Strategy Director - Pharmaceutical

It's not every day we have a chance to make the world a healthier place—but here, it’s our way of life. Idealistic? Maybe. Deeply pragmatic? Always. Real Chemistry is a global health innovation company that has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, tech, and the people at the heart of it all. It’s with a great sense of purpose that we work together with brave health and wellness companies to create and inspire healthier, happier, and longer lives. It’s our passion.

Real Chemistry is looking for a Strategy Director to join our growing team! 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.” A place where people are not just in it for the pay check, but to make a dent in the universe.

No-one’s favourite brand is the one that helps them live longer; we believe it should be. Over the last 5 years, 21GRAMS has been on a mission, bringing a more soulful, meaningful and fundamentally more human approach to healthcare brands. We’re no. 2 Healthcare Agency of the Year 2025 at Cannes. As our team and business grows we are looking for a senior brand & communications strategist to join the London team, helping to elevate our thinking to the highest levels for clients who need world-leading creativity – and to ultimately shape and drive growth of the London office.

Our mission is about creating the most effective work for clients through the power of creativity, and that starts with listening and thinking. By knowing the audience better than they know themselves, and applying that insight to the client’s business opportunity, we can build brands and create campaigns that are more powerful than any sneaker brand. And for that, we need you.

What You’ll Do

• A CREATIVE & COLLABORATIVE FORCE: Work closely with client service, creative, insight, medical and activation teams to tackle a wider range of client marketing challenges. Bring sharp strategic thinking and a creative lens to help shape, focus and elevate our work for maximum effectiveness.
• A CHAMPION OF EFFECTIVENESS: Contribute to shaping smart, effective responses to client briefs from big-picture brand thinking to quick-turn tactical tasks. Work alongside internal teams to bring clarity, creativity and direction.
• A VOICE FOR QUALITY: Keeping an eye on the details that matter, encouraging the team to keep our work sharp, smart and effective.
• A STUDENT OF BRANDS & IDEAS: To work with the 21GRAMS strategy team in the development of approaches, models, techniques and thought-leadership pieces that ensure we are at the forefront of brand strategy.
• A BRINGER OF INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM: To partner with 21GRAMS and Real Chemistry colleagues to create and deliver appealing new business ideas, proposals, presentations.
• A VERY HAPPY CREATOR: To enjoy building the most soulful healthcare advertising agency in the world.

Real Chemistry is committed to being an Equal Opportunity employer. As such, we seek motivated and qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. We strive to employ, motivate, advance and reasonably accommodate any qualified employees and applicants. We believe diversity of persons and ideas forms the most comprehensive, forward-looking company.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including a primary office location near in Moorgate, 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, dental insurance, and pension contributions. Other perks include health and wellness reimbursements, happy hours, and free healthy snacks to keep you running all day long.