Account Manager - Medical Education

Job Summary:

Real Chemistry is looking for a Account Manager to join our growing team!

As an Account Manager, you will act as the key day-to-day client contact, managing relationships and taking responsibility for the delivery of several medium-sized projects. As a captain, you will be responsible for managing the execution of parallel ongoing projects and take an active role in coaching your junior team and ensuring projects are delivered effectively alongside the account lead.

 

 

What you’ll do:

Client delivery

• Act as day-to-day client contact: provide regular status updates to your client; respond to client queries and share recommendations (following discussion with your account lead); manage client expectations on timelines, scope of project, etc.; take client briefs and clearly communicate to team members, implementing realistic project plans

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of your account, including managing the processes of the account (including running regular internal team meetings), flow of work (review content developed by more junior team members), delegation of tasks (oversee status reports to ensure all team actions are complete) and the status of jobs across the account (not just your own)

• Ownership of and accountability for medium-sized client projects, ensuring that projects are delivered to highest possible standards within budget and agreed timeframes

• Actively demonstrate an understanding of your clients’ needs (building an awareness of their strategy and brand) and preferences in your interactions and the delivery of work

• Confidently develop written content (briefing documents, etc) and gain experience reviewing junior team members’ work, ensuring content is accurate and developed to a high standard ahead of more senior review

 

Business development

• Start to identify areas for growth (evolving existing programmes and/or additional tactics), proactively sharing new ideas with your team and client

• Take an active role in new business, which may include undertaking and presenting research to the pitch team, or facilitating team input via brainstorms/presenting as part of the pitch team

 

Team management

• Maintain an awareness of the professional development of more junior team members on your accounts, through regular catch ups and interactions

• Develop your coaching, delegation and briefing (both internally and externally with suppliers) skills, and lead by example; use these approaches to upskill, develop and inspire more junior team members

• Buddy new SAA/AM starters

 

Financial management

• Develop a greater understanding of the account finances beyond your projects, proactively supporting your account lead with financial management including managing Salesforce opportunities, invoicing and forecasting

• Develop accurate budgets for clients, reflecting on previous projects and gathering cost quotes

• Manage the bud