Account Director, Market Access

The Klick Group —comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health . Klick is also consistently recognized for its people-first culture, including Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and a FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising.

About our Market Access Team

Our Market Access team, part of our Medical Craft, brings payer, policy, and healthcare system perspectives into brand planning. The team helps clients navigate access, reimbursement, and value conversations across markets. By understanding real-world barriers and opportunities, they connect innovation to adoption. Their work supports strategies that are both aspirational and achievable.

Job Description

The Account Director, Market Access leads client relationships and supports managed markets marketing across healthcare accounts. This role partners with clients and internal cross-functional teams to guide brand development, strategic planning, scope execution, and account profitability. The Account Director also supports team development, new business opportunities, and high-quality delivery across multiple projects and workstreams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead client relationships across healthcare brands, including day-to-day partnership, strategic alignment, and account stewardship.
• Guide cross-functional teams through managed markets deliverables, including value briefs, project briefs, tactical plans, and client presentations.
• Guide scope development, project prioritization, timelines, and account profitability in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Apply managed markets, pharmaceutical marketing, and brand strategy knowledge to support print, digital, and social deliverables.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and support new business development.

Qualifications

Required:

• 8+ years of agency or healthcare marketing experience, including client-facing account leadership across pharmaceutical or life sciences work.
• Managed markets marketing experience with ownership of strategic plans, tactical execution, or payer-focused communications.
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams at once, including prioritization, timelines, budgets, and client deliverables.
• Strong presentation and written communication skills demonstrated through client presentations, strategic recommendations, or senior stakeholder updates.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Desired:

• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• MBA or advanced degree in marketing, business, healthcare, or a related field.
• Brand management experience supporting pharmaceutical, healthcare, or managed markets programs.
• Working knowledge of digital, social, and new media concepts used in healthcare marketing.
• Experience contributing to organic growth or new business opportunities within existing client accounts.

Additional Information

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