Account Director, Health PR

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

At Edelman Health we are on a mission to help the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and healthcare brands build and safeguard trust with an ever-growing audience of stakeholders, and show how their complex products deliver the thing we all value most - life.

The Health Team at Edelman strategically partner with clients to deliver global, regional and local integrated campaigns for disease awareness, medical education, patient and employee engagement, digital communications, data and regulatory milestones and much more

Successfully diversifying and winning new business as well as growing accounts, our team are now looking for passionate PR professionals to join Edelman Health. So, if you are looking to take your career in Health PR to the next level and collaborate with some of the best in the industry, gaining exposure to some of the biggest accounts in the business, keep reading, this role could be for you...

The Role

Edelman are now looking for an experienced Account Director to join the Health Team and work on one of our biggest pharma accounts.

As an Account Director in the team you will be charged to develop and lead client relationships, exemplifying best practice in client management. Partnering closely with clients and understanding their business objectives, you will counsel them on communications marketing strategy and will drive every aspect of creating and implementing innovative communications marketing programmes. This role will see you contributing to the development of plans and overseeing client campaigns and project teams, delivering integrated projects across data and regulatory milestones, digital disease awareness campaigns, media relations, policy and public affairs, thought leadership, patient engagement, etc.

As a strong leader you will also work as part of the Health Brand's senior leadership team to support the aims of the department, and will lead and contribute to the winning of new client business and organic account growth.

If you are a driven PR professional with passion for Health PR, and would like to be considered for the Account Director role and work at PRovoke's EMEA Consultancy of the Year 2024, then please APPLY TODAY.

• A background in life sciences, experience working in the Health PR sector or equivalent, resulting in understanding of health regulations, ABPI Code, technical terminology, etc.
• Experience working in PR or similar communications marketing field, with agency experience preferred.
• Experience working on Local, Regional and Global projects is preferred.
• Experience working on integrated and Medical Device projects is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multitask, delegate and manage assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
• Record of accurate client-related finance management.
• Evidence of strong media, influencer and stakeholder networks.

• Superior written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to manage and inspire a team to make sound judgements.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to think creatively and ensure a good level of creative output across the team.
• Strong media relations skills and ability to ‘sell a story’ and communicate effectively with the media or influencers.
• Client liaison and interface skills e.g. leading client meetings, managing day to day contact.
• Ability to present ideas confidently and persuasively.

Benefits

Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance and time away including:

- Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional days holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.

- Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days work from anywhere worldwide

- Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.

- Building a Family - Whether it’s maternity leave, adoptive leave or shared parental leave, take up to five months on full company pay. We also celebrate the arrival of your child or wedding day by offering a company child & wedding gift. In addition Edelman partners with Peppy, a specialist healthcare and wellbeing service that provides all employees with access to expert pregnancy and parenthood, menopause and fertility support.

- Health and Wellbeing – Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership, a Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations and 24/7 access to trained professionals in relation to a range of issues, in absolute confidence.

- Personal and Professional Development- Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute.

- Community – Get to know your colleagues and unwind at our weekly staff get together. We also encourage everyone to take part in our Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.

Our Values

Core to our culture are our values, which guide our behavior, support a client-centric approach, influence the way we work with each other, our clients and the community, and inspire great work.

- The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients.

- The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious, flexible and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves.

- The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner, committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, that prioritizes the wellbeing of ourselves and our colleagues.

- The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness and equality.

Edelman is a provider of equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable, impactful, respectful and culturally-curious workplace that drives innovative thinking, cultivates diverse ideas, and promotes true collaboration among our employees and our partners. For further information visit: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Edelman

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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.