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# Account Director at Ogilvy Health US

- **Company:** Ogilvy Health US
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $75k–$180k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ogilvyhealthusa/jobs/4730068005

## Job description

OGILVY HEALTH: WE INSPIRE PEOPLE AND BRANDS TO IMPACT THE WORLD

Guided by this vision, Ogilvy Health, part of WPP, combines borderless creativity, scientific precision and cultural fluency to build healthcare’s most influential movements. We drive measurable impact and category-defining growth for brands ready to shape what’s next. Our approach is powered by fearless creativity that dares to be different, sparks emotional connections, and inspires action, ensuring cultural resonance. Scientific precision translates complex data into stories that resonate, while our impact-obsessed mindset focuses on delivering real-world outcomes.

For more information on us, visit [OgilvyHealth.com](https://ogilvyhealth.com/), or follow Ogilvy Health on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ogilvy-health-north-america/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ogilvyhealth/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OgilvyHealth), [X](https://twitter.com/ogilvyhealth), and [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@ogilvyhealth).

## About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit [WPP.com](http://wpp.com/).

## About the Role

The Account Director is a client management team role responsible for managing day-to-day account operations, building trusted relationships, and ensuring the agency delivers work that meets both brand and business objectives. As a trusted advisor to clients, the agency team, and cross-functional partners, this individual immerses themselves in the brand, developing a deep understanding of brand strategy and translating it into recommendations that are aligned with the brand's vision and grounded in the agency's point of view.

This individual serves as a key connector between client priorities and the work produced across creative, medical, digital, and analytics disciplines, ensuring alignment, quality, and follow-through on execution. The Account Director partners closely with senior account leadership on complex or executive-level client relationships, while independently owning the brand foundation and day-to-day account management.

Success in this role requires strong client management instincts, sound financial acumen, and the curiosity and energy to bring fresh thinking to every client interaction.

## What You'll Do

- Manage client relationships, expectations, and deliverables day to day, ensuring client satisfaction, accountability, and successful project outcomes.
- Learn and apply the full breadth of agency offerings to bring value to the client, serving as an invaluable partner to senior leadership on senior-level client relationships.
- Review creative work to ensure it is on-strategy and meets client expectations, offering clear, constructive recommendations to the team.
- Stay ahead of competitive trends, industry shifts, and client research to deliver forward-thinking points of view to clients.
- Monitor monthly and quarterly financials, forecasts, and budgets, partnering with senior account leads to help the team achieve financial targets and milestones.
- Foster strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal connection within the team and across departments.
- Contribute to new business efforts, including attending and participating in pitches.
- Proactively grow and retain talent at the agency by managing and mentoring team members.

## What You'll Need

- 8+ years of experience in advertising, with HCP advertising and digital marketing experience preferred.
- Experienced presenter, able to command a room with both small and large groups.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience developing and delivering strategic and tactical plans.
- Strong client engagement skills, including proactive communication, meeting management, presentation development and delivery, and responsiveness to questions and issues.
- Solid financial management skills, including experience with project budgets, financial reporting (weekly, monthly, quarterly), and annual SOWs.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and departments.

What Exceptional Looks Like

At Ogilvy Health, excellence is not defined solely by flawless execution—it is measured by the value we create for our clients, our teams, and our business. For an Account Director, that means work that not only meets expectations but consistently earns the client's trust and confidence.

- Operates as a proactive partner to the client, anticipating needs and bringing recommendations rather than waiting to be asked. They stay curious about the brand and the business and let that curiosity show in every interaction.
- Drives quality and consistency across every deliverable, ensuring the work reflects both the brand's strategy and the agency's standards for craft. They sweat the details while keeping the bigger picture in view.
- Collaborates seamlessly across disciplines, pulling in the right expertise at the right time to solve client challenges efficiently and well.
- Builds trust with clients and internal teams alike, strengthening relationships and reinforcing Ogilvy Health's role as an indispensable partner.

