Group Creative Director

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Group Creative Director based in the United States.

This is a senior creative leadership opportunity within a specialized healthcare and rare-disease agency environment. You will shape creative vision and execution across marketing, training, promotional, and experiential initiatives. The role combines strategic leadership, creative excellence, client partnership, and business growth. You will guide multidisciplinary Art and Copy teams while setting ambitious standards for storytelling, innovation, and execution. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership and clients, you will translate complex healthcare challenges into compelling, strategically grounded creative experiences. You will also play a key role in developing talent, optimizing creative operations, and strengthening the agency’s competitive capabilities. The position is ideal for an experienced creative leader who brings strong healthcare expertise, executive presence, and a passion for meaningful patient and healthcare-professional experiences.

Accountabilities:: Lead creative excellence across marketing, training, promotional, and experiential initiatives, ensuring consistently high-quality and strategically relevant work.

Inspire multidisciplinary Art and Copy teams to develop breakthrough concepts grounded in client objectives, audience insights, and business strategy.

Establish and maintain creative standards covering concept development, storytelling, campaign architecture, and final execution.

Act as the senior creative reviewer for major client and leadership deliverables, providing clear direction and maintaining a high creative bar.

Mentor, coach, and develop creative talent while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Identify staffing requirements and help build high-performing creative teams with the right capabilities and resources.

Lead senior client relationships, presenting creative work with strategic clarity, confidence, and compelling rationale.

Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation, business growth, and long-term partnership development.

Optimize creative operations, resource planning, workflow, and team utilization to improve efficiency without compromising quality.

Review creative estimates, staffing recommendations, and workload allocation to support quality, profitability, and effective resource management.

Serve as a strategic partner to the Chief Creative Officer, translating overarching creative vision into actionable direction and execution.

Lead pitch development, agency initiatives, and new-business presentations that strengthen growth opportunities and competitive positioning.

Champion emerging technologies, AI capabilities, creative trends, and new approaches to elevate creative offerings and agency capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

15+ years of agency experience, including significant experience within pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or related marketing environments.

Previous experience as a Group Creative Director, Executive Creative Director, Creative Director, or comparable senior creative leadership role.

Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary creative teams across Art, Copy, and related disciplines.

Strong portfolio demonstrating strategically driven, high-quality, and preferably award-winning creative work.

Deep understanding of healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing, omnichannel engagement, client brands, business objectives, market dynamics, and industry challenges.

Demonstrated ability to build trusted client relationships and influence senior stakeholders through strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills.

Track record of contributing to agency growth, new-business development, pitches, and successful client expansion.

Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to guide detailed execution and make sound creative and business decisions.

Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced agency environment.

Strong coaching and people-leadership capabilities, with a commitment to developing creative talent and strengthening team performance.

Passion for creating meaningful experiences that positively engage patients, healthcare professionals, and other healthcare audiences.

Strong interest in emerging technologies, AI-enabled creative capabilities, and evolving industry and cultural trends.

For this remote position, candidates must reside within the country where the role is posted.

Benefits

Competitive annual base salary range of $107,900–$300,800 , with actual compensation determined by qualifications, experience, location, schedule, and other job-related factors.

Potential eligibility for incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation depending on the position and applicable plans.

Health and welfare benefits and additional employee benefit programs.

Remote work opportunity for eligible candidates residing within the United States.

Opportunity to influence creative strategy and innovation across healthcare and rare-disease marketing initiatives.

High-visibility leadership role with significant client, executive, and cross-functional exposure.

Opportunity to mentor creative professionals and shape a high-performing, collaborative creative culture.

Exposure to emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and evolving creative approaches within healthcare marketing.

Inclusive, equal-opportunity working environment that values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

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