Account Director
Description
At Spectrum Science, our mission—connecting humankind to its best healthlife—comes to life through a culture rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. We believe breakthrough ideas happen when diverse perspectives are embraced and people are empowered to challenge what’s possible.
Join our team of award-winning health-focused experts across advertising, clinical trial experience, communications, consulting, media, medical communications, and patient engagement. Together, we create the momentum that moves science, brands, and careers forward.
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Account Director to join our Client Services team. The ideal candidate will have experience data and regulatory milestones and account management, with a strong ability to collaborate with team members and drive projects to completion.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as day-to-day counselor to clients, converting a deep understanding of their subject matter into strategy and tactics that meet their objectives
- Develop strategies that meet project objective and program goals
- Communicate superior attention to detail across team members and consistent delivery of work that meets or exceeds expectations
- Effectively manage account teams to ensure client goals are met and exceeded
- Guide agency growth and leadership through financial performance and mentorship of junior staff
- Effectively manage client budgets, projections and financial planning
- Develop client strategic plans and budgets in coordination with VPs and SVPs
- Responsible for nurturing client relationship and developing organic growth
- Lead client contact (initiate/lead meetings, provide counsel, trouble shooting)
- Develop roles and delegate responsibilities across account teams
- Manage client budgets, staff allocation and forecasting
- Keep senior team informed of any client, team or personnel issues
- Support pitch strategy, proposal and presentation with VPs and SVPs
- Identify and realize organic growth opportunities with existing clients
- Demonstrate strong management skills across agency and client responsibilities
Desired Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 6-8 years of healthcare public relations/communications experience, preferably in an agency setting
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong experience in data and regulatory milestones
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience supporting communications for pharma and/or biotech clients, or similar high-science communications experience preferred
The anticipated salary range for this position will be $115,000-$135,000. Salary is based on job-related factors such as: years of relevant experience, qualifications and/or certifications. Spectrum reserves the right to modify this pay range at any given time.
We want to ensure our employees are living their best (health and professional) life and offer a variety of benefits and perks which support our flexible work environment.
- All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago), remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
- No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
- Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
- 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
- Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), tuition reimbursement programs, and in-house 1:1 coaching with access to talent and productivity-based assessments.
- Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
- Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
- Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.
- 401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
- Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace.
Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [email protected]