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Job Order: 5863
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin

Position: Vice President, Account Supervisor HIV
Location: New Jersey

Company Summary:
A smart, award-winning pharmaceutical advertising and communications agency with major clients.

Description:
Position Summary:
Oversee all agency activities on assigned product or client.

Responsibilities of Position

• Manage Senior Account Executive or Account Supervisor, when applicable
• Work with supervisor on the development of appropriate training for direct reports
• Function as internal team leader making sure that all members of the team work together smoothly and effectively
• Lead the development of innovative Communications Plans
• Manage marketing, financial and interpersonal aspects of assigned accounts
• Interface with the Client at all levels, especially Group Brand Leader and Product Director level
• Keep supervisor aware of all internal and Client issues
• Monitor all new product and new business opportunities at the Client, assess how the agency can capitalize on them and provide updates to supervisor with recommendations
• Provide strategic and marketing leadership to direct reports, clients and team
• Continuously monitor the marketplace and provide updates and recommendations to the Client and Agency on brand issues
• Proactively provide client with points of view and recommendations on business building, market research and competitive activities
• Become the "eyes and ears" of the therapeutic area assigned.
• Provide strategic and marketing guidance to client and agency team
• Develop client relationships that the agency can rely on

Key Success Factors

• Ability to lead agency team
• Ability to articulate strategic marketing concepts
• Ability to develop key client relationships and internal relationships
• Ability to hire and train direct reports
• Adherence to agency unifying principles
• Complete understanding of assigned therapeutic area
• Appropriate utilization of agency resources
• Ability to oversee all aspects of projects on assigned account

Attributes/Skills Required/Sought

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organization, follow up, attention to detail
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent marketing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Ability to problem-solve

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years pharmaceutical sales
• Product management, marketing research or sales training experience preferred
• 3 - 5 years agency experience
• 2 years management experience