Director - Langland, Medical Communications

BRAND: Langland
Job Function: Client Management
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Management
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Engagement, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Overview

Langland Medical Strategy & Education (MSE) are looking for a Director to manage multiple portfolios, being accountable for a revenue target and pursuing opportunities to grow the business against that target.

The role will lead a specific business management function (e.g. recruitment or finances) within the discipline with support from the Managing Partner, as well as having significant input in business development opportunities and taking a key role in pitch and proposal development.

We're looking for a problem solver, someone who can proactively find solutions and ways for the business to evolve, improve, grow.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

• Supports development of the agency annual business plan
• Delivers on core agency objectives against the agency business plan
• Actively seeks opportunities to create cross-discipline opportunities for Langland and the wider Publicis Health agencies
• Actively seeks opportunities to grow the business within current accounts and into new accounts
• Proactively works with clients to deliver their key business objectives
• Builds and maintains key client relationships
• Maintains account oversight ensuring highest quality standards in project delivery
• Takes responsibility for revenue target across accounts or portfolio of accounts
• Takes responsibility for account forecasting, and attaining revenue targets and profitability
• Builds teams based on business need and potential opportunity
• Manages development and continuous feedback within their team/workstream
• Proactively leads the team, managing all employee-related responsibilities including recruitment, pay cycles/promotions, and underperformance
• Proactively coaches and mentors team members to achieve their desired goals.
• Motivates the team and proactively finds ways to boost team morale.

Qualifications

Who you are:

• Proven experience in a relevant role within a healthcare communications agency
• A track record building strong relationships with senior clients and third party stakeholders
• Experience across global/regional/UK projects
• Strong experience with building and managing teams, including line management, developing, mentoring and motivating junior members of the team
• Proven business management experience including financial management and preparing forecasts
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstratable experience in strategic thinking
• Strong experience with organic growth and new business development

Please note: Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

Additional information

Langland has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• "YOU" DAYS - flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

At Publicis Groupe UK, we're committed to creating a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where everyone can thrive. This begins with striving to ensure our recruitment process is welcoming and allows equal access to opportunity for people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, neurodiversity, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

An inclusive workplace (PUBLICIS HEALTH)

The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health.

Recruitment

• Diversity & Inclusion management
• Mandatory unconscious bias training
• Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socio-economic backgrounds

Culture

• Support communities for women, LGBTQ+, BAME, Disabled employees and their allies
• A wellbeing programme which includes free HeadSpace membership.

Future

• CSR is central to our ethos and work moving forwards

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).

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