Account Director
Posted 28 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Account Director ”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyLife Sciences (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelGraduate certificate or higher
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 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 and medical affairs portfolio. You will ensure seamless delivery of congress and journal publications as well as strategic medical affairs initiatives while upholding the highest standards of scientific rigor, compliance, and process excellence.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, global authors, and leading experts. Bringing clarity, structure, and momentum to complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead a large, complex medical affairs and 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
- Support the delivery of Medical Affairs initiatives, partnering with clients and cross-functional teams to develop programs that align with broader medical and scientific objectives
- Drive rigorous workflow and approval management using platforms such as iEnvision and Veeva
- 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 and medical affairs strategy, planning, and execution.