Anthem
Account Director - Healthcare Comms/PR
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The opportunity
Anthem, a Resonant Group company, is looking for a commercially minded, strategic and highly organised Account Director to join our award-winning healthcare communications team.
You will lead major client accounts and teams, acting as the senior day-to-day client partner and taking responsibility for account strategy, client relationships, commercial performance, team development and organic growth.
This is an opportunity to join a growing, independent agency where curiosity, freethinking and an entrepreneurial mindset are encouraged. You will play an important role in shaping outstanding client work, developing high-performing teams and contributing to the continued growth of Anthem in the UK and globally.
About Anthem
Anthem, a Resonant Group company, is a global healthcare communications agency that provokes the conversations that improve health outcomes.
We combine science, insight and creativity to develop campaigns that unite people, build trust and change how audiences feel, think and act. Our work spans media relations, patient advocacy, corporate communications, strategic planning, content, digital and social media.
As part of Resonant Group, Anthem works alongside specialist agencies in medical communications and patient insight and strategy. Together, we share a belief that lives can be transformed through better health communication.
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What we are looking for
You will have proven experience in a healthcare communications agency, leading UK and/or global pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare accounts.
You will also bring:
- Experience leading major accounts, projects and client relationships
- Confidence providing strategic counsel and guiding senior client decision-making
- The ability to translate client objectives into effective, insight-led communications programmes
- Strong commercial leadership, including responsibility for budgets, forecasting, profitability, resourcing and account health
- A track record of identifying and progressing organic growth opportunities
- Broad experience across media relations, corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, patient engagement, content and digital communications
- Strong knowledge of the healthcare and pharmaceutical environment, including ABPI, legal and regulatory requirements
- The ability to shape high-quality, strategically aligned and compliant client work
- A curious and critical mind, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and improve outcomes
- An entrepreneurial mindset, with the initiative to identify opportunities and turn them into action
- Strong leadership skills and experience developing Account Managers and Senior Account Managers
- Excellent judgement, organisation and attention to detail
- The ability to balance client service, quality, team wellbeing and profitability
- A collaborative approach and the confidence to contribute to agency-wide priorities
- Integrity and a commitment to the highest ethical standards
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Our values
The following values make up our DNA and are central to everything we do:
- Truly passionate: wholeheartedly dedicated to the improvement of health
- Freethinking: naturally curious and open to original and insightful ways of doing things
- Committed to growth: committed to growing ourselves, our clients and the future of our sector
- Dynamically driven: bringing energy, focus and vision to everything we do
- Exceed expectations: always striving for excellence and delivering our best
How to apply
Send your CV and cover letter to JoinUs@anthem-pr.com
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