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Account Director, Medical Communications

Remote work allowed

OPEN Health brings together deep scientific knowledge, global understanding, and broad specialist expertise to support our clients in improving health outcomes and patient wellbeing.

We are united as one flexible organization, harnessing the power of the collective to solve complex challenges. Being built from cohesive partnerships across a range of specialist sectors gives us the ability to approach opportunities from fresh perspectives, creating solutions and innovations for market access and medical communications that are informed by the experience and knowledge of the many.

Our global team of experts many with PhD and PharmD degrees work strategically alongside our client partners in Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Market Access, and Commercial teams across a wide range of therapy areas.

You will love this role if you:

• Enjoy regular client contact either though face-to-face meetings, phone, and/or written communication
• Have a high attention to detail to ensure that quality outputs are delivered to your clients
• Are an inspiring team leader and mentor
• Are skilled at developing and managing new business proposals
• Are a solution-oriented individual with deep intuitive understanding of your assigned accounts, client needs, and the medical communications industry

You will be a success if you:

• Can share your passion and enthusiasm with your clients and colleagues
• Are a collaborative team player
• Are interested in learning new skills and therapy areas
• Are interested in developing new ideas to bring science and medicine to life
• Can build relationships with clients (external and internal) and value the importance of creating a good rapport
• Actively generate business with established clients as well as new clients within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
• Keep your team engaged and well informed
• Have expertise supporting revenue forecasting, meeting quarterly revenue targets, and managing expenses
• Excel at managing forecasts, reconciliations, and profitability analyses

As part of the Client Services team, youll be responsible for the following activities:

Account Directors manage client accounts by delivering superior customer service, providing strong leadership/guidance, directing medical communication/medical affairs services, and partnering with Senior Management in new business activities. Account Directors are the key contact for internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally proactive and responsive, comfortable with assessing scientific content, highly capable in leading teams, and accomplished in developing and managing new business proposals. Expert knowledge and facilitation of industry guidelines is a must.

What youll bring:

• BA or BS in marketing, communications, biology, life sciences, or related field (candidates with an advanced degree and/or CMPP certification preferred)
• Minimum of 8 years of direct involvement with pharmaceutical marketing, medical communications, publication planning, promotional medical education, business development in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, or senior management and account responsibility in a medical communications or marketing services company
• Proven business development results
• Experience developing and establishing new products and service offerings
• Highly successful relationship initiator and builder with a resilient personality that capitalizes on every opportunity presented
• Experience in publication and or medical communications management
• Ability to work both independently (on-site and remotely) and in a team structure
• High comfort level working with clients and faculty
• Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing challenges, issues, and priorities with the ability to delegate, problem-solve, and set clear expectations
• Proficiency in Office programs including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, Inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work.

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you!

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