Strategic Account Director (SVP/Management Director level)
Location: Germany: Munich or Hamburg (hybrid)
We are supporting an innovative organisation within the healthcare communications sector as they expand their presence in Europe. They have developed a new-generation model to help pharmaceutical clients deliver high-quality creative and content at scale through a combination of strategic expertise, creative thinking, scalable content delivery and technology.
We are looking for a Strategic Account Director to build senior client relationships, identify opportunities and drive growth across their largest account.
The Role
As a Strategic Account Director, you will help clients identify where existing campaign foundations are under-leveraged, where delivery friction exists, and where scalable execution can drive greater speed and impact without compromising brand, creativity or compliance.
You will:
- Build trusted relationships with senior pharmaceutical stakeholders
- Drive client engagement, project identification and account growth
- Identify opportunities to expand engagement across brands, markets and teams
- Lead client conversations and translate business needs into clear, strategically aligned briefs
- Position the organisation as a strategic partner for complex and scalable content delivery
- Identify where existing content and creative investments can be leveraged more effectively
- Work closely with strategy, creative, medical and delivery teams to develop the right solutions
- Maintain strategic and creative quality throughout the engagement
- Provide strategic context to delivery teams while they manage day-to-day execution
- Identify opportunities to elevate straightforward production work through stronger strategic and creative input
What Success Looks Like
- Strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Repeat engagement and expansion across accounts
- Revenue and project growth
- Deeper penetration across brands and client teams
- Clear, strategically aligned briefs that translate into high-quality delivery
- Consistent standards of compliance, creativity and strategic integrity
About You
You will have experience within the healthcare advertising, pharmaceutical marketing agency space, with a strong understanding of the agency/client ecosystem.
You'll bring:
- Experience working with pharmaceutical or life sciences clients
- Strong understanding of Rx, HCP and/or omnichannel communications
- Senior client relationship experience
- Commercial awareness and a track record of identifying or developing opportunities
- The ability to understand a client's strategic challenge and translate it into a practical solution
- Experience working across multidisciplinary teams
- An understanding of MLR, localisation, adaptation and pharmaceutical content requirements
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Proficiency in German and English
All enquiries will be treated confidentially. Please apply or reach out to [email protected]