Associate Director, Growth

Company Description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare, raises the standard of creative, and connects people, partners, and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for today’s complex and evolving landscape, we partner with some of the world’s largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster, connecting deeper, and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity, data, technology, and empathy.

Guided by our purpose, Connected for Good, and fueled by a vibrant, magnetic culture—we deliver meaningful work that drives relevance, changes behavior, and creates lasting impact, always grounded in humanity, not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale, stability, and depth of one of the world’s leading communications networks.

At Digitas Health, what sets us apart isn’t just who we work with, it’s how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious, driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines, perspectives, and experience levels, bringing strategy, creativity, data, and technology together from the start.

We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration, and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful, engaged, and eager to shape what’s next. If you’re energized by complexity, motivated by impact, and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people, we’d love to meet you!

We’re looking for an Associate Director, Growth to serve as a senior leader within our Growth organization—someone who brings strong strategic judgment, narrative leadership, and confidence operating in high stakes, fast‑moving environments.

This role partners closely with agency leadership and cross functional teams to shape how Digitas Health shows up across new business and organic growth opportunities. You’ll guide opportunity assessment, define strategic direction, and elevate the quality and clarity of our storytelling—ensuring every pursuit reflects our strengths, ambition, and point of view.

Lead Growth Strategy & Opportunity Assessment

• Lead evaluation of new business and organic growth opportunities, including go/no‑go decisions, resourcing, and pursuit strategy
• Oversee multiple concurrent opportunities, balancing speed, rigor, and quality under pressure
• Partner with senior leadership to align opportunity strategy with agency priorities and capabilities

Shape Narrative & Strategic Direction

• Guide the strategic direction of pitches and growth initiatives from intake through delivery
• Shape the overall narrative, positioning, and engagement approach—ensuring clarity, relevance, and differentiation
• Pressure test thinking, story flow, and strategic logic to elevate the quality of work

Partner Across the Agency

• Work closely with account, strategy, creative, media, data, and medical teams to drive integrated, high impact outcomes
• Serve as a confident, trusted voice in senior internal and external conversations
• Reinforce core growth and new business processes, ensuring teams understand expectations, timelines, and deliverables

Support Organic Growth & Brand Health

• Contribute to organic growth efforts across existing client relationships
• Support Brand Health and broader growth structures that strengthen how the agency pursues and wins business over time

Lead with Presence & Perspective

• Bring calm, steady leadership to complex, high stakes moments
• Influence without ego—commanding yet collaborative in style
• Help set the standard for strategic excellence and Growth culture across the agency

• Significant experience leading growth, new business, or strategic pursuits within an advertising agency, healthcare agency, or integrated marketing environment
• Proven ability to shape pitch strategy, narrative, and positioning at a senior level
• Strong understanding of integrated agency capabilities and how they come together to solve client business challenges
• Confident presence in senior‑level…