Director, Brand Strategy

Company Description
At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

By combining creativity, data, and technology, we create work that doesn’t just reach people--it moves them, connects with them, and makes a difference in their lives. Because when our people bring curiosity and courage to the work, we unlock new possibilities for our clients, and better outcomes for the patients they serve. We’re here to push what health can be. And to make it matter.

Overview
Are you an innovative strategist who’s keen to apply your talent to the health and wellness space? Would you like to work in one of the fast growing and most innovative therapeutic categories? Would you like to be part of the largest healthcare communications network in the world? Do you believe in challenging convention and pushing for new ways to look at things? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Do you have a passion for inspiring and nurturing great ideas? If so, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:

Developing strong client relationships as a key strategic and business partner

Guiding the strategic direction in relation to our clients’ brand development and marketing approach

Gain a deep, holistic and evolving understanding of our client’s business objectives, challenges, threats and opportunities – including forward looking awareness of emerging competitive threats

Developing a deep understanding of our clients’ customers’ wants, needs, and behaviors across the full customer journey (awareness > trial > continuation)

Developing an understanding and ability to advocate for the full suite of strategic skillsets and solutions offered by SSW

Collaborating with the creative, account, strategy, medical and analytics teams on business, brand and communications/content strategies

Developing POVs for our clients around business-critical issues and trends

Mining provocative insights that form the basis for effective communication, marketing, business and creative strategies

Developing inspiring creative and project briefs

Ability to lead the translation of insights into strategies and tactics

Leading internal brainstorms and client workshops

Participating in new business pitches

Partnering with clients on market research activities

Qualifications
Skills/experience required:

Experience with pharma brands would be a plus

Able to become deeply immersed in our clients’ business on both a commercial and clinical/scientific level

Able to develop strong client relationships and trust based on deep immersion in their business

Bring a rounded competency set spanning brand strategy/creative development/digital engagement, or, in other words

Creative thinker

Adept at storytelling

Able to simplify and clarify complex concepts

Excellent analytical skills

Presence and personality, or, in other words

Superb and persuasive communications skills, both written and verbal

Clients and the internal team want to work with you

Collaborative approach

Leadership skills

Additional Information
Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $170,937.00/Annually. 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 the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/3/2026.

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