Senior Director, Growth in London

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.

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Director, Growth to join our growing UK‑based new business team! This is a hybrid role, based in any of our UK offices – London preferred. We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and hands‑on growth leader who can support high‑impact new business pitches and major organic growth opportunities across our healthcare portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Transformation, this role helps guide the pitch process and ensures that our responses are integrated, compelling, and aligned with our agency’s strengths.

In this role, you will help shape how we show up to prospective clients by turning client briefs into clear, differentiated stories that highlight our creativity, insights, and understanding of the healthcare landscape.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with Client Leads, Growth Leaders, and cross‑functional teams to lead and support key parts of the pitch process from RFI/RFP through final presentation.
• Translate client briefs into strategic frameworks and pitch narratives that align with client needs and Real Chemistry capabilities.
• Collaborate across capabilities to ensure integrated, cohesive, and differentiated points of view.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and workflows across multiple workstreams.
• Keep senior stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and resource needs.
• Support the development of pitch materials including proposals, decks, videos, and presentations.
• Participate in post‑pitch debriefs and help capture learnings to strengthen future processes.
• Contribute to tracking win rates, performance trends, and pitch learnings.
• Identify relevant case studies for new business efforts and ensure credentials and materials are up to date.
• Partner with marketing on award submissions related to new business.
• Conduct research on potential clients, competitors, markets, and sector trends to support pitch planning.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• You connect with our values: Best Together, Impact‑Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always, and Accountability with an “I.”
• You adapt quickly as priorities shift and enjoy working in a dynamic environment.
• You are a proactive self‑starter with strong communication and organisational skills.
• You can manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.

What you should have:

• 7–10 years in an advertising, communications, or integrated marketing agency environment, ideally with healthcare experience.
• Experience leading or supporting successful pitches in a fast‑paced agency setting.
• Strong storytelling, writing, and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of integrated marketing, digital channels, and the UK/European healthcare landscape.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working across disciplines.
• Highly organised and calm under pressure, with the ability to manage multiple high‑stakes projects.
• Familiarity with new business reporting or performance‑tracking tools.
• Understanding of healthcare industry trends and competitive landscapes.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here. 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. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities.

Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people. Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry.