21GRAMS- VP, Account Director

Real Chemistry • Chicago, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Real Chemistry is looking for a VP, Account Director to join our growing team! 21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, is a full-service healthcare advertising agency built on the belief that healthcare should feel more human. We combine bold creativity, strategic rigor, and deep scientific understanding to create work that changes behavior, improves outcomes, and makes a meaningful impact on people's lives. Our culture is grounded in collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to doing exceptional work. We believe in being good to each other while pushing ourselves to deliver ideas that move audiences, brands, and healthcare forward.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• 6-8 years of meaningful experience in supervisory roles and experience in the health and wellness industry
• Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills in a positive and professional manner.
• Emphasizes on visions, values, and dedication to perfection/output
• Inspiring, diplomatic, compassionate leader that establishes and maintains rapport and teamwork

Nice To Haves

• Our Company values, Best Together, Impact Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always, and Accountability with an "I" , genuinely resonate with how you work and lead.
• You demonstrate the Real Chemistry Can mindset by approaching challenges with optimism, accountability, creativity, and a solutions-oriented attitude, always looking for ways to make a meaningful impact for our clients, colleagues, and communities.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and comfortable adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. As our business grows and changes, so do we.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful, with strong prioritization skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to leverage data to inform decisions and drive outcomes.
• You are energized by innovation and the transformative potential of AI, actively exploring new technologies, identifying opportunities to work smarter, and championing practical, responsible AI adoption that drives meaningful business impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead interactions and relationships with clients by balancing objectives, timelines, negotiations, and challenges to drive agency success
• Articulate strategies and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of customers and driven markets.
• Proactively direct a team (or multiple teams) that include account, staff, and clients
• Coordinate and implement strategic plans, including development of strategically sound agendas for key events
• Connect with various groups including internal senior managers, scientific services, medical professionals, and finances to ensure happiness, business development, and income potential.
• Develops of a range of materials including client memos, press releases, articles, strategies and presentations
• Coordinate contract and budget development as well as their approval

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.
• Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future.
• Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior