About Ogilvy
Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Ogilvy Health is one of the largest global networks in healthcare communications and provides strategic, integrated communication solutions for our clients, including many of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry. We are made up of healthcare communication specialists across the disciplines of medical education and communications; brain sciences; brand promotion; digital and social; strategic planning; public relations and creative/design.
There are several ongoing initiatives within Ogilvy Health that you can choose to get involved in including our various employee resource groups and social team, created to champion greater cultural and ethnic diversity in the industry, our agency and our work.
About the Role
Job title: Growth Manager - Ogilvy Health
Contract: Permanent
Location: Sea Containers, London - hybrid working with 2 days in the office and 3 from home or wherever you work best
Hours: Mon-Fri 37.5 hours per week
Job advert closing date: Monday 4th Nov
Want to kickstart your career at the intersection of healthcare and communications? Ogilvy Health have an exciting opportunity for a Growth Manager to join our dynamic team. This role would suit a developing professional and offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn the ropes of new business development in a global healthcare agency setting.
In this role you will support the team in organising and managing EMEA Health new business and the Go To Market team, assisting with pitches, connecting global expertise, and helping to utilise client cases and network resources efficiently.
What You’ll Do
- Become a Knowledge Hub: Curate a library of essential resources, connecting global teams and ensuring everyone has access to the latest information, pitches, and best practices. Become the go-to person for healthcare comms expertise.
- Drive Winning Pitches: Support the development of compelling pitches, coordinating resources, and ensuring smooth execution from start to finish.
- Connect Globally: Collaborate with teams across EMEA and beyond, sharing knowledge and fostering a collaborative spirit.
- Master the Business: Gain hands-on experience with the entire new business process, from initial brainstorming to final delivery.
- Help shape Our Narrative: Contribute to updating our core credentials and capabilities, showcasing our expertise to the world.
What You’ll Need
Because prescription drug marketing is highly specialised and regulated, it's important that candidates interested in this role have a good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, relevant regulations, and marketing dynamics within this unique environment.
- You'll have already gained some experience in a healthcare communications agency or marketing role or perhaps you work in pharma
- Familiarity with the healthcare industry, regulations, and marketing dynamics
- You'll need to be comfortable interpreting data from different sources and applying your analysis to broader strategic goals
- You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams across different locations and functions.
- A genuine interest in the healthcare industry and a desire to contribute to impactful campaigns.
How We’ll Support You
Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.
Benefits
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 days of holiday plus your birthday off and a paid volunteering day. After two years, buy up to 5 extra holiday days annually.
- Family-Friendly: Benefit from our enhanced parental leave policy, supporting you as you grow your family.
- Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our generous pension scheme. We contribute 6% even before your probation ends, and after, we'll match your contributions up to 10.5% (that's a total of 17.5%!).
- Prioritise Your Wellbeing: Choose the healthcare benefit that suits you best: Private Medical Cover (Bupa), Dental cover, or a £45 monthly leisure allowance to invest in your health and wellbeing.
- Support When You Need It: Access our fantastic Employee Assistance Programme by Telus, offering expert advice, support, and specialist counselling.
- On-Demand Wellness: Get quick, free access to virtual GP consultations, mental health support, physiotherapy, or even a medical second opinion through Help@Hand by Unum.
- Invest in Your Growth: Benefit from free 1-2-1 online coaching with Thrive Partners, focusing on your professional or personal development.
- Continuous Learning: Expand your skills and knowledge with our comprehensive Learning & Development program.
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know.
