Junior Account Manager – Medical Communications
📍 Oxfordshire - Hybrid
An award-winning medical communications agency is looking for a proactive, organised and ambitious Junior Account Manager to join their growing client services team. If you’re currently an Account Executive with at least 18 months’ experience and looking for more responsibility, ownership, and opportunities to shine, this role is for you.
🌟 Why You’ll Love This Role
You’ll be at the heart of delivering impactful, meaningful healthcare communication projects that make a real difference. From publications and educational materials to scientific meetings and digital initiatives, you’ll help drive high-quality work that supports global medical teams, healthcare professionals and patients.
You’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of therapy areas, work closely with cross-functional scientific and creative teams, and contribute to both day-to-day project delivery and long-term client relationships.
💼 What You’ll Be Doing
As a Junior Account Manager, you will:
Deliver Outstanding Projects
* Manage logistics and project delivery across a variety of medical communication activities (publications, slide decks, infographics, meetings, symposia and more)
* Create and maintain project timelines, trackers and status reports
* Lead internal status meetings and take part in client calls with confidence
* Organise venues, AV, travel, faculty contracts and onsite preparedness
* Proactively communicate with internal teams, clients and external experts
* Start leading smaller projects independently
Drive Quality, Efficiency & Financial Awareness
* Monitor project budgets and highlight any variances
* Support forecasting, invoicing and financial reporting
* Identify risks and propose practical solutions early
* Ensure all work complies with SOPs, pharma codes (e.g., ABPI), style guides and client expectations
Collaborate, Support & Grow
* Build strong relationships across your team and the wider agency
* Mentor new Account Executives and graduates
* Support new business activities when required
* Become a dependable “go-to” person through strong organisation, initiative and teamwork
Develop Your Skills & Career
* Expand your scientific understanding of client products and therapy areas
* Stay curious—seek feedback, learn, and grow with support from your manager
* Spot opportunities for account growth and share them with senior leads
🔍 What We’re Looking For
You will thrive in this role if you are:
* Already working as an Account Executive in a medical communications agency
* A natural organiser with excellent time management and attention to detail
* A strong communicator (written and verbal), confident with clients and internal teams
* Proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable juggling multiple tasks
* Calm under pressure and adaptable when priorities shift
* Competent in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
Education:
* Bachelor’s degree preferred (life sciences advantageous but not essential)
✨ What’s In It For You
* Join a respected, supportive and fast-growing med comms agency
* Work on exciting, high-impact scientific and medical projects
* Develop quickly with tailored training, mentoring and progression pathways
* Collaborate with passionate, talented colleagues across scientific, creative and digital teams
* Hybrid or remote working options to suit your lifestyle
Ready to grow your med comms career?
If you’re excited to take on more responsibility, work on diverse scientific projects and become a trusted partner to global clients, we’d love to hear from you, apply with your CV today.