
Group Account Supervisor - Immunology
- Illinois
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with Marketing Directors and other key stakeholders to build, manage, and execute marketing communication plans to achieve business objectives and goals.
- Lead the definition and creation of marketing strategies, objectives, messaging and tactics.
- Manage the tactical development business processes and marketing driven input from inception to delivery, growth, and eventual retirement.
- Work closely with brand marketing, agency partners, and other cross functional team members to ensure that value propositions, messaging and marketing activities align to the brand story.
- Collaborate effectively in a matrixed environment with Brand Marketing, Market Research, Analytics, Business Technology Solutions (BTS), Medical/Regulatory/Legal, External Agencies and other integrated business partners.
- Maintain an “expert level” understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.
- Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Troubleshoot roadblocks and identify creative and compliant solutions to facilitate forward motion of new initiatives.
- Establish a unified focus and purpose to inspire others to work together as a team.
- Ability to lead independent initiatives without day-to-day supervision.
- Able to prioritize and gracefully manage competing priorities to ensure deadlines are met.
- Collaborative nature and ability to influence and guide cross-functional stakeholders.
- Exceptional functional knowledge of and expertise in the pharmaceutical market.
- Acumen for leading multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Inquisitive, strong analytical/creative skills, including the ability to infer and apply learnings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail and follow-through on execution.
- Ability to relate well to others, active listening skills, and exhibiting patience.
- Strong project management abilities and critical work tool experience, including Microsoft Office Suite, Veeva and MavenLink.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or Marketing.
- 7+ years of ad agency account leadership experience.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience required.
- People leadership experience, including managing cross-functional teams and/or external partners through large projects or initiatives.
- A strategic mindset that can balance immediate requirements with a long-term vision.
- Demonstrated progressively increasing responsibility in leading large, complex, marketing campaigns
- Proven track record of managing successful pharmaceutical product launches.
- Outstanding communicator and comfortable interacting with a diverse group of marketing and creative individuals.
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to be effective managing through a highly matrixed organization.