Director, Brand Strategy

Strategic Account Manager

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes. By combining creativity, data, and technology, we create work that doesn't just reach people--it moves them, connects with them, and makes a difference in their lives. Because when our people bring curiosity and courage to the work, we unlock new possibilities for our clients, and better outcomes for the patients they serve. We're here to push what health can be. And to make it matter.

Are you an innovative strategist who's keen to apply your talent to the health and wellness space? Would you like to work in one of the fast growing and most innovative therapeutic categories? Would you like to be part of the largest healthcare communications network in the world? Do you believe in challenging convention and pushing for new ways to look at things? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Do you have a passion for inspiring and nurturing great ideas? If so, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing strong client relationships as a key strategic and business partner
• Guiding the strategic direction in relation to our clients' brand development and marketing approach
• Gaining a deep, holistic and evolving understanding of our client's business objectives, challenges, threats and opportunities – including forward looking awareness of emerging competitive threats
• Developing a deep understanding of our clients' customers' wants, needs, and behaviors across the full customer journey (awareness > trial > continuation)
• Developing an understanding and ability to advocate for the full suite of strategic skillsets and solutions offered by SSW
• Collaborating with the creative, account, strategy, medical and analytics teams on business, brand and communications/content strategies
• Developing POVs for our clients around business-critical issues and trends
• Mining provocative insights that form the basis for effective communication, marketing, business and creative strategies
• Developing inspiring creative and project briefs
• Ability to lead the translation of insights into strategies and tactics
• Leading internal brainstorms and client workshops
• Participating in new business pitches
• Partnering with clients on market research activities

Skills/experience required:

• Experience with pharma brands would be a plus
• Able to become deeply immersed in our clients' business on both a commercial and clinical/scientific level
• Able to develop strong client relationships and trust based on deep immersion in their business
• Bring a rounded competency set spanning brand strategy/creative development/digital engagement
• Creative thinker
• Adept at storytelling
• Able to simplify and clarify complex concepts
• Excellent analytical skills
• Superb and persuasive communications skills, both written and verbal
• Clients and the internal team want to work with you
• Collaborative approach
• Leadership skills

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $170,937.00/Annually.