What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Director position at Ogilvy?
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 focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy’s capabilities and global talent—Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:
About The Role
The Program Director will manage internal planning, development and execution for programs/projects within the scope of work and according to Medical Education workflow for assigned accounts; collaborate with all core and extended team members as well as other OH disciplines and vendors as needed. Specific duties will vary based on client need and depending on team structure.
What You'll Do
Program Management
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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Ogilvy considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants from the United States can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "Know Your Rights" and Pay Transparency posters by clicking here.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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 focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy’s capabilities and global talent—Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:
- Global Agency Network of the Year (Ad Age)
- Global Agency of the Year (Adweek)
- One of the “Best Places to Work” for LGBTQ equality (Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index)
- Most Effective Agency Network (Effie Worldwide)
- Agency Network of the Year (Clio Awards)
- Network of the Year (One Show)
- Global Network of the Year (LIA Awards)
- Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader
- Most Awarded Agency (Influencer Marketing Awards)
- …and Ogilvy was the first agency network to secure the top rankings on both WARC’s Creative 100 and Effective 100 in consecutive years
About The Role
The Program Director will manage internal planning, development and execution for programs/projects within the scope of work and according to Medical Education workflow for assigned accounts; collaborate with all core and extended team members as well as other OH disciplines and vendors as needed. Specific duties will vary based on client need and depending on team structure.
What You'll Do
Program Management
- Direct/coordinate with internal team members on the following related tasks for specific programs assigned:
- Develop/maintain timelines, provide professional communication to all appropriate team members relating to specific accounts
- Help coordinate faculty/KOL (Key Opinion Leader), /KOL conference calls/Teams or Zoom meetings,
- Manage timelines internally, with client, and with faculty/KOLs when applicable, draft faculty correspondences including but not limited to invitations, confirmations, event reminders, if required
- Liaise/coordinate with clients’ preferred vendors to execute print pieces, live/virtual events
- Work with clients’ meeting planning vendor when needed to ensure appropriate audiovisual support for live/virtual events, adequate function space needs, live/virtual event agendas, timing , and Transfer of Value (TOV) within clients’ system, if applicable
- Create/oversee the development, production and delivery of all materials for live or virtual events
- Review/approve all elements to ensure appropriate routing, track and manage incorporation of client and MLR (Medical, Legal, Regulatory) Review comments and approvals
- As applicable, participate in client meetings to discuss project status, etc.
- Monitor budgets, document financial status on status reports along with Program Coordinator, and initiate budget discussions with team members during weekly status meetings
- Attend monthly finance meetings with Account and Finance
- Ensure that Program Coordinator moves all program materials to appropriate team members (including but not limited to Medical Writer, Medical Director, Program Director, Account Director Art, Editor, Studio, and Production) in an orderly and timely manner
- Meet with Program Coordinator regularly to review/update status of active programs/projects/timelines/financials
- Lead weekly internal status meetings and/or support Program Coordinator in leading internal hot sheet meetings to ensure alignment on projects, timelines, financials
- Schedule and facilitate kick-off, run-through, and slide review meetings to provide internal teams with necessary direction
- Proactively identify and manage problems with ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget
- Discuss with Account, recommendations and possible solutions specific to issues on assigned programs
- Exemplify a high standard of quality within your assigned team(s)
- Create an integrated, effective and accountable team environment that fosters a solid support structure for client satisfaction
- Background and experience in program management in medical education or advertising
- Excellent organizational skills
- Appropriate familiarity with PhRMA guidelines and general industry standards including client MLR submission platforms ( Veeva, GCMA etc.)
- Experience/knowledge with Smartsheet and Workfront applications as well as Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to maintain flexibility and teamwork in a fast-paced, work environment
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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Ogilvy considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants from the United States can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "Know Your Rights" and Pay Transparency posters by clicking here.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
