Vaniam Group

Senior Director of Client Strategy

Vaniam Group  •  United States (Remote)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Senior Director, Client Strategy | Client ServicesWhat You’ll DoThe Senior Director of Client Strategy is responsible for shaping, leading, and activating portfolio-level partnerships that span therapeutic areas, business functions, and global regions. This role brings strategic rigor, scientific insight, and innovation together to drive measurable business growth, differentiated solutions, and long-term client value across priority accounts — including organic adoption of Vaniam’s Intelligence Suite subscription offerings.A Day in the LifeDeliverables
  • Serve as the strategic lead across multiple client portfolios, guiding teams to embed insight-driven strategy into growth plans, brand strategy, communications, and activation.
  • Translate complex scientific, behavioral, and qualitative insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform decision-making and deliver impact.
  • Develop enterprise-level strategic roadmaps that align client needs with evolving trends in oncology, hematology, and the broader biopharma ecosystem.
  • Generate compelling, insight-driven narratives that connect science, strategy, and storytelling to business outcomes.
  • Anticipate shifts in science, policy, data, and digital engagement to inform forward-looking strategies and new solution development.
Client Responsibility
  • Build trusted, senior-level client relationships and partner closely with HCP experts to ensure relevance, credibility, and excellence in strategic output.
  • Lead high-stakes client engagements including strategic workshops, pitches, proposals, and RFPs to drive retention and expansion.
  • Own portfolio-level growth strategy across priority client accounts, translating emerging market, scientific, and customer insights into actionable growth initiatives and differentiated solutions — including driving organic adoption of Vaniam Intelligence Suite modules (Horizon, Sphere, Catalyst, Explore, Engage, Convene) within existing client relationships.
  • Serve as the primary commercial bridge between client needs and Vaniam’s Intelligence Suite, converting insight engagements into subscription relationships that deepen platform adoption over time.
  • Partner with clients as innovation collaborators, co-creating and piloting new approaches that can be refined, scaled, and deployed across the broader client portfolio.
Internal Collaboration & Leadership
  • Lead and develop a high-performing client services leadership team of 3–5 members.
  • Foster a culture centered on strategic thinking, innovation, accountability, and measurable growth.
  • Provide direction, coaching, and empowerment to elevate leadership capability and ensure excellence across client portfolios and service delivery.
  • Serve as a strategic growth partner to business development, medical, scientific, and creative teams, shaping compelling value propositions that clearly articulate impact, outcomes, and differentiation.
  • Champion the responsible use of AI, data, and advanced analytics to unlock deeper insights, accelerate solution development, and create differentiated, insight-driven offerings.
Business Development
  • Drive revenue expansion through strategy-led proposals, solution innovation, and long-term account growth, with accountability for portfolio performance and contribution to enterprise growth goals.
  • Lead the incubation, testing, and commercialization of new strategic offerings, frameworks, and capabilities that address unmet client needs and create scalable revenue opportunities.
  • Identify white-space opportunities across therapeutic areas, audiences, channels, and engagement models, prioritizing initiatives that drive measurable client and business impact.
  • Represent the firm’s strategic point of view externally through thought leadership, client forums, and industry engagement, strengthening market presence and attracting new opportunities.
What You Must HaveEducation and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 7–10 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical or biopharma clients, including 5+ years in oncology and/or hematology.
  • Proven track record leading large-scale biopharma partnerships and portfolio-level client relationships.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific information into strategic narratives that drive decision-making and growth.
  • Demonstrated ability to grow subscription or recurring revenue within complex client relationships, ideally through technology, data, or analytics offerings layered onto a services foundation.
Skills and Competencies
  • Experience leveraging AI, data, and advanced analytics to strengthen insights, accelerate workflows, and enhance the quality of patient-focused deliverables.
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, and executive-level client presence.
  • Ability to operate with strategic autonomy across a matrixed, fully remote environment.
Travel RequirementsWillingness and ability to travel up to 50%.The Team You’ll Work Closest WithAs Senior Director of Client Strategy, you will be embedded within the Client Services organization and serve as a key cross-functional leader across Vaniam Group. You will work in close partnership with Business Development, Medical and Scientific Communications, Creative, and Program Services teams to develop and activate portfolio-level strategies. You will also collaborate directly with the Curio Science team to drive Intelligence Suite adoption across existing client relationships.
Vaniam Group

About Vaniam Group

Vaniam Group is a people-first, purpose-driven, independent network of healthcare and scientific communications agencies committed to helping our clients and our people realize their full potential. Founded in 2007 as a 100% virtual-by-design organization, Vaniam Group is a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Vaniam Group companies include Bio Linx, Bio Connections, Nexus, Nexus Science, Team 9, Team 9 Science, Second City Insights, Second City Science, CurioScience, Bio Ascend, and Women Leaders in Oncology.

Vaniam Group aspires to elevate the way our people and our clients think, work, and communicate within the oncology and hematology therapeutic marketplace. We partner with biotech and pharmaceutical clients’ commercial, medical, and clinical teams to create and communicate a differentiated value proposition at the brand, franchise, and corporate level. By identifying and engaging the right external experts, our clients’ initiatives yield deep insights that in turn inform effective strategies and impactful communication of clinical science.

Our virtual-by-design model not only allows us to hire the best talent regardless of geography but inspires us to redefine and unlock the possibilities of the 21st century workplace. To learn more, please contact us at hello@vaniamgroup.com or 773-260-0267.

Industry
Marketing & Advertising
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Year Founded
2007
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