Advertising salary guide—how to land a job in the high-paying health care space

If you’re in search of a stable, high-paying job in advertising, a health care role at an agency could be the answer. Ad Age searched ad agency listings in September for health care advertising jobs in New York across various sites including LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and Indeed. Highlighted below are some of the more senior and interesting roles shops are looking to fill in this area, along with sometimes very broad salary ranges they posted. Note that these listings may have been filled or adjusted since they were posted. Ad Age Salary Guide The hottest ad industry jobs and what they’re paying Read more here What are health care jobs in advertising? Health care agencies are specialty marketing shops dedicated to pharmaceutical and other wellness companies and brands. While most agencies do not hold two or more accounts in the same industry, seeing that as a conflict of interest, health care is a unique space in that there are dedicated agencies existing only to handle pharmaceutical clients and all their marketing needs—including media, creative, strategy and social media. That’s because it takes a certain level of craft and insight to work with health care brands as they typically operate around very strict advertising regulations. Also read: IPG Health named A-List Health Care Agency of the Year Why are health care advertising roles in demand? It may not be the sexiest space, given all the rules and regulations around what you can and cannot claim in a health care ad, but there is a lot of money in pharmaceutical advertising. These companies have a lot to spend marketing to both consumers and medical professionals. Meanwhile, the pandemic forced many health care companies to find new, digital ways of reaching consumers—including through social media and telemedicine—with pharmaceutical companies expected to spend $17.79 billion on digital ads alone in 2023, according to an eMarketer report. Health care advertising seems to be one of the only areas left unscathed in most economic downturns. During the height of the pandemic, when many agencies underwent mass layoffs, certain holding companies had said they would even move some of their employees to health care divisions to save as many jobs as possible. Even in the current tight job market, Ad Age observed dozens of open health care jobs at several holding companies and agencies. Related: Moderna ad shows its more than a COVID vaccine maker “The job market is soft in advertising. I had my best year ever last year and that rolled into first quarter of this year. Since then, not so much. There has been a lot of wait-and-see until later this year. Well, it’s later this year,” said Tony Stanol, industry recruiter and president of talent firm Global Recruiters of Sarasota. “As for healthcare, hiring really skyrocketed during COVID. I didn’t have a big book of business in healthcare advertising in 2020, but I quickly caught up. The next year roughly 40% of my placements were in healthcare.” That said, the health care advertising industry isn't for everyone, Stanol said. “Some creatives can’t stand the mandatories and restrictions. Others thrive in it, taking it as a challenge.” WPP's VMLY&R Health CEO Claire Gillis said the agency often recruits ad professionals from outside the health care space and “you rarely see them move back.” Read more: Behind ad agencies' employee shakeups Health care remains a bright spot for holding companies and, as such, these agencies are able to hire more, giving it “a larger and larger role in the business” and the ability to attract more top talent, said Sasha Martens, industry recruiter and president of talent firm Sasha the Mensch. “Health care is booming—and health care communications recruitment is the same,” Gillis said. “But it's more than that. Disruption is part of life in health care, which means that the recruitment landscape is also constantly changing. Competition is always a consideration in a people-based business, but as we recruit across such a large and varied skill base, and range of backgrounds, our talent pool is also extremely large.” What skills are required for health care advertising roles? Gillis said constantly evolving medical advancements means that “our clients have more solutions to offer, and more product launches to deliver.” Talent has to be able to enable and communicate these launches “so that these advances really resonate and mean something to people,” she said. There is also “an increasing focus on using data, creativity and creative communications to make meaningful connections between these medical advances and the people who need them,” Gillis added. Most marketers have been using data for several years now to better target consumers with relevant information. Health care marketers have been slower in adopting data in their strategies but they're starting to catch up, especially to reach medical professionals including doctors, Omnicom Health Group CEO Matt McNally said. “So here the real spending-pivot has been from using human salespeople to using digital, non-personal channels, including social, to reach and engage with professional customers,” McNally said. “We’re really looking for talent that’s well steeped in omnichannel, and that’s comfortable and pre-wired to approach things from a data-driven, customer-centric perspective.” Also read: Ozempic was 2023's buzziest drug Though ad professionals often make the jump to health care, experience can be an advantage to landing one of these