Description
Our client’s Studio model and interdisciplinary team fuel a unique ability to build impactful, forward-thinking experiences for B2B, fortune 1000 companies. A specialty division of the agency serves pharmaceutical clients looking to build, nurture and/or grow patient communities and drive patient adherence initiatives.
They are seeking a Senior Strategist to join the team. This role will be dedicated to the pharma / healthcare business.
The Senior Strategist will be the go-to person for uncovering insights, and developing briefs, strategies, and frameworks designed to enhance their marketing strategies, elevate the creative work and drive results for their clients. They are looking for someone with experience in a variety of strategic disciplines (brand, product, channel, experience) and omni channel marketing expertise, applying the appropriate focus at the appropriate stage of a project. Sometimes all in one day.
This role requires a minimum of 3 days/week in office in Norwood, MA.
Key Responsibilities
Research and build thinking
- Uncover problems/challenges, in collaboration with the internal team and clients
- Develop points of view and uncover unique opportunities for our teams and clients.
- Leverage research tools and gather/mine data (quant and qual) to uncover client, competition, category or audience proof points
- Lead stakeholder and/or audience interviews including writing questions, crafting discussion guides, moderating and capturing key takeaways, and synthesizing themes
Sell the idea
- Design and facilitate workshops
- Create a compelling narrative to get clients excited about the idea and eager to say yes
- Develop concise briefs, positioning and/or campaign platforms that get to the heart of a compelling insight and power creative concepting
Be inventive and collaborative
- Resourceful in acquiring knowledge in new areas, leveraging client, agency, and external resources
- Collaborates with other strategists and/or cross-functional team members to enhance thinking and strategy (e.g., brainstorming sessions)
- Contribute to and/or own the development and storyline of client presentations
- Leverage Design Thinking frameworks and methodologies to solve problems and guide the focus of our work
- Partner with cross-functional members to ensure the work is clear, inspired, and on strategy
Stay focused on results
- Be the voice of the strategy throughout the project engagement
- Define, in partnership with project team and our clients, desired outcomes (quant and qual) and how those outcomes will be measured
- Provide recommendations to clients to ensure the effectiveness of the work
- Bring attention to and lead post-engagement opportunities (i.e. analytics, opportunity reports, audits, long-term planning recommendations, etc.)
Support ongoing client and agency needs
- Participate in brand planning bi-annually and annually
- Support QBR presentations with Account Leads
- Join new business meetings or pitches, as needed
- Monitor the marketing and pharma industry
- Contribute to trend presentations or other agency thought leadership
- Influence strategy process and train team members, when applicable
Requirements
- Demonstrated agency experience on pharmaceutical accounts (8 years minimum)
- Clear understanding of pharm intricacies (MLR, indications, healthcare ecosystem, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal and team leadership skills
- Comfortable and efficient in a fast-paced work environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Positive mindset
- Highly curious