The Group Copy Supervisor has primary responsibilities including researching and developing original, creative, engaging, and relevant content for various pharmaceutical clients across various brands and therapeutic areas; participating in strategic development and brainstorming sessions; and managing and mentoring a team of writers, providing guidance, feedback, and strategic insight, as well as opportunities for professional development. Appropriate candidates should have 6-7 years of healthcare agency writing experience for professional and/or payer audiences.
**Only local candidates in the Tristate area of NJ/NYC/PA-Philly will be considered for this position**
Responsibilities:
Fluent with internal routing and submission prep process (iMeet, etc)
Attends workshops, internal training programs, creative reviews, and other internal meetings that feature multidisciplinary teams to advance their understanding of basic and more advanced aspects of our industry
Supports departmental presentations in all-agency meetings as appropriate
Writes and edits original, creative, engaging, and relevant copy, enforcing consistency with style, tone, and, focus, across aligned brands
Communicates complex topics in a clean, concise, and medically accurate manner
Maintains consistently high standards of writing to enhance the agency-client relationship and fulfills brand-specific goals to high degree of quality
Conducts literature searches to learn about disease states, competitor messaging, healthcare trends, etc related to their assigned brands/workstreams
Curates clear, accurate, and appropriately formatted annotations to prepare materials for med-legal-regulatory submission
Understands clinical data and can defend claims during med-legal reviews
Ensures all copy is scientifically accurate in partnership with strategy and SMEs, compliant with FDA guidelines, and adheres to brand and AMA style guidelines, ensuring consistency across resources
Uphold professional image and demeanor across all internal and external engagements
Participates in and gathers notes for internal strategic and creative brainstorming workshop sessions comprising multidisciplinary teams that produce original and medically sound ideas
Works both autonomously and closely with internal teams, including account managers, art directors, and other team members, to ensure content aligns to client expectations, brand style, and medical, legal, and regulatory guidelines
Provides hands-on support to a small team of writers, including delivering feedback and approval of content before it's shared with clients, as appropriate, based on business need
Ensures direct reports are maintaining consistently high standards of writing
Monitors the progress of projects on own assigned brands (and those of direct reports, as needed) through all phases of development (ie, manuscript, layout, client reviews, medical/legal/regulatory submission, production)
Works conscientiously to maintain utilization in line with department expectations
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in English, communications, marketing, or another related field and/or relevant work experience
6+ years of experience with a healthcare advertising agency
Pharmaceutical marketing and/or managed markets experience/patient support program experience required
Prior managerial experience preferred but not mandatory
Excellent copywriting, editing, proofreading, and grammar skills
Strong verbal communication and presentation skills
Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, with the ability to prioritize ta sks and manage time effectively
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across multiple teams with different working styles, and strong problem-solving skills
Strong brainstorming skills and ability to think both creatively and strategically
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Navisync, a division of NPG Health, is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.