Global Head of Media, Arc Bio Communications

Global Head of Media Strategy

Principle duties/requirements:

Media relations strategy:

• Develops and executes strategic and innovative earned media plans for our clients while providing ongoing client counsel to their C-suite
• Counsels and supports clients by bringing new ideas to the table to exceed client expectations by leveraging industry knowledge, network and experience
• Helps grow the US team's media capabilities and mentors on how to cultivate media relationships and develop compelling narratives that deliver high impact earned media results
• Stays on top of news and media trends in the industry; brings them to the attention of clients and colleagues, as appropriate; shares knowledge and instills best practices across the agency

Business development:

• Advance business development in partnership with Senior Leads, including new business, organic growth with existing clients, prospecting, and developing new service offerings that expand the solutions we bring to clients:
  • Contribute to agency growth by helping drive new business pitches - cultivating data-driven cultural insights, developing earned+ strategies, and working with creative teams to build programming that earns attention
  • Hunt for organic new business growth and identifying new business opportunities to help meet client needs and help close the deal

Client service:

• Leads, builds and maintains excellent relationships with clients and provides them ongoing strategic media consultation and counsel on a peer-to-peer basis.
• Recognized as key team member providing strategic media counsel on at least three of Arc Bio's top 5 clients within six months
• Develops strong and effective media strategies and programs in service of client objectives. Always regards the client's challenges as unique, never generic, and a shared journey between them and Arc Bio Communications.
• Develops robust and relevant solutions which are always rigorous and evidence-based.
• Has a keen focus on producing client-ready work of the highest standard, in an efficient and timely manner.
• Builds enduring and successful relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers.
• Maintains high level of professionalism and competence in all client communications.
• Works consistently to grow existing accounts organically through high quality work and ongoing discussions with clients.
• Networks consistently outside of Arc Bio, attending industry events and meetings bringing in new business leads and generally representing Arc Bio.

Project management:

• Demonstrates system, process, time management development and accurate project planning.
• Produces accurate cost estimates and works with client leaders to help control media budgets efficiently and carefully while keeping clients and team fully informed of eventual or possible overspends.
• Ensures finances and budgets are managed in line with agency procedures and that expenditures are explained and justified to the client before sign-off is obtained.
• Establishes the importance of regulatory and compliance measures and minimizes risk.
• Sets the highest standards with respect to quality, original, strong strategic thinking and detail accuracy at all times.
• Is able to use all in-house software and platforms competently.

Leadership:

• Directs the development of the agency's media strategy capabilities, focusing on an omnichannel approach
• Takes a leadership role in new business proposal development and presentations; works with client teams to build incremental business.
• Effectively delegates and prioritizes for project teams, providing direction to ensure delivery while providing ownership.
• Demonstrates ability to develop others and provide direction and feedback tailored to the skill level of team members.
• Embraces and actions team and peer feedback as a driver for change.
• Generates buy-in, listens openly to colleagues, recognizes contributions and ensures consistency of own and team decisions.
• Takes accountability for their team and outcomes, encouraging their team to do the same, inspires and fosters team commitment.
• Drives communication between teams and the client.
• Supports, encourages and challenges colleagues in a constructive and supportive way.

Communication and impact:

• Presents with confidence and conviction to clients at all times.
• Demonstrates the ability to influence, negotiate and overcome objections from senior stakeholders.
• Effectively adapts communication style to suit different audiences and to gain buy in.
• Demonstrates ability to develop others and provide direction and feedback tailored to skill level of team members.
• Skilled at giving upward feedback to internal and external stakeholders

Technical ability and skills (ABC team members should be ready to communicate on these with both knowledge and authority-strong command of at least three of these is required at the Senior Consultant level):

Industry:

• Keeps up to date with factors influencing the pharma and biotech sectors (including M&A activity, pharma corporate innovation strategy and the various industry head- and tail-winds).
• Understands the mechanics underpinning industry sector activities and has a competent knowledge of the basics of business e.g. factors influencing company valuations, fundamental financial definitions and mechanisms
• Engages in industry "scanning" and maintains a strong current knowledge of industry opportunities and developments and our clients' operating environment. Uses these findings to draw conclusions, formulate actions and exploit opportunities relevant to the Arc Bio business. Aware of new and important product launches, pivotal clinical studies, new guidance, legislation and policies of relevance.

Scientific:

• Has a strong working knowledge of the science covering our clients' areas of focus.
• Has an ongoing commitment to deepening and expanding knowledge in modalities, modes of action, epidemiology, clinical trial design and anything else that may be relevant to strategic planning and advice, both from the point of view of the client and their competitor environment.
• In chosen areas of scientific specialism, is capable of constructively challenging client thinking on a peer-to-peer level, producing novel scientific strategic points of view to help clients view potential solutions from new angles where appropriate and useful.
• Keeps aware of latest announcements coming out of key congresses, key experts in the field, and any overall, rapidly-evolving trends (such as genomics, AI, CRISPR or the application of big data) and how these might feed into scientific strategy recommendations to the client.

Strategy:

• Can confidently discuss media strategy in reference to client goals and objectives.
• Understands theoretical approaches and models used in strategy consulting. Able to integrate the relevant theories into a given client challenge. Is a keen student of the evolving strategic environment (including new tools and models, and their strengths and limitations). Takes increasing roles in strategic development and strategic workshop facilitation as their career develops.

Marketing and communications:

• Understands the fundamental principles of healthcare marketing and communications, with a strong capability in public relations, med ed, and scientific communications. Seeks to learn more about social, digital, advertising and brand strategy.
• Can demonstrate an understanding of the theory and application of new theories and tools in marketing (e.g. behaviour change, AI/big data, new principles of neuroscience, iconography and its impact, etc.)
• Understands means of evaluation and KPIs across marketing channels.
• Has a good grasp of not only guidelines, but also the ethics of good marketing practice in healthcare.

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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.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $130,200.00 - $361,400.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.