Group Account Director, Market Access
HybridToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Lead senior client relationships and shape market access strategy across pharmaceutical accounts by connecting payer insight, brand strategy, and value communications to drive sustainable agency growth. Manage multimillion-dollar account financial performance, including scope, forecasting, and P&L oversight, while presenting strategic recommendations to VP- and executive-level stakeholders. Own direct performance management and coaching for account talent, guiding both clients and internal teams on high-impact priorities within Medical Strategy, Creative, and Digital partners. Integrate AI and data-informed approaches into access-focused brand initiatives to navigate reimbursement barriers and connect innovation to adoption.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of healthcare or pharmaceutical agency experience
- senior account leadership on payer, reimbursement, or managed markets business
- Proven experience leading market access strategy and deliverables such as value briefs, payer communications, or access-focused brand initiatives across multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated success managing senior client relationships and presenting strategic recommendations to VP- and executive-level internal and external stakeholders
- Experience owning financial performance for agency business, including scope, forecasting, and P&L management for accounts in the multimillion-dollar range
- Track record of leading and developing teams, including direct performance management, coaching, and building growth plans for account talent
Desired Qualifications
- Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done
- Advanced degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related life sciences field, with clear application to client leadership or market access work
- Experience integrating digital, omnichannel, or data-informed engagement approaches into market access or managed markets programs
- Brand management or commercial strategy experience within life sciences, with exposure to launch, lifecycle, or portfolio planning
- New business experience, including contributing to pitch strategy, solution development, and expansion planning within existing accounts
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