roles. For most of the health care agency roles Ad Age observed, agencies require candidates to have somewhere between three and 12 years of experience. “Despite ageism elsewhere in the industry, strategists with several years' experience tend to do well in healthcare. Their years of service seem to be appreciated more,” Stanol said. Depending on the role, requirements range from someone with an extensive medical background to no experience in health care whatsoever. In Ad Age's findings, most creative roles within health care didn't require specific pharmaceutical marketing experience but, for in-house medical directors, essentially the go-to scientific and medical experts for the agency and its clients, for example, candidates needed advanced degrees and several years of experience in the health care space. Plus, “some roles require very specific disease state focus,” Stanol said, which would require a specific area of expertise. McNally said Omnicom Health Group has had success in hiring talent from other areas of the industry including “consumer agencies, direct response agencies and digital marketing companies. In a lot of cases, they have valuable transferrable skills, but they have to be open to learning about complicated scientific categories and marketing in a regulated environment,” he said. Here are a few requirements agencies are looking for in candidates for their open health care jobs, again though, experience varies widely: Look back: Pfizer awards global account to Publicis and IPG How much do these health care advertising roles get paid? Many of the salaries for these positions reflect the demand—several of which are in the six-figure range, according to job openings tracked by Ad Age. Havas Health & You seemed to have some of the more competitive salaries, offering upwards of $500,000 a year for several of the senior roles it listed. Salaries vary widely, of course, but went as low as $66,000 a year and as high as “$500,000+” a year in Ad Age’s findings. Stanol noted that typically oncology-focused roles pay more. Ad Age found the salary range for one job opening with an oncology focus, a senior VP and group account supervisor at Omnicom Health Group, is between $200,000 and $221,600. Like other roles, typically health care advertising jobs in New York pay the most competitively, Stanol said. “This may simply be a function of being where the clients are, close to the New York-Philadelphia pharma corridor. Boston, Philadelphia and California also have a fair amount of healthcare business because their clients are nearby.” Martens did question, because health care agencies are able to attract more talent than they used to, whether these high-paying salaries will eventually “start to mirror more 'general market' agencies.” Much depends on the specific role and the company, but here’s a glimpse, thanks to a new law in New York that went into effect Nov. 1, 2022, requiring companies to include good faith pay ranges for all job listings. Job title: Medical director, Omnicom Health Group Salary range: $101,500 - $146,900 Omnicom Health Group, part of the Omnicom holding company, is looking for a medical director, essentially an in-house medical expert, to work with pharmaceutical clients on their brand goals as well as lead other initiatives including internal research. The candidate must have one of the following degrees: MD, Pharm.D, or Ph.D, and two or more years of experience in the ad industry. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, Strategy, Omnicom Health Group Salary range: $138,000 - $191,000 Omnicom Health Group is seeking a VP of strategy to make advertising recommendations to its pharmaceutical clients based on “a deep understanding of the market, customer, competition and brand.” This person will lead various brands, specifically in the oncology space, as well as mentor junior employees. Other responsibilities include building a book of business, collecting and interpreting relevant research, and developing competitive analysis, brand positioning, creative ideas and workshops. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: SVP, group account supervisor, Omnicom Health Group Salary range: $200,000 - $221,600 Omnicom Health Group is hiring for a senior VP, group account director who will be responsible for protecting and growing the agency’s relationships with its current clients. The person will drive key areas of growth for the agency through “client revenue and profitability; incremental growth through existing clients and new business; cost control; staff retention and development; and participation in new business activity.” The candidate must have a college degree in marketing, advertising, communications or science and medicine; oncology experience; eight to nine years experience at an agency or comparable company; and four years of supervisory experience, among other requirements. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, group copy supervisor, Omnicom Health Group Salary range: 150,000 - $181,300 Omnicom Health Group is also looking for a VP, group copy supervisor to create comprehensive copy for all of its health care clients. This person will work with art directors to develop copy that enhances the overall campaign and meets clients’ objectives. As well as being responsible for typical duties that come with this job across various client sectors—such as reviewing and editing “copy within group to ensure that it is accurate, on strategy and creatively excellent”—this VP in the health care space must be “aware of, and familiar with, medical and scientific information that pertains to agency brands.