Job Overview
Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Sales
Date Posted
April 14, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As an Account Director (Medical Communications) at Ogilvy Worldwide Holdings Inc., you will lead strategic planning and delivery of medical communications projects for a high-priority, strategic account, driving growth and ensuring long-term client success in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- • You will serve as a key client contact, providing expert counsel, overseeing internal project teams, managing financial oversight including budgeting and invoicing, and contributing to business development initiatives to identify growth opportunities.
- • Ogilvy, part of WPP, is a globally recognized creative agency network ranked #1 for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, operating across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries with a legacy of Borderless Creativity and impactful brand solutions.
- • You will have the opportunity to lead and shape key workstreams on a growing account, develop expertise in regulated pharmaceutical environments, and grow your leadership and strategic impact within a supportive, innovative team.
🎯 Requirements
- • Demonstrable experience within medical communications
- • In-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and drug development process across pre- and post-launch environments
- • Proven experience in account direction, programme management, and providing client counsel within highly regulated pharmaceutical settings
- • Track record of delivering strategically effective projects that meet client objectives, budgets, and timelines
- • Experience liaising with top-tier global clinicians and healthcare professionals within permitted guidelines
- • Working knowledge of and strict compliance with key industry guidelines (e.g., ABPI, Sunshine Act)
🏖️ Benefits
- • 25 days holiday + birthday off and a paid volunteering day, with option to purchase up to 5 additional days after 2 years service
- • Flexible hybrid working model: 2 days in the office, 3 days remote
- • Enhanced parental leave and a generous pension scheme (employee 4%, Ogilvy 6%, matched up to 10.5% after probation)
- • Choice of Private Medical Cover (Bupa from day one), Dental cover, or £45 monthly leisure allowance for health and wellbeing
- • Access to Employee Assistance Programme (Telus), Help at Hand (remote GP, mental health, physio), and free 1-2-1 coaching via Thrive Partners
- • Comprehensive Learning & Development programme
Skills & Technologies
About Ogilvy Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Global advertising, marketing and public relations network founded in 1948, operating across more than 80 countries. Services include brand strategy, creative development, media planning, digital transformation, customer engagement, public relations and consulting. Part of WPP Group since 1989. Headquarters in New York City, with major hubs in London, SĂŁo Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore. Clients span consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, technology and government sectors. Known for iconic campaigns such as Dove Real Beauty, IBM Smarter Planet and Coca-Cola Share a Coke. Employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide.
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