Account Executive, Pharmaceutical Advertising

Accountabilities • Manage the workflow of assigned pharmaceutical advertising accounts, ensuring projects remain on track, accurate, and aligned with agreed timelines and deliverables.

• Coordinate with internal teams and project managers to develop project timelines, briefs, status reports, schedules, and next steps.

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact when appropriate, providing timely updates, managing communications, and fostering productive relationships.

• Lead or support status calls and selected client meetings, ensuring clear communication of priorities, progress, risks, and required actions.

• Prepare and maintain meeting presentations and supporting materials, reviewing deliverables for accuracy and completeness before client delivery or production.

• Support project financial management by assisting with estimates, budgets, internal approvals, resource allocation, expenditure tracking, billing information, and forecasting.

• Identify workflow bottlenecks or issues that could affect project profitability, timelines, or quality, and escalate them appropriately.

• Develop knowledge of assigned products, therapeutic categories, competitors, relevant data, and healthcare audiences.

• Build an understanding of client objectives, including patient and healthcare professional audiences, clinical milestones, regulatory events, product launches, competitive dynamics, and performance goals.

• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and support business development efforts in partnership with senior team members.

• Communicate the agency’s recommendations and point of view clearly, helping clients understand both the strategic rationale and practical requirements behind proposed activities.

• Maintain organized project files and ensure appropriate documentation, cost approvals, and account information are kept current.

• Support the use of medical, regulatory, and legal submission systems where applicable, helping projects progress efficiently through required review processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, advertising, or a related field.

• At least 1 year of experience as an Assistant Account Executive, Account Executive, or in a comparable role within advertising, marketing, communications, or a related industry.

• Previous experience working directly with clients and managing professional client communications.

• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and deliverables simultaneously.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with both clients and cross-functional internal teams.

• Sound judgment, attention to detail, responsiveness, and an appropriate sense of urgency.

• Ability to understand detailed project requirements while maintaining awareness of broader client objectives and business priorities.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and navigate differing client and agency needs.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Experience with medical communications, pharmaceutical advertising, healthcare marketing, or related industries is preferred.

• Familiarity with medical, regulatory, and legal submission platforms such as Zinc or Veeva is preferred.

• Experience creating Statements of Work (SOWs), project briefs, or similar client documentation is a plus.

• Commercial awareness and an interest in identifying opportunities to support client growth and account expansion.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of $60,000–$75,000 USD , depending on relevant factors such as skills, experience, training, and business needs.

• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Retirement savings benefits.

• Life insurance and disability benefits.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off, including sick leave and vacation.

• Remote work opportunity within the United States.

• Opportunity to work in a collaborative environment supporting pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical communications initiatives.

• Exposure to client strategy, account management, pharmaceutical products, healthcare audiences, and cross-functional agency operations.

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