Associate Creative Director

About Lucid Group

We are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years.

We are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years.

Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential.

This position is aligned to one of our three capabilities:

• Commercial Communications:
  Accelerating a brand's trajectory with data-driven strategies and creativity that moves markets.

Our other capabilities include:

• Scientific and Medical Communications:
  Translating scientific insight into impactful strategies and compelling narratives that inspire change.
• Consulting:
  Specialised life-sciences consulting - empowering clients to optimise operating models, maximise asset potential and drive sustainable transformation.

We are seeking an experienced Associate Creative Director to help lead creative development across a key pharmaceutical client partnership. With a foundation in copy, you'll bring together strong creative thinking, strategic leadership, and hands‑on expertise to inspire teams and deliver work that is compelling, scientifically grounded, and meaningful to healthcare audiences.

This role is ideal for a collaborative creative leader who is equally comfortable helping to shape the big idea, guiding teams through execution, and rolling up their sleeves as needed. You'll partner closely with cross‑functional and client leaders to set the creative direction, champion great work, and create an environment where teams feel supported and empowered to do their best thinking.

• Provide creative leadership and direction across a key pharmaceutical account, shaping work from initial strategy and concept development through execution.
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary creative teams across copy and art, bringing a strong point of view while creating space for collaboration and new ideas.
• Translate complex scientific, strategic, and business challenges into compelling creative ideas that resonate with healthcare professional audiences.
• Partner closely with Account, Strategy, Medical, and other cross‑functional disciplines to ensure creative solutions are strategically sound, scientifically accurate, and aligned with client objectives.
• Serve as a trusted creative partner to clients, confidently presenting ideas, articulating creative rationale, and navigating feedback to move the work forward.
• Balance strategic creative leadership with hands‑on contribution, stepping into the work when needed to solve challenges, strengthen concepts, and maintain quality.
• Champion creative excellence across deliverables, ensuring consistency of voice, messaging, and creative vision throughout integrated campaigns and communications.
• Guide teams through evolving priorities and challenging feedback while fostering a positive, solutions‑oriented environment where people feel supported and motivated.
• Mentor and develop creative talent, providing thoughtful feedback and helping team members strengthen their craft, confidence, and strategic thinking.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of the agency's creative offering, bringing fresh thinking, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge convention.

• 8+ years of experience in a creative role within an advertising, marketing, or integrated agency environment.
• Experience developing work for pharmaceutical or healthcare brands, particularly HCP…