Senior Director Digital & Social EMEA

Applied Intuition Inc.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency is seeking a talented individual with experience in digital and social media strategy to join their team in the UK. The role involves consulting healthcare clients, managing digital channels, and leveraging insights for impactful results. The ideal candidate has up to 7 years of experience within the healthcare, biotech, or pharmaceutical sectors, along with strong client service skills. The position offers opportunities for both in-person and remote work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday and paid time off

Private medical, dental, and vision plans

Mental wellness coaching

Access to LinkedIn Learning classes

Qualifications

• Up to 7 years of experience in digital/social media, preferably in health or biotech.
• Comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulations and social media guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital strategy development across various healthcare client programmes.
• Consult clients on best practices for digital engagement.

Skills

Digital/social media expertise

Client service experience

Ability to manage projects

Proactive and resourceful

Detail-oriented

Education

College degree (BA or equivalent)

Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or Science

Job description

Edinburgh - UK; London - UK; Manchester - UK; Remote - EMEA

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human‑centred creativity, and AI‑driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact‑obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

What You'll Do:

• Lead multi‑ and omnichannel digital and engagement strategy development across global, regional, and local client programmes.
• Act as a healthcare guru, working with healthcare clients and understanding industry regulations across the UK, Europe, and worldwide.
• Own digital and social media channels – X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Search, Programmatic – and possess in‑depth knowledge of today’s top platforms.
• Consult clients on paid media integration and best practices across major platforms.
• Partner with in‑house data scientists and analysts to provide competitive insights, drive results, enhance performance and inform future content strategy.
• Command rooms, brainstorm, conceptualise, workshop, and present new social media and digital programs for clients.
• Generate strategic proposals, collaborate on RFIs and RFPs, and lead in‑person and virtual pitches.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, developing strong relationships with senior clients and agency leaders.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

Our Company values – Best Together, Impact‑Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. You are highly organized self‑starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What You Should Have:

• Independent worker, comfortable owning your work and proactively driving projects forward.
• Detail‑oriented, highly organised, mindful of deadlines.
• Up to 7 years of experience in digital/social media, with some experience in health, biotech, or pharmaceutical media sectors.
• Agency experience required.
• College degree (BA or equivalent). A relevant concentration such as Marketing, Communications, Science, or a master’s degree is a plus.
• Client service experience in an agency environment; collaboration effectively internally and externally as part of an integrated team.
• Comprehensive understanding of primary regulatory bodies (ABPI, PMCPA, FDA, FTC) and the social media guidelines that govern biotech and pharmaceutical clients.
• Ability to grow digital business and lead/participate in new business pitches.

Real Chemistry is be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vision plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in‑office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on‑site learning, and connecting with client partners is critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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