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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Account Manager or Account Director with a strong track record in medical communications who is ready to take the next step in their career or further develop their leadership capabilities. This opportunity is equally suited to established managers looking to join an agency where they can play an active role in shaping client partnerships, influencing strategic direction, and driving account growth. As part of our account leadership structure, we operate two Account Director levels, AD1 and AD2. For this position, we are specifically seeking candidates operating at Account Director 1 level. The role reports directly to the Group Account Director. While experience within Cardiometabolic Health or Cardiovascular therapy areas would be advantageous, we welcome applications from candidates with expertise across other therapeutic areas. At Scientific Group, our team members enjoy a high degree of autonomy and ownership in their work. In this role, you will build strong relationships across account management, scientific, creative and digital teams, while developing trusted partnerships with clients and key opinion leaders. You will use your expertise to oversee complex projects, provide strategic guidance, and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional value and outcomes for clients.
Responsibilities
- Strategic management and growth of client accounts, including both global and affiliate market programmes.
- Consistently deliver high-quality work that exceeds client expectations while meeting commercial and financial objectives.
- Contribute to business development activities by identifying and securing new opportunities, enhancing Scientific Group’s profile, and supporting sustainable revenue growth.
- Lead product or brand launches and partner closely with both Commercial and Medical Affairs teams.
- Line management responsibilities, with a focus on developing, coaching and empowering team members to achieve their full potential.
- Oversee complex projects, provide strategic guidance, and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional value and outcomes for clients.
Requirements
- Scientifically literate, with a degree or higher, or equivalent, preferably in biomedical sciences
- Significant experience within a medical communications agency, managing at least £2 million of business, with a proven track record of growing account revenue
- Demonstrable business development experience, confident in identifying, pitching for and converting new business opportunities to grow both existing accounts and Scientific Group's client portfolio
- Experience working with global and affiliate market teams, comfortable managing multi market or international communications programmes and stakeholder groups
- Experience of leading product or brand launch activity, from strategic planning through to execution
- Strong commercial acumen, with experience partnering with both commercial and medical affairs client stakeholders, and a solid understanding of the compliance and regulatory environment
- Extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, and the responsibilities and needs of commercial and medical affairs teams
- Knowledge and experience of working in multiple therapy areas; experience within Cardiometabolic Health and/or Cardiovascular would be highly advantageous
- Experience of successfully delivering a wide variety of different types of medical communications activities
- Proven experience mentoring, line managing and developing a team
- Excellent interpersonal and line management skills
- Excellent numeracy, written and oral communication skills
- Proven project management abilities
- Confident and articulate, with excellent presentation skills
Skills
- Account leadership
- Client relationship management
- Team development
- Commercial acumen
- Quality management
- Budget management
- Operational performance management
- Interpersonal skills
- Line management skills
- Numeracy
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Project management
- Presentation skills
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Senior Account Manager
- Account Director
Education Level
- Degree or higher, or equivalent, preferably in biomedical sciences
Benefits
- Wide ranging flexible working policy
- Annual leave starting from 25 days
- Private medical/dental cover
- Life insurance
- Discretionary annual performance related bonus
- Independent employee assistance programme
- Memberships for Perkbox and Headspace
- Subsidised gym membership
- Volunteering day
- Salary sacrifice schemes for bicycles and electric cars
- Vibrant social calendar
About the Company
- At Scientific Group, scientific excellence is at the heart of everything we do.
- We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace and are working towards ambitious carbon targets across the business.
- We offer a wide-ranging flexible working policy that allows people to visit the office as much or as little as they would like.
- Ultimately, we all choose to work at Scientific Group because we want to help improve the lives of our fellow humans and we live this through our company values.
Equal Opportunity
- We value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
- We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will enhance our team environment.
- We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are open to reasonable adjustments.