
Group Account Director
Sentrex Health Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Markham • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$135,000 - CA$150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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
- 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
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
account oversightproject managementstrategic marketingcreative directionomnichannel campaignsfinancial forecastingresource planningquality assurancebrand planningclient relationship management
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingmentorshipcommunicationteam collaborationattention to detailinfluencingstorytellingleadershipdelegationproblem-solving