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Role: Portfolio Director Business Unit: MedComms Location: Manchester / Macclesfield (Hybrid) About Us Established in 2005, Bioscript Group is formed from multiple, specialist businesses to support our global pharmaceutical clients; we draw on their multidisciplinary expertise to help navigate critical decisions at key points in the product lifecycle. Our scientific and strategic expertise help our clients make better decisions. We provide medical communication services, market access consulting and regulatory writing support with deep domain expertise to effectively navigate complex disease areas. The Opportunity The portfolio director provides comprehensive leadership across various revenue streams, ensuring alignment with the overall medical communications strategic plan. The role includes accountability for the portfolio's performance and KPIs, including revenue, growth, and other targets, while also exploring new business opportunities. It requires leading client relationships to ensure business protection and growth through effective delivery of client expectations. Additionally, the role involves facilitating operational, business, and resource needs across the agency and promoting best practice leadership across all accounts and the agency. Key Responsibilities • Work with senior Client Service and Scientific team leads to establish best-practice standards and success across all performance benchmarks., • Be the principal point of contact for key internal and third-party stakeholders involved with the strategy and delivery within your portfolio., • Act as a role model of motivational leadership, to inspire your teams and colleagues to excel and ensure that high-performance culture is built and maintained., • Assess performance benchmarks, contributions, and compensation plans; implement proactive succession planning to enable team and individual growth., • Provide direction and guidance to account team members on client and project issues; empower account team leaders to develop their skills and work autonomously., • Participate in training and development programs, coaching team members and leading workshops; oversee company-wide responsibilities as directed., • Collaborate with Med Comms Leadership Team and Bioscript Senior Leadership Team to provide strategic guidance and direction; ensure optimal resourcing and conduct regular 'Health Check' meetings with clients., • Develop professional relationships with key client stakeholders; support teams in providing strategically aligned communications activities and creative input., • Combine product/therapy area understanding with commercial awareness for high-level strategic and tactical communication planning., • Define and drive the commercial direction of the portfolio; review account performance with Med Comms LT, ensuring alignment with KPIs and vision of BSG., • Ensure Client Account Plans are understood and actioned; provide accurate financial data and ensure market-value pricing., • Identify and drive opportunities for organic growth; support BD activities and contribute to the BSG growth strategy., • Develop a growth culture within teams; assess BD opportunities and support new business proposals and pitches. About You You are likely to have had 10-15 years' experience in Medical Communications: • Leading multi-disciplinary teams, • Partnering with clients to develop and implement strategic communications plans, • Have had responsibility for a business unit or small agency, including forecasting, financial management, team development and account growth plans, • Representing unit/agency performance and plans at Senior Leadership level Our people are at the heart of our business We are focused not just on delivering the exceptional for our clients, but for our teams too. Understanding everyone is different and we believe in treating everyone as an individual with opportunities to develop your skills and career around our disciplines. Our benefits include: • Salary which aligns with your experience and skillset, • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + winter shutdown + holiday purchase scheme, • Enhanced sick and compassionate leave, • Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave, • Birthday charity donation to a charity of your choice, • Bonus Day off to be spent giving back to the community, • Life Insurance and Critical Illness cover, • Private Medical (Vitality for UK based colleagues), • Health cash plan or wellbeing allowance, • International Employee Assistance Program We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage applications from all individuals who meet the minimum requirements of the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us via or by calling 01625 908246.