Senior Consultant (Account Director) – Strategic Communications, Health and Life Sciences Sector
Portland Communications
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Being a day-to-day point of contact and source of advice for senior clients
- Providing strategic oversight to multiple projects for multiple clients, leading and managing account teams of varying size
- Working with senior colleagues (Partners and Directors) to develop communications strategies that address client objectives and developing tactics that engage their priority audiences - such as insight led narrative development, executive thought leadership, strategic corporate media engagement, digital activation and policy campaigning
- Overseeing communications activity for product launches, corporate initiatives, regulatory milestones, executive thought leadership, and more.
- Supporting the development of the team through high quality line management of junior team members
- Contributing to the commercial growth of the business by participating in proposal development and pitches
- Building internal and external networks with colleagues, opinion leaders, journalists, professional associations, online influencers and other relevant third-parties
- Be intellectually curious, with a passion for solving complex problems in the healthcare sector
- Have a thorough knowledge of the regulations that govern what pharmaceutical companies can and cannot communicate publicly (e.g. the UK's ABPI Code of Practice)
- Be an experienced programme lead with at least 4+ years of experience working for pharmaceutical/life sciences clients on behalf of a communications consultancy or in an in-house role
- Have proven experience of leading the delivery of high-profile accounts/work programmes and be able to anticipate clients' challenges and develop strategies to solve them
- Be highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work quickly and meet deadlines
- Have strong knowledge of, and interest in, the UK and/or EU healthcare environment and adjacent media landscape
- Know how to engage priority audiences for the sector, including - but not limited to - payers, HCPs, policymakers, patients/PAGs, health media and the broader public
- Be an exceptionally good writer, able to tailor copy for different audiences and needs
- Have the gravitas and authority to inspire the confidence of your colleagues and clients
- Have solid working knowledge of the media landscape for life sciences companies (some direct experience of media handling is desirable)
- Have an ability to see the bigger picture, understanding how discrete pieces of work contribute to overall strategies, whilst also keeping on top of the smaller details to ensure accuracy
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