Senior Account Manager Permanent

Our client is a well established, successful medical communications agency, seeking a Senior Account Manager to join their team in their Surrey offices with the flexibility of some homeworking.

As well as day to day account management, you will mentor more junior colleagues and liaising with senior colleagues, in helping to set strategies for accounts, working closely with the team to ensure the successful and timely planning, development, implementation and launch of projects in accordance with client expectations. This is an opportunity to work on both global and European accounts across a whole range of therapy areas.

You can expect a structured training program and there are excellent opportunities for progression. In addition to an excellent salary, you will receive benefits which include 25 days holidays (rising with service), bonus, flexi-hours, discounted shopping, season ticket loan and much more.

Candidates must have previous experience of running accounts in a medical communications agency and live withing a commutable distance of their Surrey offices.

Responsibilities:

• Be able to manage the day-to-day running and coordination of accounts and projects
• Establish and develop relationships with key client personnel
• Ensure delivery of all projects to the highest quality standards, proactively meeting and managing deadlines
• Ensure regular client updates or project progress whilst managing any changes that may occur
• Delegation of work to external freelancers/suppliers when appropriate and manage these relationships to ensure quality outputs
• Proactively alert management to client or programme issues and recommend strategies and solutions
• Develop project timelines, in conjunction with senior members of the company and the project team
• Arrange internal project kickoff meeting, and ensure project team is briefed on project requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Life Science / Communications Degree
• Solid experience of working in a medical communications agency in an account management role
• Strong organisational skills, including ability to prioritise and to balance multiple priorities
• Understanding of local and international regulations relating to industry to enable high-quality, compliant management of projects
• Ability to build solid relationships and liaise with opinion leaders
• Proactive, self-motivated and confident

There is plenty of scope for development and advancement with this company, so for full details contact Dario on 01932 797993.

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