Senior Director, Advertising Analytics

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Position Overview

Real Chemistry seeks a Senior Director of Advertising Analytics to serve as a senior analytics voice within our advertising practice. This leadership role combines deep analytics and marketing expertise, client relationship management, team development, and financial responsibility to drive integrated analytics programs across pharmaceutical and life sciences engagements. The Senior Director will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, embed analytics into creative and omnichannel workflows, help manage and grow a book of business, and build a high-performing team that positions Real Chemistry as a leader in data-driven advertising innovation.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including Boston, Chicago, Carmel, Lambertville, or Wilmington—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Director of Advertising Analytics is a senior voice on advertising analytics engagements — setting identifying strategic analytics needs, connecting analytics to client business strategy, and leading teams to deliver meaningful impact.

• Strategic Client Leadership: Serve as the client lead on advertising analytics projects, providing strategic guidance on approach and solutions. Establish credibility with partners and clients and engage in senior-level conversations that drive client business strategy.
• Business and Revenue Management: Successfully identify new and organic opportunities with clients and convert them to profit-generating business in a financially intelligent and proactive manner.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with integrated partners across Real Chemistry to help identify, scope and secure new analytics opportunities. Be able to proactively reach out and build relationships that enable resourcefulness and operational excellence.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead teams by understanding individual strengths, providing constructive feedback, and creating environments that support growth and development. Connect the project team to the strategic WHY behind client work and ensure team members understand how their contributions impact client business outcomes.
• AI-Native Ways of Working: Work fluently in AI-enabled research and analytics environments — applying prompt-based workflows, rapid insight generation, and lightweight, low-code, or vibe-coding approaches for analysis, synthesis, and prototyping where appropriate — while exercising strong critical thinking and ethical judgment about AI's capabilities and limitations in healthcare contexts.

What We Are Looking For

• 8+ years in analytics leadership roles with substantial advertising and marketing experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industries.
• Prior leadership experience at healthcare communications agencies or advertising agencies serving pharmaceutical clients, with understanding of creative workflow integration.
• Proven success selling analytics services and managing revenue targets. Demonstrated ability to develop and close opportunities for analytics solutions within pharma and healthcare marketing ecosystems.
• Demonstrated expertise in omnichannel marketing, social listening and audience analytics. Knowledge of paid media a plus.
• Demonstrated practical experience using AI-enabled tools for research, analysis, synthesis, and insight development, along with familiarity with prompt-driven workflows and iterative experimentation. Exposure to lightweight coding, scripting, low-code tools, or modern analytics platforms is a plus. Be able to exercise strong judgment about when AI accelerates thinking and when human reasoning is essential, particularly in healthcare contexts.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical marketing compliance requirements, data governance standards, and healthcare regulatory environment. Knowledge of HIPAA, data privacy regulations, and ethical data use principles a plus.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with demonstrated ability to influence C-suite stakeholders and senior marketing leadership. Experience recruiting, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing analytics teams.
• Proven ability to lead a team or pod — drawing out individual strengths, connecting people to growth opportunities, and bringing the big-picture thinking and appetite for innovation that helps your team grow into what's next.

Pay Range: $130,000 - $170,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. 

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.  Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. Because our workforce spans multiple countries, regions, and client needs, work arrangements may vary by role and location. Some positions offer hybrid or remote flexibility, while others require regular in-office presence. For example, certain teams and regions, including some of our UK operations, have office-based requirements. Your recruiter will discuss the specific expectations for the role you're pursuing during the interview process and keep you informed throughout the hiring journey. For employees located within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office, we require in-person attendance two days per week, either from a Real Chemistry office or when working onsite with clients. Employees in regions without a nearby office may work remotely and come together throughout the year for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection opportunities. While these guidelines reflect our current workplace model, we understand that everyone’s circumstances are unique. If you require additional flexibility, we welcome an open conversation with your recruiter and our HR team to discuss your needs and determine what may be possible.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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