Senior Strategic Account Director, Medical Communications

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Strategic Account Director, Medical Communications based in United States.** This role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact client partnerships within the healthcare and life sciences industry. You will serve as a trusted strategic advisor, helping organizations translate complex scientific information into meaningful communication strategies. The position combines account leadership, business growth, team development, and strategic consulting. You will guide cross-functional teams, strengthen long-term client relationships, and shape innovative medical communications programs. Your expertise will help clients achieve their goals while contributing to the continued growth of a collaborative, science-driven environment. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced account leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, healthcare, and relationship building. ### Accountabilities: As a Senior Strategic Account Director, you will oversee strategic client relationships, lead account growth initiatives, and ensure the successful delivery of medical communications solutions. You will act as a senior advisor to healthcare and life sciences clients while mentoring account teams and driving operational excellence across complex programs. - Serve as the primary strategic partner for a portfolio of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare clients. - Develop and execute annual account strategies aligned with client objectives, business priorities, and measurable outcomes. - Build trusted relationships with senior marketing, commercial, and medical affairs stakeholders. - Lead integrated medical communications programs, ensuring high-quality execution, timelines, budgets, and client satisfaction. - Provide strategic guidance to internal account teams, supporting collaboration across multiple disciplines. - Mentor, coach, and develop Strategic Account Directors, Strategic Account Managers, and Account Associates. - Identify opportunities for account expansion, new services, and long-term partnership growth. - Support business development initiatives, including pitches, proposals, and strategic client opportunities. - Manage account financial performance, including forecasting revenue, monitoring budgets, and supporting profitability. - Collaborate with leadership teams to improve processes, strengthen client value, and drive business success. ## Requirements: The ideal candidate is a strategic and commercially minded healthcare communications leader with extensive experience managing complex client relationships and leading high-performing teams. You should have strong knowledge of pharmaceutical and biotechnology environments, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate business challenges into impactful solutions. - Bachelor’s degree required. - 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare marketing, medical affairs, or medical communications agency environments. - Proven success managing and growing healthcare or pharmaceutical accounts with significant annual revenue responsibility. - Experience acting as a strategic advisor to senior-level stakeholders across marketing, commercial, or medical affairs functions. - Strong leadership experience managing, mentoring, and developing account management professionals. - Demonstrated ability to drive revenue growth, manage budgets, forecast performance, and support profitability. - Excellent strategic thinking skills with the ability to understand client challenges and create actionable plans. - Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building capabilities. - Experience supporting new business development initiatives, including proposals and client pitches, is preferred. - Advanced degree such as PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA, or related graduate qualification is a plus. - Strong understanding of…