, relationship and client satisfaction of the Global R&I business, working in tandem with the EMEA Client Relationship Team, including Client, Planner, Creative, Data & Insights, Digital, Media, Programme Management leaders, to best serve our clients across offices, time zones
• Strategy lead, spearheading planning and implementation of 2021 R&I Disease Areas plans, in partnership with EMEA Client Relationship Team and day-to-day TA/Brand/Portfolio leads
• Enable collaboration and drive integration across specialties and geographies to ensure effective budgeting, staffing and seamless execution
• Partners with business manager and resource manager to ensure profitability targets and allocations are being met
• Accountable for developing and operationalising
• Client Development Plans: growth and diversification of the business, including identifying, generating and coordinating organic growth opportunities; and team, including sharing best practice, coordinating efforts, identifying gaps and training staff
• Mentors, coaches and supports team EMEA members and ensures staff are developing abilities
• Accountable for monthly forecast and communication on business and personnel topics with London leadership
• Spearhead reporting and coordination with GCRM team including US-based GCRM and London-based GCRM.
  

Experience, Knowledge & Skills Required

• Pharma knowledge and experience with clients in the pharma sector is a must
• Comfortable working within a global/multi-market team located in different offices and geographies
• Understanding of data/regulatory milestones, above brand/unmet need campaigning and employee engagement, consult across paid, earned and owned and be conversant in social, digital and offline approaches
• Fluent in media and digital to consult across paid, earned, owned and be conversant in social, digital and offline approaches (e.g., trends in health, compliance considerations, relevant social platforms, audience channel planning, paid activations and reviewing analytics reports)
• Experienced in business management, including forecasting, staffing/recruiting, and commercial negotiation
• Fluent English, native speaker is preferred
• Proactive, problem-solver who embraces diverse trends, skills, specialties and viewpoints
• Hands-on team player adding value, sharing creative ideas, and executing communications programmes
  

Values

As An Independent Communications Marketing Firm, Edelman Values

• The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients
• The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves
• The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner for clients, colleagues and communities
• The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness and equality
  

In line with these values, the Director will demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Flexible and creative way of thinking with strong problem-solving skills
• The ability to deal with people and the motivation of team members
• The ability to develop creative and innovative communication programmes
  

Reporting

This critical role serves as a member of the Edelman London Team and will report directly to EMEA Client Lead with a dotted line to the Co-Leads of London Health.

If you are interested in this opportunity please do get in touch and apply now.

• Edelman is an EEO/AA employer
  

Salary is competitive and includes holiday, great benefits, open to flexible working.

We currently have a large number of applications and are only able to respond to successful candidates at this stage.

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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