Associate Partner, Arc Bio Communications in London

A highly experienced healthcare communications leader with a minimum of 10-12 years’ experience in strategic healthcare communications, medical communications and/or scientific communications. Ideally with strong consultancy/agency experience.

Client Service

• With intermittent Partner/Managing Partner input works to build a portfolio of business and takes ownership of this within its entirety.
• Leads, builds and sets the direction and strategy of the portfolio on a day-to-day basis.
• Develops industry leading scientific, creative and/or commercial communication strategies and programmes.
• Builds and maintains excellent relationships with clients, providing ongoing consultation and counsel on a peer-to-peer basis.
• Considers the senior leadership context, providing strategic guidance to C-suite and senior leadership teams within pharma and biotech.

Business Growth

• Consistently works to grow the existing portfolio of business organically through high-quality work and identifying new high-strategic-value opportunities.
• Leverages a strong professional network for business development.
• Brings in new opportunities and converts them into new client workstreams.
• Consistently engages networks outside of the organization, attending and contributing to industry and client events and meetings.

Project Management

• Accountable for high-level project planning and management, effective budgetary control and resource/team planning to deliver projects within the portfolio.
• Effectively delegates and prioritises for project teams, providing direction to ensure delivery while allowing individual ownership.
• Provides project management guidance and training to direct teams.
• Sets the highest standards with respect to quality, originality, strong strategic thinking and detail accuracy at all times.
• Supports and guides teams through project or client challenges.

Leadership

• Demonstrates strong leadership capability with executive presence.
• Develops others, providing direction and feedback tailored to the skill level of team members.
• Embraces and acts on team and peer feedback as a driver for change.
• Generates buy-in, listens openly to colleagues, recognises contributions and ensures consistency of decisions.
• Takes accountability for the team and outcomes, encouraging the same from the team, inspiring and fostering commitment.
• Drives communication between teams and the client.
• Contributes to the development and future direction of the organization alongside the Partners/Managing Partners.
• Champions organisational culture.

Communication and Impact

• Proven ability to present at senior stakeholder and industry levels.
• Demonstrates thought leadership at a portfolio or practice domain level.
• Influences, negotiates and overcomes objections from senior stakeholders.
• Adapts communication style to suit different audiences, gaining buy-in.

Technical Ability and Skills

• Strong command of at least three key technical areas (as required at Associate Partner level and above).

Industry Knowledge

• Stays current on factors influencing pharma and biotech sectors, including M&A activity and corporate innovation strategy.
• Maintains strong knowledge of industry opportunities and developments, and clients’ operating environments.
• Uses findings to draw conclusions, formulate actions and exploit opportunities relevant to the business.

Scientific Expertise

• Has a strong working knowledge of the science in client focus areas.
• Capable of constructively challenging client thinking on a peer-to-peer level, producing novel scientific strategic points of view.
• Stays aware of latest announcements from key congresses, experts and evolving trends that may impact communication strategy recommendations.

Strategy

• Confidently discusses strategy in reference to client goals and objectives.
• Understands and applies theoretical approaches and models used in strategy consulting.
• Integrates relevant theories into client challenges.