Associate Creative Director, Copy

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.

Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.

We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen. 

About the role:

The Associate Creative Director, Copy (ACD) works with teams of art directors, copywriters, and strategists to conceive and execute a variety of communication projects through a wide range of media. The Associate Creative Director is responsible for ensuring that design, copy and UX are greater than the sum of their parts and ladder up to strategic insights on all projects that they lead.

• Deliver breakthrough creative work, while influencing your peers
• Lead projects from conception to completion
• Understand strategic and financial goals for clients and Avalere Health
• Master the clinical data and competitive landscape associated with your brands/account
• Actively participate in staffing and evaluating the scope of work
• Champion creativity by frequently sharing inspiring work
• Develop and/or strengthen client relationships
• Share the spotlight so that junior creatives can shine
• Manage delegation and workflow on multiple projects/brands
• Empower others to reach their full potential
• Manage multiple teams and multiple work streams efficiently, effectively, and profitably
• Communicate actively with project teams to keep deliverables on track and on schedule

• Bachelor’s Degree in advertising, marketing, writing or equivalent area of study (preferred but not required)
• Experience in leading teams and mentoring junior creatives
• Minimum 9 years creative copywriting experience, with at least 3 years in writing for pharma
• Pharmaceutical and/or medical device experience required
• Demonstrates ability to direct writing and design of interactive, motion and print projects.
• Strong customer service skills with a commitment to superior quality
• Must be self-motivated, professional, detail-oriented, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Can share a digital portfolio that includes a wide range of interactive work across multi-media channels and platforms
• Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines
• Advanced PC or Mac experience with all Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office Suite

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.

At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.

We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits. 

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