Creative Director, Medical Communications

Creative Director

The Creative Director oversees the creative team and is responsible for developing and delivering both quality of content and style according to client strategy and branding guidelines.

Primary responsibilities include managing / mentoring a team of creatives from project start to finish, developing high quality scientific content, partnering with all stakeholders to meet objectives, and collaborating with the Client Services and Medical teams to ensure that client needs are met in a timely way all while maintaining your own workload.

Essential duties and responsibilities support the creation and development of scientific concepts and content. This includes leading the creative team in the execution of ideas to a high level of creative excellence, overseeing creation of concepts for presentation to clients, developing compelling and captivating presentations that are organized, professional and effective in support of client strategy, creating and presenting content in a variety of media in support of client strategy and objectives, critically reviewing materials from internal and external sources for inclusion and / or inspiration to develop creative concepts and assets, managing and mentoring direct reports while providing challenges and opportunities for growth, and identifying, developing, recommending and / or negotiating scientifically sound, creative solutions to meet clients' critical business needs.

Partner with key stakeholders in meeting project objectives. This includes directly interacting with client to ensure client objectives are met, collaboratively interacting with all internal stakeholders to deliver quality work in a timely fashion, participating in meetings with internal and external stakeholders to ensure delivery of creative work aligned to client and project goals, ensuring awareness of current trends within the industry and establishing global best practices regarding system(s) enhancement, usage and training, providing creative expertise to functional area representatives on projects and deliverables, and providing regular updates to COO on project and client status, as well as on resource needs.

Non-essential duties and responsibilities include other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform this role include a bachelor's degree in advertising, graphic design or related field, 10+ years of experience in medical communications, marketing or advertising preferred, computer proficiency; solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud and other design programs, must be a strong team player and be willing to work in an environment where individual initiative and accountability to the team are required, excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize projects effectively, solutions-oriented, with excellent organizational skills, and ability to travel for representation of company at client meetings, advisory boards, medical or industry conferences, pitch presentations, and other meetings as needed.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.