Overview In this VP, Creative Director, Copy role, you lead a pharmaceutical creative team within MRM Health, shaping brand storytelling for healthcare brands and directing strategic, on-brand messaging. You inspire cross-functional collaboration with art leads and copy teams to deliver world-class, data-informed concepts. You drive creative excellence across disciplines, managing client relationships and ensuring timely, on-budget delivery. This is a high-impact leadership position at a fast-paced agency focused on healthcare and DTC marketing.
Responsibilities- Serve as the creative lead for a portfolio of business and inspire excellence across disciplines
- Lead by example to motivate colleagues and produce pioneering ideas that advance clients' brands
- Provide brand-, disease-, and data-informed insight on multiple accounts and media/tech
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure staffing, processes, and delivery are on point
- Oversee the Copy team, conduct performance reviews, onboarding, and talent development
- Set professional standards, identify and resolve issues across the agency
- Play a central leadership role and embody MRM Health culture and values
- Lead new business pitches when opportunities arise
- Oversee financial aspects: scope reviews, staffing plans, and staff utilization
- Manage and mentor the team with an art lead and ensure timely, on-brand output
Key requirements- 10+ years of pharmaceutical Copywriting experience in a fast-paced agency setting
- Compelling portfolio demonstrating healthcare work and strong concepts
- Pharmaceutical brand experience with a primary focus on DTC
- 5+ years of supervisory experience overseeing multiple creatives and brands
- Strong understanding of how strategy shapes brand messaging and creative
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Comfortable presenting to senior clients and co-owning client relationships
- Engaging presenter at client meetings and solution-focused in discussions
- strong communication
- leadership and people management
- collaboration and teamwork
- pharmaceutical copywriting
- DTC branding
- healthcare marketing know-how