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Project manager, Patients & Purpose Salary range: $70,000 - $97,000 Patients & Purpose, a health care ad agency within Omnicom Health Group, is seeking a project manager; an executive who ensures client teams are meeting expectations and fulfilling requests. The person must work independently, solve problems, make decisions and communicate effectively in difficult situations. The executive will manage projects in excess of $1 million. For this role, pharmaceutical advertising experience is preferred but not required. The person should have experience “with the development of large‐scale websites and a strong understanding of web development technologies, third-party applications and platforms, and social media.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Engagement strategist, DDB Health Salary range: $80,000 - $107,375 Omnicom’s DDB Health is looking for an engagement strategist; someone who will be client-facing and developing strategy for its health care clients across various channels including mobile, web, CRM and social media. This executive will lead research and insights-gathering efforts that lead to advertising solutions for clients. Other responsibilities include collaborating with the “account, strategy and creative teams to ensure that engagement strategies are properly integrated within the larger marketing programs” and reviewing creative campaigns “to ensure that project meets strategic objectives.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Senior art director, DDB Health Salary range: $75,000 - $116,400 DDB Health is also looking for a senior art director to develop content for various print and digital projects including websites for its health care clients. This person will “work closely with copy and account services as a team player to ensure that strategic goals and objectives are met” and assist the “art buyer in the selection of photographers/illustrators and work closely with them by providing direction to ensure the original client-approved is carried out.” No health care background is required for this job but the agency does require the candidate “understand the assigned brands, indications, therapeutic implications, and competition as well as regularly research trends in the appropriate areas.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, Publicis Health Salary range: $163,264 - $171,000 Publicis Health is looking for a VP to oversee the agency’s efforts to develop and adapt marketing strategies to changes in the health care industry. The person will have to keep on top of diseases and clinical trial protocols and serve as the “bridge between this need and the business development team.” The executive will also lead prospecting of new health care clients, among other responsibilities. Candidates must have “a Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, medical science, or a related field followed by five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation.” Benefits: Medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k and paid time off. See the job post here. Job title: Director, business management, Publicis Health Media Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Publicis Health Media, the media buying and planning hub of Publicis Groupe dedicated to health care clients, is looking to hire a director of business management. This executive will oversee “all media financials and process for a book of business and/or Power of One initiatives.” This person is the “key point of contact for the brand procurement relationship” and “responsible for staffing, revenue projections and process development.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Media planner, Publicis Health Care Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Publicis Health is looking for a media planner to execute the media buys and contribute to media planning for its health care clients. This person should be the “master of the details—capable of running small- to medium-sized projects with limited day-to-day supervision.” The executive should be an expert in “cross-channel media tools” and have a “solid understanding of the brands,” among other things. Like media planners in other disciplines, this person should also be able to independently develop media recommendations and interpret campaign trends and metrics. The candidate should have five to seven years of advertising experience, “preferably within media; online media experience preferred. Pharmaceutical industry a plus.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Director of partnerships and advocacy, Publicis Health Care Salary range: $150,000 - $200,000 Publicis Health is looking to hire its first director of partnerships and advocacy within its subsidiary PlowShare, a communications group that specializes in public service announcements. The person will be responsible for bringing new media opportunities to the agency’s non-profit and public sector clients. The new role “leads the process of identifying, cultivating, managing” partnerships “across various social good and public health initiatives. This is both a thinking and doing role, with thought leadership, strategic leadership, and on-going partner connectivity as key parts of the day-to-day responsibilities.” The agency is looking for candidates with “health communications and/or marketing environment preferred; tobacco control experience a plus.