Job DescriptionWHAT DOES AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PLANNING DO?Acting as the voice of the consumer at EVERSANA INTOUCH, an Associate Director Strategic Planning will work on a variety of projects guided by a tenured Planning Director or Group Planning Director. This person will provide research, insight and strategic guidance to a variety of accounts, consumer profiles and industry verticals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:
- Partners with creative, subject matter experts and account management peers to develop ideas and orchestrate planning and analytical activity for healthcare/pharma accounts
- Synthesizes data and insights to drive integrated strategy development, comprehensive multichannel plans and creative ideas
- Works with cross-functional team to develop brand strategies, digital cross-channel strategies, creative briefs, customer journeys and ecosystems
- Establishes strong collaborative relationship within the groups and externally with key agency and client partners to consistently elevate the quality of thinking and ideas applied to the client business
- Directs strategic key components of the client business and actively engages client
- Leads multiple, simultaneous projects and assignments including delegating as appropriate
- Takes lead on all annual planning deliverables
- Identifies opportunities for improvement, organic growth and workflow efficiencies of agency
- Starts to develop and actively participate in the development of POVs, channel/tactical plans, patient journeys and digital ecosystems
- Actively supports new business activity where required Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
- All other duties as assigned
QualificationsWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.
- Minimum of six years of experience in planning, strategic planning and related communications experience; advertising agency experience is a huge plus
- Proven ability to think creatively and evidence of success in developing multichannel strategies for brands and delivering them to market
- Strong digital and analytical capabilities a must
- Pharma/Healthcare background very nice to have
- Storyteller and persuasive presenter
- Deep understanding of digital channels, and knowledge of the various roles and contributions of other strategic disciplines such as CRM and social media
- Resourceful, sees the big picture but likes to dig into the details, innately curious
- Strong balance of creativity and analytics
- Ability to simplify the complex
Additional InformationOUR CULTURAL BELIEFS: Patient Minded I act with the patient's best interest in mind.
Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.
Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.
Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.
Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.
Win Together I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.
Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful, and timely dialogue.
Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do.
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EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range, it represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). This role is eligible for hire in select U.S. locations based on business and operational considerations. For a full list of locations, visit eversana.com/careers. More information about EVERSANA's benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers. EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range and benefits at any time.
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