Associate Director, Commercial, Healthcare Practice

In our dedicated Healthcare Practice, we help our healthcare clients bring products, services, and propositions to life, turning complex concepts into simple and compelling messages.

As you’d expect, we’re strong on the science. But we also provide creative flare and strategic know-how, delivering programmes built on unique ideas and insights. We communicate science with passion. It’s a combination that leads to measurable and meaningful outcomes.

What sets our healthcare team apart is their enthusiasm, authenticity, and professional and personal approach. A team that you will enjoy working with.

The Role

We are looking for a highly-skilled person to join Madano’s Healthcare Practice as an Associate Director, Commercial. This role offers fantastic development opportunities for an individual who is looking to take an active role in business growth and development of an established team.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience from a similar role in a fast-paced promotional communications environment (in-house or agency). As well as:

Consulting expertise:

• Demonstrate a strong grasp of current events and the healthcare landscape and an understanding of how they provide context for clients’ and our own business.
• Establish and maintain relationships of trust with client and be able to set and manage client expectations.
• Lead client programmes and meetings bringing to bear experience including product launches, brand positioning, omnichannel and market access strategies.

Business development:

• Identify, pursue and lead new business pitches and opportunities.
• Proactively look to identify and maximise growth opportunities with existing clients for both Madano and the broader network.
• Support in the execution of the healthcare business plan.

• Maintain an active presence in the communications and/or business community.

People management:        

• Ability to lead, mentor and inspire high-performing individuals
• Conduct performance reviews, professional development and promotion processes within the practice.
• Support with the recruitment for the Practice.

Financial management:

• Manage the achievement of billable targets of individuals and of the Practice.
• Contribute to achieving financial performance of Madano.
• Understand and use appropriate financial and management tools to achieve client and Madano objectives.

What the role can offer you

• The opportunity to work with varied and interesting global and UK clients
• The chance to work with a well-established, hard-working and fun team
• You will work alongside some of the most talented people in the industry, including specialists in our Insights & Analytics, Digital and Creative teams
• First rate, dedicated training that enables employees to take control of their careers to become experts in their field and trusted advisors to clients
• An opportunity to step up to become a part of a senior team in a fast-growing Consultancy

About Madano

Madano is committed to building a better world through intelligent and digital communications. We work with clients who are solving the major challenges of our time through science and technology – helping them tell their story, make the right connections, change attitudes, and influence behaviours.

Our people are highly motivated and engaged, always encouraged to make their voices heard and given the opportunity to progress. And while we deal with serious issues, we make sure we don’t take ourselves too seriously along the way. Questioning accepted wisdom, always looking for alternative solutions, ours is a purpose-driven culture where everyone pulls together to make a lasting difference.

We have resolved to work only with organisations whose values align with our own. And we employ people who demonstrate a genuine commitment to delivering positive change.