VP, Media

Updated: June 23, 2026 Location: Santa Monica, CA, United States Job ID: 16303 The VP – Media Strategy is a leadership role within the Syneos Health Integrated Media Team responsible for development and implementation of omnichannel integrated pharmaceutical media campaigns. The position is responsible for planning and communicating advanced omnichannel media strategy to clients of Syneos Health. The ideal candidate will exhibit proven success managing complex multimedia campaigns within the pharma/healthcare space while exhibiting a detailed understanding of the negotiation and implementation needed to extract maximum impact from any proposed strategic approach. This position will have a prominent client facing role and require excellent presentation and explanatory skills. The applicant will assist in the development and ensure accuracy of execution while delivering class leading programs that align and accomplish our client’s goals and objectives. This position plays an important role in building trust and expertise with our clients and the ideal candidate will excel at relaying complex media topics in a way that is understandable for someone with little to no marketing and media experience. Passion for excellent optimization is a must – the ideal candidate will relish leading our clients and recommending improvements and solutions to existing campaigns while helping to craft strategy for new initiatives. The candidate will act as the caretaker for our clients’ media investments and as such will personally push to ensure maximum flexibility in how media dollars are deployed and optimized. Flawless execution is expected. The VP – Media Strategy will be responsible for growing the team and ensuring a positive proactive culture of training, onboarding, and internal advancement is in place. The candidate should have experience in the following areas: Experience: Minimum 12 years’ experience leading, executing, and planning strategic integrated media campaigns. Leadership: You will be expected to manage a growing global team while providing input on the optimal structure and vision for the group. Strategy/Planning & Presentation Development: You will be expected to craft and lead the design of complex strategic media campaigns while communicating the approach to clients and internal stakeholders alike. New Business: Have experience participating in pitches for new business and understand how to operationalize complex asks during the RFP process. Client Management: You should have experience interacting directly with clients, building relationships and seeing great campaigns executed and reported on flawlessly. Execution/Campaign & Project Management: You should have experience managing and optimizing omnichannel integrated media campaigns across all major channels, both offline and digital, with particular emphasis on seeking strategic innovation and optimizing to achieve superior performance. Heavy TV experience is required (both CTV and Linear). Travel: Candidates should be free to travel as‑needed to support the business. Additional Experience: Experience in pharma or healthcare is valuable. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $150,000 to $180,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance. Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements. At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality‑of‑life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements. Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled). Why we are different This position requires a candidate who can explain complex media topics to clients with limited marketing experience, mandating strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills. The successful candidate will deliver flawless executions, grow the team, and maintain client relationships while driving business development and innovation in media strategy. Syneos Health® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. 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