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About Ashfield MedComms

Ashfield MedComms is a global leader in the medical communications space with a portfolio of clients across medical affairs, publications and commercial. We are part of Inizio Medical, which also includes ApotheCom, Nucleus Global and MEDiSTRAVA. Our position as part of this international network gives us a key advantage over other agencies in terms of the scale of our reach and depth of our expertise.

More broadly, Inizio Medical is part of Inizio, whose mission is to be THE strategic partner for health and life sciences companies. Unparalleled in scale and expertise, we connect a full suite of Advisory, Medical, Marketing/Communications, Patient and Stakeholder Engagement, and Biotech services to reimagine clients' challenges into opportunities.

About the Role

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Account Director to join one of our publications teams at Ashfield MedComms. As Account Director, you will serve as the senior client lead, providing strategic oversight and operational leadership across a high-profile medical publications portfolio. You will ensure seamless delivery of congress and journal publications while upholding the highest standards of scientific rigor, compliance, and process excellence.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, global authors, and leading oncology experts. Bringing clarity, structure, and momentum to complex, multi-stakeholder programs.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead a large, complex medical publications account, ensuring consistent delivery excellence
Serve as a strategic partner to clients, building trusted, long-term relationships
Oversee end-to-end execution of abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and related publication assets
Ensure strict adherence to publications standards, compliance requirements, and timelines
Drive rigorous workflow and approval management using iEnvision
Provide strong financial oversight, including budgeting, forecasting, and accurate invoicing
Anticipate risks, solve problems proactively, and maintain alignment across stakeholders

About you:

A Bachelor’s degree in life sciences (advanced degree preferred).
6+ years of experience in medical communications, with significant expertise in publications strategy, planning, and execution.
Demonstrated experience in leading teams and managing direct reports.
Proven success in client relationship management, strategic consultation, and account growth.
Strong project and financial management skills, including budget control, forecasting, and SOW creation.
Excellent organizational and communication skills, with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
Proficiency in iEnvision.

Benefits

At Ashfield, compensation is more than just a base salary. We offer a comprehensive bonus plan and benefit programs including for medical, dental, and vision, a generous 401k match, vacation, sick and personal days. Generous company holiday plan and additional benefits for those building as well as expanded paid leave for new parents.

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We appreciate the importance of having a workforce that reflects the various communities in which we operate, and our goal is to create an inclusive environment where diverse employees want to work and where they can flourish.

Ashfield MedComms is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Inizio are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Inizio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Inizio is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D. We appreciate your interest in our company, however; only qualified candidates will be considered.

Ashfield MedComms is part of Inizio Medical. Inizio is a strategic partner for health and life sciences with a full suite of medical, marketing, advisory and engagement services.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. This range may differ based on your experience and skill set, geographic location, and cost of living considerations. We consider compensation more than just a base salary – that’s why we also offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

Compensation

$110,000 - $130,000 USD

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

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