21GRAMS - VP, Strategy Director (Health Advertising)

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, takes an innovative approach to advertising, focusing on making healthcare more human. Not just in our work, but in the way we conduct business, approach client relationships, and treat each other. It’s a place where people subscribe to the adage, “Be good to each other, but hard on the work.”

Job Summary

21GRAMS is looking for a VP, Strategy Director to join our growing team! Over the last 5 years, 21GRAMS has been on a mission, bringing a more soulful, meaningful and fundamentally more human approach to healthcare brands. And it’s been successful. But we need to do more. We need a senior brand & communications strategist to join the EMEA team, helping elevate our thinking to the highest levels for clients who need world-leading creativity – and ultimately shape and drive growth of the UK offices.

What You’ll Do

• You will be the go-to person for brand and communications strategy, giving our creative firepower direction and focus.
• Partner with the wider team (client service, creative, insight, medical & activation) on the marketing challenges clients bring to us, from long‑term strategic brand development assignments to immediate tactical needs.
• Make sure any of the work we do meets the high standards we all expect.
• Inspire and develop the 21GRAMS EMEA team and clients through strategic thought‑leadership.
• Work with the 21GRAMS Global strategy team in the development of approaches, models, techniques and thought‑leadership pieces.
• Partner with 21GRAMS and Real Chemistry colleagues to create and deliver appealing new business ideas, proposals, presentations.

Who you are

• Extensive experience in brand strategy within a healthcare advertising agency.
• Extensive experience working with Rx products and pharmaceutical clients.
• Demonstrable experience working closely with creatives.
• Experience working on global AOR accounts.
• Team player.
• Excited by new business and being part of a growing team.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks. We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life.

At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate.