SongLife Head of Strategy

Head Of Strategy Health & Wellness

We Are Accenture SongLifeA Partner for Growth The Agency of Record model we all grew up with was built for stabilitylong planning cycles, rigid campaigns, and success measured in outputs. Today demands something more. With evolving pipelines, diverse patient populations, and accelerated launches, the challenge is not just communicationit's staying continually relevant. At Accenture SongLife, we reinvented the AOR to be a true growth engine for biopharmaanchored in one objective : helping you fuel growth by building continual relevance. We do this by being Smarter, Faster, Better Smarterintelligence-led, powered by AI, data, and life sciences expertise, so your brand is always one step ahead. Fasteran agile, adaptive model that scales global blockbusters and targets rare disease communities with equal precision, moving at the speed of science and patient need. Betterworld-class creativity combined with Accenture's technology and consulting rigor, shifting from campaigns to outcomeslike launch uptake, adherence, and market share. The reinvented AOR is not a supplierit's a growth partner. Accenture SongLife brings creativity, technology, and strategy together to serve as your growth enginecontinually relevant, always accountable, and built to deliver impact for patients, providers, and your business.

Position Overview

The Head of Strategy (HS) for Health & Wellness is a transformative growth leader responsible for building and leading a unified commercial, brand, and experience strategy offering across Accenture SongLifeanchored initially in Marketing and expanding across the broader capabilities in the SongLife portfolio. The HS will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal leadership, connecting strategy to creative, insights to execution, and science to market impact. This role unites insight-led storytelling, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration to help clients achieve growth, improve outcomes, and deliver continuous relevance.

Core Responsibilities (Direct Execution)

• Define and deliver a best-in-class strategy capability for health & wellness that unites commercial, brand, and experience strategy to drive measurable client growth.
• Partner closely with subject-matter expertise across the Accenture ecosystem to solve client problems with depth of experience and breadth of expertise.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, guiding them across the product lifecyclefrom market entry and launch planning through brand positioning and narrative development for patient, provider, payer experience strategy.
• Unify and evolve strategic disciplinesmedical, brand planning, engagement, and data scienceinto a connected, insight-led capability while maintaining the core value of each discipline.
• Bridge strategy and creative to ensure ideas are insight-led, data-informed, and transformed into bold, effective creative platforms.
• Translate complex science, regulatory landscapes, and commercial challenges into compelling narratives and actionable engagement strategies.
• Leverage data, analytics, and behavioral insights to uncover opportunities, optimize market entry, and guide strategy across launch and growth phases.
• Shape client narratives that simplify complexity, align leadership teams, and accelerate business momentum.

Leadership Responsibilities (Organizational Oversight)

Impact of the Role

A successful Head of Strategy Health & Wellness will :

Qualifications

12+ years progressive strategy experience with at least 5+ years in senior leadership within creative, healthcare, or consulting environments. Experience should include : deep expertise in pharmaceutical and health & wellness marketing for both HCP and consumer audiences. Proven track record in bridging commercial, brand, and experience strategy into a single, cohesive offering. Strong storytelling ability to connect complex healthcare challenges to compelling strategies that drive creative and commercial outcomes. Skilled at translating data and regulatory complexity into insightful, inspiring, and actionable strategies. Fluency in media, technology, and innovation trends shaping the future of healthcare engagement. Recognized for collaborative leadership, executive presence, and ability to influence across diverse internal and client ecosystems. Must be able to work East Coast hours.

Compensation

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California $163,000 to $413,600

Cleveland $150,900 to $330,900

Colorado $163,000 to $357,400

District of Columbia $173,500 to $380,500

Illinois $150,900 to $357,400

Maryland $163,000 to $357,400

Massachusetts $163,000 to $380,500

Minnesota $163,000 to $357,400

New York / New Jersey $150,900 to $413,600

Washington $173,500 to $380,500

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