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Associate director, strategy, Publicis Health Media Salary range: $73,500 - $115,500 Publicis Health Media is searching for an associate director of strategy, who will “define day-to-day functional management of client needs, and leadership and direction to the strategy team.” The candidate should have pharmaceutical media experience, “ideally across a diverse set of conditions, disease states and audiences,” as well as other media-specific expertise such as an “in-depth understanding of the role of media channels in a plan.” The person should also be hands-on in coaching and developing lower-level employees and other team members to “consistently deliver on client and agency requests.” Benefits: Medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k and paid time off. See the job post here. Job title: VP, GD, strategy, Publicis Health Care Salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 Publicis Health is looking for a VP, GD of strategy; “someone who has led portfolio businesses with a strong emphasis on digital-first brand experiences.” The person will need to work across various platforms, channels and audiences for the holding company’s health care clients. This role emphasizes the need for a digital-focused executive. Expertise requirements include a “strong understanding of marketing technologies across content management, marketing automation, and analytics” as well as the “ability to conceptualize new and innovative ways to use digital-first strategies to evolve consumer/ patient experiences across a portfolio of brands.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Associate director, investment and partnerships, Publicis Health Salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 Publicis Health is also searching for an associate director of investments and partnerships; someone who will be responsible for the agency’s “quality control” of its media investments. Expertise required includes: A “solid understanding of qualitative and quantitative business information used by clients in their day-to-day activities. Sees bigger picture in regards to their client's organization and the agency” internally. Along with general media responsibilities and five to eight years experience in the ad industry, candidates will ideally also have pharmaceutical experience. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Senior associate of data and analytics, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Publicis Groupe-owned Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is hiring for a senior associate of data and analytics, or a senior analyst, to deliver actionable insights to clients who are working to drive “transformational health care support for patients. The expectation for this role is to take ownership of the entire analytics process—data-gathering, through to finalized insights and client presentation. The successful candidate will have a mix of technical and non-technical client-facing skills.” The senior analyst should manage and integrate data from various sources including email, direct mail, text messages and social media. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Associate creative director, art, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness Salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is also looking for an associate creative director, art, who will work with the group creative director “to address performance, workflow, and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the team.” This person will have to demonstrate to the agency’s health care clients that “you understand and appreciate their marketing challenges and are responsive to their strategic needs.” Along with typical associate creative director duties, such as helping develop and review creative briefs as well as participate in new business pitches, the candidate will have to set high creative standards that are “consistently recognized by agency management as on strategy and unique to the healthcare sector.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Executive planning director, VMLY&R Health Salary range: $100,000 - $230,000 WPP’s VMLY&R Health asks if you are someone who people watches without being creepy; gets irritated when people confuse data points with insights; sees an ad and immediately tries to reconstruct the brief and insight that inspired the work; or lives for presentations where it’s impossible to tell where the strategy ends and creative begins. The agency says if you answered, “yes,” to those questions, you may be the ideal candidate to fill its open executive planning director position. This person will lead a group of planners across a number of the agency’s health care clients and be responsible for delivering “great work” using strategy. No specific health care experience was outlined in this job post. Benefits: “Corporate gift matching program; paid time off for volunteering; paid parental leave; ranked No. 1 in advertising for our adoption assistance program; corporate discounts; VMLY&R Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team, which guides, celebrates, and promotes cultural literacy; increases employee engagement; recruits and retains a diverse workforce; and builds internal opportunities for people to learn and grow.” See the job post here. Job title: Creative director, art, VMLY&R Health Salary range: $100,000 - $230,000 VMLY&R is hiring for a creative director, art; someone who will lead a team of art directors and copywriters across its health care clients. Digital-minded creatives are wanted: “Digital experience is a must.” Again, no specific health care