Senior Vice President, Medical Strategy - Ogilvy Health

OGILVY HEALTH: WE INSPIRE PEOPLE AND BRANDS TO IMPACT THE WORLD

Guided by this vision, Ogilvy Health, part of WPP, combines borderless creativity, scientific precision and cultural fluency to build healthcare’s most influential movements. We drive measurable impact and category-defining growth for brands ready to shape what’s next. Our approach is powered by fearless creativity that dares to be different, sparks emotional connections, and inspires action, ensuring cultural resonance. Scientific precision translates complex data into stories that resonate, while our impact-obsessed mindset focuses on delivering real-world outcomes.

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About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com .

About the Role

We are looking for a creatively driven integrated Medical Strategy professional to work across a portfolio of well-known healthcare brands to inspire creatives to drive transformational work. This is a fantastic opportunity to partner with clients known for their commitment to embrace innovative, purpose-driven, and inclusive work. This includes the earliest research stage through creative development, communication planning, and campaign evaluation. At the core of this role is the ability to glean and share human insights, a voracious curiosity, a collaborative nature, and the ability to inspire strong, impactful communications.

In this role, you will be a vital leader, shaping and executing innovative HCP strategies across multiple channels. Your deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, therapeutic areas, and HCP engagement will be crucial in crafting compelling narratives that resonate with target audiences and drive brand growth.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the medical strategy lead for both investigational and approved assets, partnering with client commercial and medical teams to shape scientific and strategic direction.

Lead the generation of medical insights by analyzing data from medical literature, market research, cultural trends, and qualitative interviews, and collaborate with creative and account teams to identify opportunities and inform brand strategy.

Ensure that all deliverables align with medical and commercial goals for consistent, accurate messaging.

Lead medical strategy for new business opportunities as part of an integrated strategy offering.

Work closely with Brand Strategists to develop compelling creative briefs that drive impactful campaigns.

Collaborate on workshop content to ensure strategic alignment with client goals, and work with creative teams to execute and follow up on outcomes.

Support the development of patient and healthcare provider journeys through research, identifying key medical needs and understanding the functional and emotional experiences for patients and providers.

Mentor junior strategists in the creation of Medical Strategy deliverables, eg, research stimuli, Target Product Profiles, strategic insights, etc.

What You’ll Need

Doctoral level degree in biomedical sciences (PhD or MD)

7+ years advertising/healthcare communications agency experience is required

Track record of working within a promotional business team deeply engaged with the science

Good and vocal presence for client liaison and presentations

Comfort working within an integrated strategy environment, ie, not advising partner strategists from the outside but getting directly involved in guiding the overall strategy deliverable

Working knowledge of clinical or preclinical research principles, regulatory affairs, and biostatistics

Line management history supervising junior staff is desirable

Experience using Excel, Word, PowerPoint

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.

Pay Range

$100,000 — $230,000 USD

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality. Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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