Associate Creative Director - Market Access

This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT. 

About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through medical communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: The Lockwood Group is seeking an Associate Creative Director to join our Market Access Team. This person will use their skills in developing copy, in particular for payer marketers, HCP and other stakeholders in partnership with Lockwood’s Market Access Leadership Team.

Professional Skills and Requirements:

• Possess a deep understanding of payer audiences, channels, and reimbursement for rare, specialty and small molecule therapies across broad indications
• Experienced with patient services programs/HUBs
• Ability to both lead and execute complex campaigns and strategic initiatives, including digital work
• Has strong pitch experience and interest in contributing to business growth
• Ability to take a collaborative approach to partnership with cross functional partners (account, art, PM, strategy, etc)
• Ability to manage teams to complete projects
• Ability to develop, manage and mentor rising talent in copy group; leads copy staffing initiatives
• Understanding of business rationale and can manage projects and copy teams accordingly
• Continuous learner who seeks out market access knowledge
• Possess 5-10 years market access marketing experience
• Ability to develop client relationships and present content to senior life sciences executives
• A go getter who can wear many hats to enhance copy team skills, talent and offerings within a fast growing start up

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required

This position can be performed remotely in all but the following locations: Colorado, New York City, San Francisco County, CA.