Group Strategy Director

About R/GA
In our 40-year history, we’ve changed a lot—from a culture-defining film title studio (Superman, Alien, Ghostbusters); to an interactive advertising agency; to an award-winning product and marketing agency with design, technology, communications, ventures, and IP practices. We like change, and we like to navigate our clients through it too.

Our approach to work is always human first. This unwavering focus helps us create meaningful and memorable experiences that live across digital platforms and often blur the line between the digital and real worlds. We believe disruptive thinking happens when you collide experts in design, technology, and culture.

Our Group Strategy Directors operate at the intersection of brand, culture, and innovation—partnering with senior clients to unlock growth and shape the future of their businesses. They uncover cultural and behavioral insights, define brand and marketing strategies, and guide ideas from concept to execution—ensuring the work is both effective and inspiring.

About you
You are a proven leader who guides clients through transformation and inspires teams to deliver breakthrough work. You are comfortable shaping strategic direction at the highest levels of client organizations and can translate complex challenges into clear, compelling strategies. You bring deep expertise in the pharmaceutical and healthcare space, balancing brand vision with business realities and regulatory requirements.

You thrive in collaborative, multi-disciplinary environments and are an exceptional communicator and storyteller who can influence senior stakeholders. Curious, culturally attuned, and adaptable to change, you bring a fresh perspective to every challenge. You build trust quickly, maintain strong long-term client relationships, and know how to motivate and empower teams to perform at their best in fast-paced, high-pressure situations.

Here’s what you should know if you want to be a Group Strategy Director at R/GA:

On any given day, you might

• Set and steer the strategic vision for a major account, ensuring work is innovative, impactful, and tied to business objectives
• Advise senior clients as a trusted partner, building relationships rooted in insight, foresight, and thought leadership
• Partner with creative, technology, analytics, and account leaders to deliver integrated brand, digital, campaign, and product solutions
• Shape long-term client roadmaps and proactively grow the account through strategic foresight, new capabilities, and innovation opportunities
• Translate complex regulations, patient needs, and category trends into inspiring strategies and briefs
• Mentor and elevate junior strategists, ensuring high-quality insights, briefs, and recommendations
  

You Bring

• 12+ years’ experience in strategic planning, including leadership of multi-disciplinary teams
• Deep knowledge of full-funnel, omnichannel marketing, including social-first campaigns, digital innovation, and CRM
• Expertise in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, specifically global and regional DTC brand launches, with proven ability to navigate regulatory and compliance requirements (HCP experience a plus)
• Ability to connect how health, technology, and culture intersect and translate that into strategies that resonate with both patients and healthcare professionals
• A track record of growing accounts and expanding agency/client relationships
• Proven success in creating integrated brand, campaign, and product strategies that drive measurable business impact
• Strong research methodology expertise and ability to translate insights into actionable marketing strategies
• Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills for C-suite and senior audiences

Candidates must be in the NYC area or be willing to relocate before their start date. This position offers a hybrid work model, but regular in-person collaboration is expected.

The hiring range for this position is $178,500 to $210,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s applicable skills, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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