experience was listed in the job listing, but the agency is looking for someone who has eight-plus years “of top-notch design/art direction or copywriting experience in an agency setting.” Benefits: “Corporate gift matching program; paid time off for volunteering; paid parental leave; ranked No. 1 in advertising for our adoption assistance program; corporate discounts; VMLY&R Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team, which guides, celebrates, and promotes cultural literacy; increases employee engagement; recruits and retains a diverse workforce; and builds internal opportunities for people to learn and grow.” See the job post here. Job title: Group copy supervisor, Wunderman Thompson Health Salary range: $75,000 - $180,000 WPP’s Wunderman Thompson Health is searching for a group copy supervisor for its health and oncology clients. This person will be “the ‘keeper of the brand’ to which they are assigned. They will be expected to own the brand and will be accountable for the success of the creative.” The supervisor will help come up with creative ideas for clients, manage and own brand projects with little supervision, and collaborate with other agency departments including account services, strategy, medical and editorial. Expertise required for this job does include a Bachelor’s Degree in biology or science, plus five-plus years experience in advertising or a related field. Benefits: All of the benefits can be viewed here but some highlights include: Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents; employee assistance programs focused on mental health; short and long term disability support; access to mental health apps; second medical opinion for you and your loved ones; medical advocacy program for transgender employees. See the job post here. Ad Age Media Summit Hear from industry leaders during October event in NYC Register here Job title: VP, Ogilvy Health U.S. Salary range: $90,000 - $180,000 Ogilvy Health, also part of WPP, is looking to hire a U.S. VP to manage its health care client relationships and brand strategy, while also cultivating a positive internal culture. This person must know the health care industry well. The role requires the VP to “provide strategic counsel, develop long-term plans, insights and program recommendations through an understanding of [a client’s] business, industry competition and relevant media.” The candidate must have eight to 10 years of relevant health care communications experience, plus at least five years of supervisory experience. This candidate must also be digitally-adept. The role requires the person to be “digitally fluent with an understanding of the complex, fragmented media landscape and how to bring together cohesive programming for clients.” Benefits: All of the benefits can be viewed here but some highlights include: Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents; employee assistance programs focused on mental health; short and long term disability support; access to mental health apps; second medical opinion for you and your loved ones; medical advocacy program for transgender employees. See the job post here. Job title: Account director, Ogilvy Health U.S. Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000 Ogilvy Health is also looking to hire an account director to establish and maintain relationships with its key health care clients. This person will “ensure that client/agency relationships exist on multiple levels and grow over time” and “develop and manage projects and programs, including strategies, implementation plans, evaluation mechanisms, staffing plans, timelines and budgets,” among other responsibilities. The candidate will need six to eight years of relevant health care communications experience and three to five years of supervisory experience. Benefits: All of the benefits can be viewed here but some highlights include: Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents; employee assistance programs focused on mental health; short and long term disability support; access to mental health apps; second medical opinion for you and your loved ones; medical advocacy program for transgender employees. See the job post here. Job title: Senior editor, IPG Health Salary range: $75,000 - $86,300 IPG Health is looking to hire a senior editor to copyedit, proofread and fact-check content on assigned health care accounts. The candidate is expected to use “technologic tools to replace manual proofreading as appropriate.” The person should be able to “quickly master specifics of assigned accounts and product categories.” The candidate will need five to eight years of editorial experience in a pharmaceutical agency environment. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Medical director, IPG Health Salary range: $140,000 - $180,000 IPG Health is searching for a medical director; an executive who must have a deep understanding of the health care space. This person will be responsible for “understanding the scientific and clinical aspects of their assigned businesses in depth, and serve as a key strategic resource for both internal teams and clients.” One of the duties that comes with this role is to collaborate with copywriters and medical writers on representing “the scientific perspective throughout strategic/creative development.” The executive will also contribute to new business pitches, among other responsibilities. The candidate must have a Master of Science, Master of Public Health, MD or Pharm.D degree. