Creative Director

Overview

At Omnicom Health Medical Communications we give science a story to tell. As a global leader in publications, medical affairs, regulatory consultation and AOR medical communications, we are boldly defining the journey from molecule to market for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Our agency is built on the convergence of highly skilled people with a higher purpose and the nexus of science and technology innovation.

We work with 150+ transformational medicines across pharma, biotech, and healthcare. From early‑stage discovery through commercialization,
Omnicom Health partners with the medical communications community, across the lifecycle of their asset, and supercharges their science to engage and reach healthcare professionals. We dare to think bigger, and lead with our values of integrity, courage, drive, and collaboration to pursue excellence. If you’re ready to take the next step in your creative career, we welcome you to explore the opportunities we offer.

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We are seeking creative professionals with at least 5 years of experience as an Associate Creative Director in an HCP‑centric agency or equivalent business. Experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare is a must, with at least 2 years of management experience overseeing at least 2‑10 junior creatives. A strong portfolio showcasing innovative thinking in a wide range of tactics and award‑winning work will get you noticed.

We make KOL videos, conceptual educational experiences for HCPs at congress, DSA campaigns, AOR brand campaigns for HCP’s, websites, banners, and ICVA’s.

• Strong leadership skills across creative and brand teams. Be prepared to share examples of how you’ve collaborated with clients, sold them on innovative work, and executed projects. Examples of actual client feedback is encouraged.
• A strong portfolio showing award‑winning creative work across all media. Quality beats quantity; only show us your best pieces. We want to see how you think and lead; take us through a project from briefing through concepts, execution, and final deliverable. If it won an award, show us why. Demonstrate creativity and presentations skills together.
• Deep knowledge on several therapeutic areas; be able to describe the strategic imperatives of brands you have worked on, and how the pieces created achieved these imperatives.
• Lead teams from Art or Copy Supervisors down to junior roles (depending on your area of expertise), helping them grow and leading them through the needs of each challenge.
• Have a professional attitude, and be a strong representative of Omnicom Health in front of clients.
• BA or MA in English, Journalism, Advertising, or equivalent experience.
• Positive thinker and collaborative team member with an ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

We have high standards. You will be part of a team that loves to engage with each other and with our agency‑wide partners. We expect you to be open to direction and to learn from your manager, senior creatives, and from your peers. We want you to learn to love medical communications as much as we do, and a keen interest in science and medicine will go a long way.

You must be motivated with a flexible and can‑do attitude, combined with excellent communication skills. You should show an ability to overcome challenging requirements and demonstrate creativity and innovation in finding ways to execute never‑been‑done‑before ideas. We expect you to keep abreast of the latest creative and digital trends. The candidate will report to an SVP Creative Director and is expected to be well organized, with an ability to work efficiently with remote teams.

You will possess effective communication skills in person, over video conference, teleconference, and email communication, and possible travel might be required, depending on business or client needs (less than 30%).

The companies within the Healthcare Consultancy Group are Equal Opportunity Employers. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.

• $140‑$160k

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