Vice President, Strategy

Company Description

PHM is the leading health media agency in the US. We are designed for—and dedicated to—delivering solutions that connect people with meaningful health and wellness solutions every day. Guided by our genuine passion for health and wellness, our work across the entire media ecosystem helps patients navigate the most important moments of their healthcare journeys.

While we have grown to be the No. 1 agency in our industry, at heart we're still a startup. It's that energy and spirit of innovation that allows us to create bold and meaningful "health media firsts" for our clients, and to do it all with #phmlove.

Job Description

The VP, Strategy defines daily functional management of client needs and lead the day to day work of the Strategy team. You will report to either the SVP or EVP of Strategy within the HCP group.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Your Impact:

• You will be one of the HCP Media Strategy experts on one to multiple critical clients
• You will lead HCP the media strategy
• You will have in-depth understanding of the role of media channels in a plan
• You will further develop your expertise in different media research tools
• You will manage a team of direct and a larger team of indirect reports managing them in:
• Onboarding
• Performance Management'
• Provide training processes and tools
• Manage and delegate team workload
• Coach team to achieve client and agency requests
• You will manage multiple accounts and will transition between them conducting the following activities:
• You will be accountable to the team's deliverables and outcomes
• You will provide the initial feedback on media strategies, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with other teams
• You will provide input to client to help shape their marketing priorities
• You will develop a daily relationship with appropriate clients on assigned brands
• You will oversee overall media strategy, approach, and plan on each account
• You will manage the media channel mix and initial budget allocation & rationale
• You will represent the interests of other capability teams in client and agency partner meetings
• You will collaborate with internal leaders to ensure strategic agreement of deliverables with client needs
• Push for continuous improvement of self, team, and client deliverables
• You will be responsible for organic growth efforts on your account and may be asked to assist in new business efforts

Qualifications

• 10 years media experience
• 6 years management experience preferred
• Deep cross-channel media knowledge and experience
• Familiarity with standard media research and planning tools (e.g. Clear Decisions)
• Pharmaceutical industry preferred
• BA/BS; advanced degree a plus