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Here is an opportunity to join one of the world's leading independent medical communications agencies as an account manager and be based in their London offices.
Position Summary:
To effectively manage a variety of high quality scientific communications ensuring the efficient and timely implementation of projects
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Client Contact / Professional Relations:
- Manages and maintains client relationship and acts as the day to day contact.
- Interacts with key international contacts and medical opinion leaders
Project Management:
- Uses scientific and commercial experience to develop and implement concepts and ideas that support clients marketing objectives
- Keeps fully abreast of developments / changes within the external environment that directly impact the client
- Generates project briefs, timelines and process documents
- Implements the timely delivery of effective services to the complete satisfaction of the client
- Independently manages a range of projects and provides input into more complex projects
- Provides coaching and guidance to more junior members of the team
- Organises regular project status meetings to track progress and keep the client updated
- Brief and coordinate internal project team(s) including staff and individuals from other departments and offices
- Attend conferences, scientific symposia, and advisory boards
- Participate in on-site activities as deemed appropriate (e.g. front-of-house duties, printing and duplicating slide-sets, running pre-meeting slide review with client or key opinion leaders)
Financial:
- Responsible for generating and submitting estimates and billing schedules for each project
- On-going monitoring of budget using internal finance system and alerting client / senior members of the team to any potential overspend
- Responsible for accurate input of all hours worked onto timesheets on a daily basis
Business Development:
- Develops new business proposals for less complex projects
Education, Skills and Work Experience:
- A life sciences degree or PhD and ideally experience in a medical communications agency or pharmaceutical environment or equivalent
- Knowledge of at least three core business activities
- Good knowledge of one or two therapy areas
- IT Literate, intermediate use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Core Competencies Required:
- Business and Client Awareness
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Creative thinking and problem solving
- Decision making and influencing
- Multitasking and flexibility
- Personal Development
- Team Player
Core business activities:
- Medical Education
- Publications Planning
- Conferences & Meetings
- Exhibition stand design, build and management
- Multimedia solutions
- Creative design
- Scientific Consultancy
Package:
An excellent salary is offered along with In addition to a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including pension, healthcare and 25 days holidays . Our client is known for their friendly and informal working environment, where employees feel challenged and their contribution is recognised. Opportunities for career and personal development are excellent and these roles also offer the opportunity to travel and work abroad.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leading company. If you would like further details on this role please contact Jon Gawley on 01932 797996 or by email.
If this isn't quite the role for you, don't hesitate to contact us for a conversation regarding similar roles to be discussed in confidence. Wewould bepleased to provide advice and/or guidance for your next move.
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