Vice President, Management Supervisor, Ogilvy Health

About this role

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy, part of WPP, 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.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com .

OGILVY HEALTH: WE INSPIRE PEOPLE AND BRANDS TO IMPACT THE WORLD

Guided by this vision, Ogilvy Health, part of WPP, combines borderless creativity, scientific precision and cultural fluency to build healthcare’s most influential movements. We drive measurable impact and category-defining growth for brands ready to shape what’s next. Our approach is powered by fearless creativity that dares to be different, sparks emotional connections, and inspires action, ensuring cultural resonance. Scientific precision translates complex data into stories that resonate, while our impact-obsessed mindset focuses on delivering real-world outcomes.

For more information on us, visit OgilvyHealth.com , or follow Ogilvy Health on LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , X , and Threads .

About the Role:

The VP, Management Supervisor is a client leadership role responsible for the overall health, growth, and performance of a broad client relationship. This individual owns the strategic direction and financials for their business, oversees multiple account team members, and serves as the primary agency leader in the eyes of client stakeholders, and marketing leadership.

This leader operates at the intersection of client partnership, department leadership, and commercial ownership—setting the vision for how the business grows, ensuring integrated excellence across strategy, creative, medical, analytics, and project management disciplines, and building the next generation of account leadership talent. The VP, Management Supervisor is accountable not only for the performance of their brand, but for the strength, profitability, and trajectory of the business they oversee.

Success in this role requires a strong presence, sharp commercial acumen, the ability to lead, and an unwavering commitment to positioning Ogilvy Health as an indispensable, category-defining partner.

What You'll Do:

• Champion integrated thinking at scale, ensuring consistency, quality, and strategic rigor across every discipline and every team reporting into the business.

• Anticipate industry, competitive, and market shifts at a category level, translating them into proactive guidance for clients and forward-looking business strategy.

• Model and instill a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous growth across all teams within the business.

• Held accountable for brand financial performance, including forecasting, project tracking, and highlight the need for resource allocation discussions across the business.

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of account leaders, setting performance goals, coaching leadership capability, and building succession-ready talent.

• Actively involved in business development, including identifying, pursuing, and directing for organic growth.

What You'll Need:

• 12+ years of pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences advertising experience, including demonstrated experience managing and developing other account leaders.

• A track record of owning financial responsibility for a client business, including job tracking, forecasting, and financial growth.

• Strong experience developing multi-tiered account teams, including other people managers.

• Polished presence and the confidence to represent the agency's point of view, both with clients and within the organization.

What Exceptional Looks Like:

At Ogilvy Health, excellence is not defined solely by flawless execution—it is measured by the value we create for our clients, our teams, and our business. For a VP, Management Supervisor, that means setting the standard others rise to meet, and building a business that grows stronger, smarter, and more valuable over time.

• Operates as the client's most trusted partner, shaping strategy and decisions rather than simply supporting them. They see around corners for the entire business, not just a single brand.

• Builds future leaders, not just teams. They invest in developing the account bench—AGSs, ASs, and beyond—ensuring the organization's strength extends well past their own individual relationships.

• Owns the business like an owner. Financial performance, growth trajectory, and overall health across their business are treated as personal accountabilities, not shared responsibilities.

• Elevates Ogilvy Health's presence in the market, actively driving organic growth and representing the agency's point of view in ways that shape its reputation.

How We'll Support You

We celebrate our people fully, enthusiastically, and unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed and provide the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. You’ll be supported by colleagues who are e

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