SVP leading pharmaceutical client services, strategic marketing, and major account growth for Avalere Health. Managing senior client relationships, teams, forecasts, and integrated brand initiatives.
Responsibilities
Provide strong, engaged leadership to the Client Services team
Direct team members to meet organizational, team, and individual goals
Establish brand priorities and contribute to team discussions and problem-solving
Lead, motivate, and unify teams while ensuring a positive employee experience
Develop team members through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and training
Lead and strengthen a team of VP Account leaders
Drive client and internal team initiatives
Lead clients and internal teams toward unified strategic marketing plans and goals
Build and nurture senior-level client relationships through regular communication and quarterly business reviews
Triage and manage sensitive client discussions and escalation issues
Own final decisions on agency recommendations and client relationship escalations
Advise clients using deep pharmaceutical industry and marketing knowledge
Contribute to annual brand planning, marketing planning, and budget development
Provide strategic counsel and recommendations addressing client business problems
Integrate insights, research, data analytics, and agency offerings into client recommendations
Collaborate with Strategy, Engagement, Creative, Scientific, and Digital leaders
Develop and update account forecasts monthly and quarterly
Partner with Business Operations on staffing plans and client delivery
Achieve annual revenue plans and pursue new assignments and organic growth
Manage Client Services utilization targets
Recruit account talent with Talent Acquisition and maintain a talent pipeline
Contribute to annual business planning
Represent the Avalere Health brand with clients and operate with integrity, empathy, and respect
Requirements
20 or more years of experience in marketing or marketing-related roles within the pharmaceutical industry
Agency Account leadership experience required
Experience leading books of business with yearly revenues of $25 million or more
Experience leading teams of account management professionals at multiple levels, with teams of 10 people or more
Experience in digital marketing and fully integrated marketing projects preferred
Deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
Experience across marketing planning and budget development
Experience working with brands through all lifecycle phases, including pre-launch, disease education, and launch
Strong financial acumen, including revenue forecasting and margin management
Strong business acumen and understanding of brand, engagement, and sales metrics
Ability to lead senior client relationships and manage complex or sensitive escalations
Ability to collaborate across Strategy, Engagement, Creative, Scientific, and Digital functions
Benefits
401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested)
Life insurance
Disability coverage
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work
Option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year
20 vacation days
One personal well-being day
9 public holidays
Gifted end-of-year holidays
Early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
Free counselling through the employee assistance program
Personalized health support
Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
On-demand training
Professional development support
Global mobility opportunities across the business
Dedicated social opportunities and resources for homeworkers
Employee Network Groups
Fertility Friendly employer support
Regular career conversations
Opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves
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