Group Account Director

Sentrex Health Solutions

Group Account Director leading strategic marketing and creative solutions for Sentrex's clients. Overseeing project health and ensuring client satisfaction across their creative agency.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeMarkham • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$135,000 - CA$150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the senior strategic lead for creative agency clients (brand and PSP) for all strategic marketing, creative and communication requirements including but not limited to: Strategic Client Leadership
Serve as the senior point of contact for agency clients, providing strategic guidance across agency deliverables.
Act as a strategic partner by understanding our clients’ business and challenges, and providing solutions
Guide and review the development of comprehensive creative and communication plans aligned to audience insights, market trends and business objectives.
Facilitate brand planning sessions aligned to client marketing plans and objectives.
Operate as the subject matter expert for PAAB and ASC approvals, providing proactive and reactive guidance.
Oversee the full creative process from start to finish including project proposals containing all milestones and associated timelines, financials, copy, layout direction/accuracy, regulatory approvals (MLR, PAAB) and final client sign-off.
Serve as the final checkpoint to ensure all creative deliverables meet strategic goals and quality standards before client presentation.
Maintain visibility into project health across the account portfolio using departmental tracking tools.
Ensure smooth and strategic execution of advisory boards, insights gathering sessions, physician/patient engagement initiatives, and consulting activities, and inform recommendations based on insights gathered.
Input on PSP Business Reviews from a creative/communications perspective and drive cross functional internal collaboration to ensure seamless program execution and strong client satisfaction.
Lead, mentor, and develop the Account Management team, ensuring clarity of expectations, quality of output, and consistent professional growth.
Ensure that team members follow departmental SOPs, apply best practices, and uphold standards of accuracy, organization, and proactive communication (i.e. project status updates).
Support the Account Management team in managing day to day program operations while maintaining oversight and guidance on key decisions.
Foster strong collaboration across internal teams - including Creative, PSP, Operations, and external partners.
Oversee resource allocation and workflow to optimize team performance
Provide clear direction, ensuring alignment on client goals and agency priorities.
Ensure an exceptional client experience across all key accounts, reinforcing Sentrex’s commitment to Deliver WOW.
Uphold quality assurance standards by reviewing deliverables, presentations, and reporting prepared by the Account Management team.
Manage client expectations, ensuring satisfaction and long-term retention.
Identify and pursue account growth opportunities and drive new business initiatives.
Lead and support the development of proposals, pitches, and RFP responses for creative deliverables, communication strategies, and consulting engagements.
Represent Sentrex Agency at industry events.
Where relevant, promote additional Sentrex services such as 3PL, PSP, pharmacy, consulting, software and website development.
Help shape innovative offerings and service models that strengthen Creative Solutions as a key differentiator in the market.
Oversee account financials, ensuring accurate forecasting, resource planning, and profitability across the portfolio.
Approve scopes of work, budgets, and timelines prepared by the Account Management team.
Ensure smooth, consistent project execution, resolving resource or process challenges as they arise. Other duties as assigned by your manager.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 3-5 years as an Account Director in pharmaceutical/healthcare advertising
Minimum 3-5 years of experience developing and executing omnichannel campaigns involving PAAB and ASC
Comfortable and experienced in facilitating brand planning sessions for clients
Demonstrated success in developing a cohesive environment across multiple teams
Proven supervisory, delegation and mentorship skills
Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate complex information into clear direction and actionable plans.
Advanced project and account oversight, ensuring multi account alignment, resource planning, and operational excellence across all deliverables.
Exceptional attention to detail while managing numerous high priority initiatives.
Outstanding executive level communication skills across all formats, including presentations, client discussions, and cross functional alignment.
Strong creative and strategic intuition, with the ability to guide creative direction and elevate team recommendations.
Strong storytelling in all communication formats and ability to make content easy to understand, compelling and visually impactful.
Ability to lead with urgency and decisiveness, prioritizing at a portfolio level to meet evolving business needs.
Strong influencing and relationship building capabilities, quickly establishing credibility with senior stakeholders and guiding teams toward shared goals.
Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing a team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary and generous vacation entitlement
Wellness Program (5 paid days off for your well-being!)
Paid Sick Days
Competitive Benefits Package including Dental & Extended Health Benefits, AD&D, LTD & Employee/Dependent Life Insurance
Employee & Family Assistance Program
RRSP Matching Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

account oversightproject managementstrategic marketingcreative directionomnichannel campaignsfinancial forecastingresource planningquality assurancebrand planningclient relationship management

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingmentorshipcommunicationteam collaborationattention to detailinfluencingstorytellingleadershipdelegationproblem-solving