Account Manager/Senior Account Manager, Healthcare PR - Leading Specialist Health Comms Agency

This well-known and leading specialist health communications agency is highly respected for its deep knowledge and experience in science, drug discovery and development, healthcare, clinical practice, regulatory issues and consumer wellness. The firm works in partnership with their sister agency; a fully integrated practice with specialties in healthcare, corporate, and technology. ​

This means they can bring the best of what you would expect from a healthcare specialist agency –  responsible, life-changing, and code compliant with what you would expect from the biggest consumer agencies – trendsetting, controversial and bold.

In July 2012, the firm opened offices in New York and China and now provides its clients 450 dedicated individuals spanning all key territories and over 35 countries across the world. The practice is centred in the London office with principal hubs including Chicago and New York in the US.

The healthcare/pharma comms division is looking to bring on a strong Account Manager or ideally someone ready to be promoted into a Senior Account Manager role; fully able to hit the ground running on a large global account in addition to working 1 or 2 smaller accounts. This is a growth hire and you will be part of a growing team that works across product communications, internal communications, and corporate issues management – main therapy area will be cell therapy.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Driving day-to-day account handling, whilst providing direction, support, and coaching of members of the Junior account team
• Providing clients with specific agency healthcare counsel
• Assisting with new business proposal development and pitching
• Responsible for budgetary control (trackers, fee forecasting/reconciliation, budgeting, and invoicing)
• Writing high-quality health documents, ensuring the highest standards for all client deliverables and with work that includes both traditional PR and digital/social innovation

Who are you?:

You are an ambitious Account Manager or newly appointed Senior Account Manager within a PR agency, looking to build upon your current knowledge within the Healthcare PR space.  

• Possess strong project management, planning, and strategic thinking skills
• Experience managing junior colleagues as well as upwardly-manage to make best possible use of time and expertise
• Understands the strategic overview of their accounts and able to contribute to strategic planning events
• Understanding of NHS and EU healthcare systems fully trained in the ABPI Code of Practice
• Degree qualified (Ideally a science degree but not essential)