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About Spherico

Spherico is the market access agency of GSW—one of the largest full-service healthcare advertising agencies in the U.S. We exist because Syneos Health believes access is essential: life-saving and life-enhancing therapies should be available at the right time, every time. We communicate with payers, health systems, providers, patients, caregivers, pharmacists, and others. When brands need to gain or optimize access so their medicines reach their potential, Spherico identifies unmet needs and the issues that magnify a product's value—and we find ways to accelerate growth, regardless of the barrier. Our diverse capabilities—advertising, digital, communications planning and predictive modeling, media, and market research—are delivered by a team of best-in-class marketers.

Role Summary

This leader manages the day-to-day operations of Spherico, partnering with functional leaders to maximize talent and inspire innovation for clients while achieving financial objectives. The role is accountable for retaining and growing the client base through organic expansion and new business wins.

General Responsibilities

• Directs agency leadership team toward the achievement of strategic and financial objectives outlined in an annual business plan (supported by the GM & President of SH Ad NA).
• Defines the overall strategic direction for the organization, ensuring talent, resources and process are aligned to maximize organizational growth within approved budgets.
• Works with functional leadership (client management, creative, integrated strategy, and new business & marketing) to guide departmental efforts and achieve organizational goals.
• Ensures activities and processes align with agency mission and value proposition, leading efforts to develop a culture that supports individual and organizational growth.
• Identifies and develops new business relationships, creates growth opportunities, and helps secure new business wins in order to achieve annual new business financial targets.
• Fosters an agency environment and culture that helps develop, support and provide mentorship to the staff and is consistent with the company Code of Conduct and Annual Business Plan objectives.
• Acts as a conduit between the agency and Syneos Health counterparts (focus on Value & Access) for sharing information and best practices, offering cross-functional support and expertise, and driving awareness and adoption of offerings/tools.

Management Responsibilities

• Counsels at the highest level of client contact (senior directors/VPs) and develops relationships based on strategic value and thought partnership.
• Prioritizes the management of agency talent, seeking to elevate and inspire staff to deliver consistently at a high level to become best-in-class.
• Accountable for inspecting and interfacing with all primary accounts while helping maintain exceptional client relationship status (account profiling, account plan, CRM assessments).
• Develops, directs, and delivers content for client presentations and new business pitches.
• Provides proactive leadership and strategic guidance to grow accounts, staff, and client relationships.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills Required

• Bachelor's degree (MBA desirable) with 12+ years of experience (ideally 7+ years in the healthcare industry in a communications capacity).
• Demonstrates strong character, particularly integrity, honesty, and empathy.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills with an interest in developing & mentoring people.

Key Competencies for Position

• Company Strategic Focus: Takes a lead role in setting long-term strategic plans; anticipates industry trends; creates competitive and breakthrough strategies for key accounts and multiple teams.
• Communication & Selling Skills: Ability to convey the Spherico story to existing and prospective clients and contribute strategic value in our work.
• Leadership Skills: Leads with professionalism, integrity, and ethics to inspire staff.
• Teamwork: Fosters collaboration and keeps the team informed.
• Brand Management: Manages client brands from development to lifecycle management.
• Communication: Communicates transparently with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong Presentation Skills: Delivers clear, engaging presentations.
• Industry Knowledge: Maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical & healthcare trends and current communication techniques.

Key Selling Points for the Position

• Strong company backing and a base of existing clients.
• Powered by SH with broad value & access capabilities and payer market experience.
• New brand backed by SH Communications management as a growth area within SH Ad Group.
• Access to shared services and NB resources within Syneos Health.

Compensation & Benefits

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $300,000 to $335,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on qualifications, skills, and proficiency. Some roles may include commissions/bonus based on performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We encourage applicants with transferable skills. We invite you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to opportunities.

Why Syneos Health Communications? We are powered by Syneos Health, a global professional services organization designed to help the biopharmaceutical industry shorten the distance from lab to life. We have a proven pedigree in health, with industry titans in every facet of healthcare. We are able to help our customers make important decisions due to our understanding of the complexities in healthcare. Syneos Health Communications is able to make the complex, simple.

Work Here Matters Everywhere. Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled). We have a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy and may have vaccine requirements depending on local regulations.

We provide benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, flexible PTO, and paid sick time where allowed by law.