## How We'll Support You

We celebrate our people fully, enthusiastically, and unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed and provide the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. You’ll be supported by colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across our network. We are committed to providing opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

## #LI-SP1

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click [here](https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome) for more details.

Pay Range $75,000—$180,000 USD

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality. Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve.  This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.

## About Ogilvy Health US

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ogilvy Health is a global healthcare marketing and communications agency that combines creativity, scientific precision, and cultural fluency to build influential movements for health and wellness brands.
- **Entity Type**: Public (subsidiary of WPP plc, NYSE: WPP)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1948
- **Founders**: David Ogilvy

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Healthcare advertising, marketing, and communications; medical education; public relations; market access.
- Target customers: Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, medical centers, payers, government health policy organizations, and consumer health & wellness brands (B2B, enterprise).
- Mission or purpose statement: “We inspire people and brands to impact the world” by keeping audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint.

## Products & Services
- **Brand Development & Promotion**: Brand strategy, naming, creative development, customer engagement plans, DTC marketing.
- **Data, Intelligence, & Strategy**: Customer insight analytics, segmentation, campaign analysis, media mix/attribution modeling, dashboards.
- **Experience & Innovation**: Omnichannel planning, CRM/loyalty, CX strategy, content strategy, and an Innovation Lab that builds AI/VR and touchless experiences.
- **PR & Influence**: Narrative development, corporate reputation, earned media, social media & influencer, patient advocacy, thought leadership.
- **Medical Education**: KOL mapping, scientific narrative development, speaker training, congress symposia.
- **Market Access & Payer Marketing**: Value proposition development, preapproval communication, patient support services.
- **Oncollab**: A specialized oncology collaboratory using behavioral economics, science, and creativity to improve cancer experiences.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (subsidiary of WPP; WPP market cap ~$10B as of mid-2026).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $256.2M (source: LinkedIn).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company WPP; clients include major pharma and biotech firms (e.g., Azurity Pharmaceuticals named Ogilvy Health as PR and marketing AOR).
- **Growth Signals**: 337 employees, offices in 13 countries (US, UK, Canada, South Africa, India, China, etc.), 7 active job postings as of mid-2026. However, headcount has been declining slightly (-0.4% monthly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep healthcare specialization** with end-to-end capabilities spanning medical education, payer marketing, and patient engagement.
- **Part of the Ogilvy/WPP network**, providing access to global creative talent, data platforms, and cross-industry insights.
- **Scientific precision + creative storytelling** – ability to translate complex clinical data into emotionally resonant campaigns.
- **Proprietary tools** like Oncollab and the Innovation Lab for AI/VR and gamification.

## Strategic Focus
- Building “healthcare’s most influential movements” through borderless creativity and impact-obsessed execution.
- Expanding data and analytics capabilities to drive measurable outcomes for clients.
- Strengthening omnichannel and experience design to meet evolving patient and HCP expectations.
- Leveraging WPP’s agentic marketing platform (WPP Open) for next-generation campaign optimization.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes “fearless creativity” and a collaborative, global environment. Mission-driven work that directly impacts patient health.
- **Work model**: Likely hybrid/office-based in major hubs (New York, Parsippany, London). Specific remote policy not disclosed.
- **Employee sentiment**: Mixed – LinkedIn rating 2.9/5 (361 reviews). Work-life balance scores low (2.8), culture 2.7, compensation 3.4. Common critiques include high pressure and bureaucracy typical of large agency networks.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but being part of WPP offers access to broad resources and global mobility opportunities.
- **Salary examples** (from LinkedIn): Junior Designer ~$57K, Project Manager ~$90K, Copy Supervisor ~$119K.
- **Notable executives**: CEO Renata Maia, CFO Mario Muredda, COO Shannon Walsh, CSO Noor Tourte.

## Sources
1. [ogilvyhealth.com](https://www.ogilvyhealth.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ogilvy-health-north-america)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/ogilvy-health-1)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ogilvyhealthusa)
5. [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/capabilities/health)

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