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, strategic planning director, IPG Health Salary range: $165,000 - $189,800 IPG Health is also looking to hire a VP, strategic planning director to “help lead the launch of a covid treatment, find communication solutions for patients diagnosed with a rare disease and ignite one of our oncology brands.” This person will be the strategy lead on various health care accounts, take part in market research, begin to manage and mentor junior employees, serve as a consultant for clients, and demonstrate an understanding of pharmaceutical brand marketing and promotional strategy. The candidate must have at least 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience (including pharmaceutical marketing, advertising, consulting or market research). Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, media director, Solve(D) Salary range: $160,500 - 184,600 Solve(D), part of IPG Health, is looking for a VP, media director, to lead the media plan for one or more high-profile accounts. This person must have a deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and brands they’re working with. Like media directors on client accounts in other industries, this person is expected to “create media plans that are strategic and executionally sound” and “magnify the buying power of every dollar we spend,” among other things. The agency is looking for someone with health care marketing and management experience. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, engagement director, Area 23 Salary range: $165,000 - $189,900 Area 23, part of IPG Health, is seeking a VP, engagement director to oversee the client’s digital strategy including across social media platforms. This person will determine which digital and social channels the agency's health care clients should be leveraging, as well as “understand how digital content moves through today's digital landscape and define relevant and impactful content strategies for client's digital channels.” The candidate must keep up with digital trends and have an understanding of the individual platforms including Meta, X, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap and Vine. No specific pharmaceutical marketing background seems to be required. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Group account supervisor, McCann Health NY Salary range: $80,000 - $93,000 IPG’s McCann Health NY is looking for a group account supervisor to help drive revenue and profits “through effective relationship management.” This person will create, write and present agency point-of-views and encourage clients to use them to meet their goals; manage junior employees; and “evaluate the input and ideas of creative, media and strategic planning relative to strategy and client preferences,” among other duties. Six to seven years of pharmaceutical advertising experience is required for this role. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Associate experience design strategist, YuzuYello Salary range: $66,500 - $95,600 YuzuYello, an IPG Health Network specialty shop that helps health care brands provide better support to patients, is looking for an associate experience design strategist. This person will help the agency design and build products that deliver “brighter patient experiences.” Other responsibilities will include creating “briefs that outline user needs and expectations, frame problems and outline experience and accessibility considerations” and supporting the “development of user research, ethnography, and co-design session plans.” The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in “service design, engineering, user experience, strategic design, product design, trans-disciplinary design, industrial design, psychology, marketing/advertising.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Group development director, IPG Health Medical Communications Salary range: $160,000 - $190,000 IPG Health Medical Communications—which includes med comms agencies including Area 23 On Hudson, Caudex, CMC Affinity and CMC Connect and Complete HealthVizion—is looking to hire a group development director. This person will develop and implement training programs across the network’s agencies, in partnership with the talent team. The group development director will ensure entry-level talent is set up to succeed in commercial medical communications: “Your efforts will create a legacy of individuals who are motivated to attain their career goals and deliver exceptional work for our clients.” Benefits: Medical insurance; vision insurance; dental insurance; 401(k); child care support; paid maternity and paternity leave; tuition assistance; disability insurance. See the job post here. Job title: Senior account executive, promotional medical education, IPG Health Medical Communications Salary range: $66,000 - $79,500 IPG Health Medical Communications is also looking for a senior account executive to develop and maintain relationships with the network’s agencies and their pharmaceutical clients—serving as the “bridge” between the two. The person will mentor junior account management staff and create staffing plans as well as statements of work. The executive will also be “involved in all elements of strategic planning process: market research testing and development of market plans, creative development, client presentation, and tactical implementation.” The ideal candidate has at least three years of experience in a project or account management role at a medical communications agency. Benefits: Medical insurance; vision insurance; dental insurance; 401(k); child care support; paid maternity leave; paid paternity leave; tuition assistance; and disability insurance See the job post here. Job title: Project manager, Havas Health & You Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Havas Health & You, the health care advertising network of Havas Group, is looking for a project manager to manage campaigns from start to end. Like most project managers, this person “plans, directs, and coordinates all tactical activities of client engagements to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time.” But unlike project managers working for clients in other industries, this role is targeted to both health care professionals and consumers. The candidate must have experience in health care marketing or direct-to-consumer marketing within a health care ad agency, while “knowledge of pharmaceutical promotional guidelines is highly desired.