IPG MediaBrands

Associate Director, Business Analytics

IPG MediaBrands$110K — $135K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in analytics, marketing science, media analytics, or business intelligence
  • Preferred experience in healthcare/pharma analytics
  • Strong understanding of HCP media ecosystems and DTC/patient engagement analytics
  • Experience developing campaign analytics frameworks and client-facing presentations
  • Familiarity with attribution methodologies and digital optimization frameworks
  • Proficient in analytical communication and presentation skills
  • Experience with Tableau or other BI platforms; SQL knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

  • Support analytics leadership for HCP and DTC initiatives
  • Partner with clients to identify business objectives and measurement needs
  • Lead discussions on campaign performance and actionable recommendations
  • Develop and maintain integrated measurement plans for HCP and DTC campaigns
  • Manage day-to-day analytics workflows and ensure deliverables meet quality standards
  • Translate campaign data into actionable insights and optimization opportunities
  • Collaborate across teams to align analytics outputs with media strategies

Benefits

  • Medical and dental coverage
  • 401(k) plans
  • Flexible spending
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Employee discount programs
  • Employee stock purchase program
  • Paid family benefits
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Associate Director, Business Analytics - HCP & DTC Client Solutions will support the leadership of analytics, measurement, and accountability initiatives for a major healthcare client across both HCP and DTC / patient media programs. This role is responsible for helping drive integrated campaign analytics, performance measurement, optimization, and insight generation across all channels and audience initiatives.

The Associate Director will partner closely with Business Analytics leadership, Audience Intelligence, Data Science, Comms Design, Investment, and client teams to ensure analytics outputs are actionable, scalable, and aligned to business objectives. This role combines strong analytical thinking, client partnership, operational leadership, and strategic storytelling to help evolve analytics from descriptive reporting toward proactive decision support.

The position requires a strong understanding of healthcare media ecosystems, omnichannel analytics, campaign measurement, and optimization frameworks across both HCP and DTC initiatives.

Responsibilities

Client Analytics & Strategic Support
  • Support analytics leadership across HCP and DTC / patient initiatives for a major healthcare client
  • Partner with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, measurement priorities, and reporting needs
  • Help lead analytics discussions focused on:
    • campaign performance
    • optimization opportunities
    • audience insights
    • actionable recommendations
  • Support presentation of analytics findings and strategic insights to client teams

Measurement Planning & Accountability
  • Support development and maintenance of integrated measurement plans across HCP and DTC campaigns
  • Ensure alignment between:
    • campaign goals
    • KPIs
    • audience strategies
    • optimization frameworks
  • Help operationalize measurement approaches spanning:
    • endemic and non-endemic HCP media
    • DTC media
    • audience activation initiatives
    • omnichannel engagement programs
  • Support evolution from static reporting toward more integrated performance intelligence frameworks

Analytics Delivery & Workflow Management
  • Help manage day-to-day analytics workflows and deliverables across the client business
  • Oversee development of:
    • dashboards
    • campaign reporting
    • analytical summaries
    • optimization recommendations
    • QBR materials
  • Ensure analytical quality, consistency, and timeliness across deliverables
  • Support operational processes that improve scalability and efficiency of analytics delivery

Insight Generation & Optimization
  • Translate campaign and audience data into actionable insights and recommendations
  • Identify opportunities for optimization across:
    • channels
    • tactics
    • audiences
    • media investments
  • Partner with Audience Intelligence, Comms Design, Investment, and Data Science teams to help operationalize insights into activation strategies
  • Support development of analytics frameworks that improve campaign performance and decision-making

Advanced Analytics & Measurement Support
  • Stay informed on emerging measurement methodologies and healthcare analytics trends including:
    • attribution
    • audience quality measurement
    • incrementality testing
    • digital optimization
    • omnichannel analytics
  • Support POV development on analytics vendors, data providers, and measurement partners
  • Assist with vendor evaluations, research initiatives, and measurement-related RFPs where appropriate
  • Partner with Data Science and Audience Intelligence teams on advanced analytics initiatives

Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner closely with:
    • Audience Strategy
    • Data Science
    • Data Management
    • Comms Design
    • Investment
    • Client Solutions leadership
  • Help ensure alignment between analytics outputs, media strategy, audience activation, and optimization initiatives
  • Serve as a collaborative bridge across analytics and activation teams


Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of experience in analytics, marketing science, media analytics, or business intelligence
  • Healthcare/pharma analytics experience strongly preferred
  • Strong understanding of:
    • HCP media ecosystems
    • DTC / patient engagement analytics
    • campaign measurement
    • omnichannel analytics
    • media optimization
  • Experience developing:
    • campaign analytics frameworks
    • dashboards and reporting solutions
    • measurement plans
    • client-facing presentations
  • Familiarity with:
    • attribution methodologies
    • audience analytics
    • digital optimization frameworks
    • healthcare data ecosystems
  • Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills
  • Experience working in cross-functional client environments
  • Experience with:
    • Tableau or BI platforms
    • SQL preferred
    • advanced analytics tools a plus


Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.
Employment Transparency

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Range

$110,000-$135,000 USD

About IPG MediaBrands

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. is an American publicly traded advertising company. The company consists of five major networks: FCB, IPG Mediabrands, McCann Worldgroup, MullenLowe Group, and Marketing Specialists, as well as a number of independent specialty agencies in the areas of public relations, sports marketing, talent representation, and healthcare. It is one of the "Big Four" agency companies, alongside WPP, Publicis and Omnicom. Phillippe Krakowsky became the company's CEO on January 1, 2021.
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