Senior Account Executive – Medcomms

Senior Account Executive – Medcomms

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (advertising, marketing, or science major is preferred)
• 2+ years as an account executive, with experience in executing medical education programs
• Good computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Microsoft Teams)

Responsibilities

• Understand current and future deliverables and set timelines and expectations for successful project execution
• Establish a strong presence on the team through flawless execution, asking questions, volunteering for new experiences, making suggestions, and mentoring junior team members
• Understand the requirements of a variety of medical education projects and share your knowledge with junior team members
• Interact with and schedule services provided by outside vendors
• Develop good working relationships with key opinion leaders
• Engage with the client through clear written communications and participation in live meetings
• Ensure projects are uploaded into client review systems properly (i.e., Veeva, Zinc)
• Ensure the team adheres to internal processes (i.e., server filing, status reports and tracking, client communication documents, time sheet submission, editorial submissions, etc.)
• Keep your manager informed of client activity, issues, and opportunities
• Get involved in brand planning and strategy sessions
• Learn about the therapeutic markets to which the brands belong and proactively stay abreast of market trends and new product entries
• Assist the pitch team on tasks related to new business pitches
• Participate in the development of breakthrough creative and innovative programs
• Review materials to ensure high-quality agency output, reflective of consistently superior creative and innovative products, and offer your opinions to the account team
• Identify new talent and technologies we can work with to support the creative needs for brands
• Understand the impact of underperforming accounts
• Ensure all team members are accurately booking hours to projects and engage in discussions about the need to run a financially healthy account

Preferred Qualifications

• A Strong Executor: You have excellent executional skills and are passionate about the medical education/communication business
• An Effective Communicator: You possess effective written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal and listening skills, and exercise sound judgment
• A Team Player: You display a willingness to work overtime, travel, and attend off-hour events, etc.
• A Mentor: You have experience training junior staff
• An Efficient Multi-Tasker: You manage time effectively and are a good multi-tasker with a strong professional work ethic