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Associate medical director, Havas Health & You Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Havas Health & You is searching for an associate medical director to assume responsibility of the accuracy of the medical and scientific aspects of their assigned health care brands. This person “ensures the medical/scientific credibility for existing projects and supports business proposals, based on medical/scientific knowledge and clinical expertise.” This role involves collaboration with copy, account, editorial and other creative teams. The person is essentially on call for any medical or scientific question that comes up within the agency. A Ph.D, MD, OD or Pharm.D degree is required while “multiple therapeutic area experience” is preferred. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: SVP, global director of research and insights, Havas Health & You Salary range: $250,000 - $500,000+ Havas Health & You is looking for its first global director of research and insights to establish best practices for market research and manage and share insights across the network to be used for the agency’s health care clients. This person will work with the individual agencies and their strategies to identify needs and gaps in research. The executive will also “maintain close oversight” over all projects and related areas of responsibility. The candidate should have a “deep understanding” of health and pharmaceutical data and “previous responsibility managing the research function at a mid-sized to large organization is critical.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: Junior art director, Havas Health & You Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 Havas Health & You is looking to fill a junior art director position, an entry-level design role. Reporting to a supervisor, the person will design materials in line with the health care brand they are assigned. The junior art director will have the opportunity to “learn agency protocol, develop creative skills, and to learn from and offer assistance to art supervisors.” Experience requirements include a basic understanding of design principles, knowledge of how an agency functions and a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, interactive design, advertising or another design-related program. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: SVP, director of planning, Havas Health & You Salary range: $200,000 - $250,000 Havas Health & You is looking to fill the role of SVP, director of planning. This strategic planner will lead two to three health care accounts and contribute to new business efforts. The agency expects the candidate “to be a catalyst for better ideas and someone who will continuously push the strategic thinking and creativity across the agency.” The executive should become a trusted go-to partner for clients. The person should have 12 years experience in advertising, brand strategy, brand consultancy or another related industry; “health care experience preferred but not a prerequisite, but an interest in health, health care, and the science of medicine and innovation, is essential.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, customer experience, Havas Health & You Salary range: $250,000 - $500,000+ Havas Health & You is also looking for a VP of customer experience; someone who will lead “customer segment insights, strategy and activation planning across multiple accounts.” This executive will come up with all the tactics used to connect consumers seamlessly across channels, mediums and devices. This person “understands and leverages customer target segment analysis and category research/data to uncover insights and provide solutions and ideas that transcend channels.” The candidate must have eight years of experience in planning, account, creative or consulting within an ad company. Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here. Job title: VP, senior social strategy, Havas Health Plus Salary: $150,000 Havas Health Plus, a tech and social media-focused specialty health care agency within Havas Health & You, is looking for a VP, senior social strategy. This executive will lead brand content for social platforms for the agency’s health care clients and their patients. The person must understand the different social platforms and their unique audiences and generate and understand analytics across all apps including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok. The candidate should have experience in “ecosystem development, content strategy, branded and unbranded communications, use of wearables, analytics, search, digital media.” Benefits: Not specified. See the job post here.

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