Associate Director, Strategy

Responsibilities: Foster a disruption-driven culture and promote new methodologies for brand work Mentor junior strategists to support learning and career growth Develop strong senior client relationships and deliver strategic recommendations that exceed expectations Create and facilitate agency and client ideation sessions using disruption tools Lead research and insight generation using innovative approaches to inform brand ideas Contribute to Disruption Live by tracking cultural trends and topics Collaborate with account and creative teams to craft brand positioning, disruption roadmaps, and creative briefs Generate insights from diverse data sources to fuel disruptive creative and branding concepts Support new business pitches by shaping customer insight and pitch content Interview prospects to build pitch narratives and attend live pitches as a strategic authority Represent the agency in presentations and discussions to advance opportunities

Key requirements: Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years’ agency experience, pharmaceutical experience highly desired General computer proficiency Prior internal team and brand strategy experience Strong foundation in research and data-driven thinking Independent, patient, confident leadership capabilities Creative mindset with strategic agility Excellent oratory, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to command a room Sound judgment and discretion for conflict resolution Leadership Communication Collaboration research/data analysis facilitation of ideation sessions data-driven insight generation