Account Director – Promotional Medical Education

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily management of an assigned book of business.

• Build and nurture robust relationships with clients and stakeholders.

• Ensure continuous written and verbal communication with clients and account team members.

• Address problems and challenges to meet or surpass client expectations.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of client organizations, products, disease states, and marketing objectives.

• Supervise budgeting, financial oversight, and reconciliation for individual projects.

• Seek and secure new business opportunities within existing accounts.

• Draft proposals and create new business presentations.

• Engage in regular onsite meetings with clients.

• Recruit and train account management personnel.

• Develop personalized career development plans.

• Provide continuous feedback and conduct performance assessments for direct reports.

• Update senior management on account activities, new business prospects, financial analyses, and forecasts.

• Delegate and manage workload among account team members.

• Identify and coordinate internal and external resources with department managers.

• Mediate conflict resolution within and across departments or account team members.

• Participate in and/or lead team meetings.

• Oversee both internal and external components of the account management team.

• Innovate and initiate new programs.

• Enhance interdepartmental communication.

• Provide staffing and resource allocation reports.

• Cultivate relationships with clients and key faculty members.

• Serve as a liaison with pertinent medical associations and institutions.

• Present creative ideas and investigate new business opportunities with current clients.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

• Over seven years of relevant experience, including management duties, interdisciplinary team collaboration, and marketing and/or communications within a scientific context.

• Preferred management experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturer, biotech firm, managed care hospital, medical communications agency, or healthcare advertising agency.

• Capability to swiftly understand and retain scientific and technical concepts.

• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Internet.

• Strong skills in presentation.

• Expertise in business development.

• Ability to manage and mentor account team personnel.

• Proven experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with clients and stakeholders.

• Familiarity with budgeting, financial oversight, and project reconciliation.

• Experience in writing proposals and creating new business presentations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible structure promoting a better work-life balance.

• Most employees work remotely from their home locations.

• Flexible work arrangements available.

• Emphasis on work-life balance.