Account Director

Account Director – Medical Affairs

Location: London, Manchester, Macclesfield or Hybrid

About Nucleus Global

Nucleus Global is a leading global medical communications group dedicated to delivering innovative scientific and healthcare communications that improve patient outcomes. As part of Inizio Medical, we partner with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organisations worldwide to create meaningful engagement through scientific excellence, strategic thinking, and creative innovation.

We are looking for an experienced Account Director to join our growing Medical Affairs team. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic client leader who is passionate about advancing scientific exchange and helping clients achieve their Medical Affairs objectives.

About the role

As an Account Director within our Medical Affairs team, you will act as a strategic partner to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients, leading the development and delivery of impactful Medical Affairs programmes across a range of therapy areas. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong client relationships, providing strategic counsel, and overseeing programmes that support scientific exchange, stakeholder engagement, medical education, advisory boards, congress activities, and broader Medical Affairs objectives.

The role would suit an experienced client services professional with a strong Medical Affairs background who enjoys leading teams, developing client partnerships, and identifying opportunities for growth. You will work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team alongside scientific, engagement, creative, and digital specialists, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality programmes while contributing to the continued growth and success of the Medical Affairs offering at Nucleus Global.

To succeed you will have:

• A BSc in Life Sciences
• Previous experience working in a medical communications environment, particularly across global Medical Affairs
• A strong strategic and leadership background
• A proven track record of exceptional staff, project and client management experience
• Excellent project management skills and be comfortable leading on client facing projects on dynamic accounts while meeting client and group objectives.
• Line management experience
• Experience supporting products across pre-launch, launch, and lifecycle management
• Strong therapy area experience.
• Excellent financial understanding with experience of budgeting and forecasting.
• A flair for working well within a team with strong written and verbal communication skills

In addition to a great compensation package that includes private medical insurance and a company pension scheme, we are happy to talk dynamic working. We are known for our friendly and informal working environment and offer excellent opportunities for career and personal development. At Inizio Medical, we are committed to driving a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging. We believe that strength in diversity and inclusivity is a driver of our success.

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.