Account Director Med Comms

We are currently seeking Qualified Persons (QPs) across the UK to join a leading pharmaceutical business that is expanding its operations. At least three brand new positions have been created due to increased manufacturing demand, marking the beginning of an exciting new phase of growth within the Quality team.

Having successfully partnered with this company on several key hires in the past, we are now looking to connect with QPs who are eager to contribute to the continued success of a business specializing in advanced sterile products.

This role offers more than batch release duties. Once training is complete, QPs will have the chance to play a key role in important projects that support the business’s growth and success.

Requirements:

• Eligible QP status within the UK.
• Experience in sterile manufacturing is preferred but not essential.
• RP eligibility is desirable but not required.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to thrive in a dynamic team.

I am currently looking for a Director or Senior Director of Business Development for a mid-sized global full service clinical Contract Research organization with a great culture and an excellent track record and footprint across the US and Europe and APAC. This CRO has been around for a long time and has a very strong reputation in the biotech space. They have been out performing the competition in what has been a challenging market. They have a very strong clinical and medical teams, with some excellent expertise to support the BD department on bid-defences. They also have a well respected and innovative CCO.

The role is an individual sales contributor role focusing on the California territory. This CRO has a fantastic account strategy where you will be set up for success. You will be responsible for existing accounts as well as securing new business, predominantly with early to mid-sized biotechnology companies. In order to be successful in this role you will require a strong network and sales track record in this region, selling full service CRO solutions.

This CRO are very strong across multiple therapeutic areas. including but not limited to oncology, cardio, dermatology, rare diseases and general medicine.

This role comes with a very lucrative base salary, plus an industry leading, uncapped commission plan.

Your role will include:

• Achieving agreed upon sales and business development targets Creating and implementing appropriate business development strategies for identified target markets
• Prospecting with the goal of establishing a pipeline of sales opportunities and RFP’s from potential clients; suitably qualified for competitive advantage, timing, budget, decision maker
• Utilizing Salesforce to keep track of client activities including meetings and entering opportunities and updates as required to inform Management of current status
• Leading and managing the sales process for leads generated and leads received from internal and external sources.
• Leading the proposals development process for all opportunities and the assigned team to ensure that the strategy, budget and proposal language and timelines matches the expectations of the client as identified through extensive interactions with these clients.
• Continually redefining appropriate and profitable market niches for business opportunities, based on evidence.
• Providing input to the Marketing team so that they can create and implement appropriate marketing strategies that support the business development process and team
• Providing input to business development leadership based on territory and industry knowledge to develop sales targets, sales strategies and sales plans
• Working with the team to define and implement strategies to support the sales process, including securing resources to perform pre-sales activities
• Engaging with agents and consultants in other geographic locations to support business development activities in those markets
• Engaging with internal research staff to maximise selling opportunities associated with existing travel schedules of those staff
• Identifying and attending appropriate conferences and trade shows to create business opportunities

An innovative, award-winning healthcare communications agency is looking for an account manager to join their brilliant team.

Working with pharma, charity and consumer health clients, this independent agency develops strategic, creative programmes that offer new perspectives and drive positive change. They’re a passionate bunch who are dedicated to doing impactful work and improving the healthcare environment.

In this role, you’ll work on integrated programmes across an interesting mix of accounts, with a focus on corporate storytelling, earned and social media. You will be involved in the full life cycle of campaigns from ideation and planning to content and execution, and help build strong partnerships with clients.

This fully remote agency maintains a collaborative and supportive working environment, with daily brainstorms and check-ins as well as regular team get togethers. You’ll have lots of opportunities to try new things and stretch your skills while playing a key role in the continued growth of this forward-thinking organisation.

Requirements

• ·         c. 3 years healthcare communications experience working on integrated campaigns.
• ·         Earned and social media experience, along with strong content development skills.
• ·         Growth mindset and ability to think creatively.
• ·         Desire to work across a mix of pharma, charity and OTC clients.
• ·         Comfortable in a remote working set up.

An established, full-service agency is looking for a Senior Medical Writer to join their brilliant team in Berkshire.

With broad expertise across medical education, brand comms and multichannel marketing, this dynamic, independent agency enjoys strong client relationships and has several exciting new projects in the works.

As SMW, you’ll be responsible for translating clinical data into informative and engaging content for an interesting mix of deliverables and therapy areas including Rare Disease, Neuroscience and Oncology. You’ll provide scientific expertise on accounts, liaise with client services teams, and ensure work is completed on brief and to the highest standards.

This mid-size agency has a sociable and collaborative culture; you’ll be joining an ambitious team who are passionate about working on meaningful campaigns that make a difference in healthcare. You’ll enjoy opportunities to further your skills and plenty of support to help you progress.

Requirements

• Experience to SMW level within a healthcare communications agency setting, and knowledge across a broad range of medcomms activities.
• Life science degree, ideally combined with a higher qualification (MSc, PhD).
• Superb working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.

• Experience within a creative healthcare communications or healthcare marketing agency (RX experience is essential)
• Either a newly promoted Account Director or a Senior Account Manager ready to step up
• Line management experience and a genuine interest in developing junior team members
• Strong client leadership skills, with the confidence to guide and challenge clients with confidence
• Someone who ensures creative thinking leads the direction of projects, not just delivery
• An interest in consumer health / OTC, even if your background is more RX-focused
• A proactive approach and the confidence to take ownership of both projects and relationships

• A boutique agency environment where you can have real influence on the work
• Close collaboration with senior leadership
• The opportunity to step into or further establish yourself at Account Director level
• A supportive, creative team with a strong focus on quality and ideas

• Experience within a healthcare communications, medical communications or medcomms agency environment
• Either a newly promoted Account Director or a highly proactive Senior Account Manager ready to step up
• Strong client leadership skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders
• Someone comfortable operating independently and communicating confidently at a strategic level
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of account growth, scope and opportunities within existing business
• Experience across Medical Affairs accounts, ideally within oncology
• Exposure to expert engagement, congress activity and digital projects
• Someone who actively drives conversations and contributes ideas, rather than working in a purely delivery-focused way
• Publications experience would be of interest, although it is not essential for this role

• Opportunity to take on genuine ownership and visibility within accounts
• A highly collaborative environment with close access to senior leadership
• Exposure to a varied mix of Medical Affairs and digital work
• The chance to play a meaningful role in account growth and direction, not just delivery