Senior Account Director (Medical Affairs)

Real Chemistry

5d•$155,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Real Chemistry is seeking a Senior Account Director to join their growing Medical Affairs team. This role will focus on Medical Affairs activities, with opportunities to leverage other services from the publications side of the business to enhance client effectiveness for healthcare professionals and patients. The position is hybrid, open to US offices (New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Carmel (IN), or Lambertville (NJ)) or remote within the US, and also open to remote applicants in Canada. The role requires working Eastern US hours.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Able to take ownership and run projects with limited supervision
Highly organized with a mindfulness of deadlines, the ability to manage multiple tasks based on priorities, a strong attention to detail and experience bringing structure to problems
Independent thinker confident in taking ownership of assets and material development, but a team player who enjoys collaboration
Professional presence, performs with a sense of urgency and with a client service orientation
Has confidence to manage upward when required; able to communicate with managers when deadlines will not be met or when issues are foreseeable
High energy, able to effectively operate in fast-paced, growing and evolving environment
Demonstrated strong work ethic, with a track record of following through on client requests and with high-quality deliverables on schedule and on budget
Positive thinker who can adapt quickly, innovate and be a reliable resource under pressure
Strong written and oral communication and presentations skills
Excellent business communication ability including informal/formal presentation and writing skills; this includes confident public speaking both internally and externally with clients, vendors, and affiliates
Ability to analyze and draw actionable insights from data/research
Project management experience, demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and manage detailed budgets
Demonstrated experience encouraging professional development of direct reports and exerting influence across matrixed teams
Scientific knowledge from educational degree or through work on high-science business areas/accounts

Nice To Haves

Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you.
Adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow.
Proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
Highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Autonomously lead and be accountable for a portfolio of client business
Accountable for the growth of team members and allocation of work to support their development
Inspire total confidence with senior clients, providing strong independent client counsel and keeping one step ahead of the client
Challenge other team members to provide solutions before you provide input
Coach other team members to challenge the client when needed
Accountable for wider client team relationship (beyond the daily client contact); maintain regular contact with wider client team
Maintain deep understanding of your clients’ business and the external factors which may impact upon it, being ahead of the game and proactively informing the client and coaching the team to increase their knowledge