Graphic Designer

APPROVED FOR FULL-TIME REMOTE

Experience working on scientific posters is REQUIRED. Due to the heavy volume of work, on this specific type of deliverable, candidates without this experience will not be considered.

Graphic Designer

OPEN Health brings together deep scientific knowledge, global understanding, and broad specialist expertise to support our clients in improving health outcomes and patient wellbeing.

We are united as one flexible organization, harnessing the power of the collective to solve complex challenges. Being built from cohesive partnerships across a range of specialist sectors gives us the ability to approach opportunities from fresh perspectives, creating solutions and innovations for market access and medical communications that are informed by the experience and knowledge of the many.

Our global team of experts - many with PhD and PharmD degrees - work strategically alongside our client partners in Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Market Access, and Commercial teams across a wide range of therapy areas.

You will love this role if you:

• Are passionate about creative/digital and the role it plays in supporting healthcare communications
• Want to get the best out of a team and inspire them to enhance their client work using creative and digital media
• Are interested in developing dynamic and engaging deliverables for our pharmaceutical and biotech clients
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced digital agency environment
• Value collaboration and enjoy working closely with expert developers and client service teams
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Are super organized and love tracking details

As part of the Creative Services team, you'll be responsible for the following activities:

• Design and produce layouts for scientific posters using Adobe CC software
• Review and graphically enhance Microsoft PowerPoint medical/scientific presentations
• Accurately and consistently create graphs, tables, and figures for scientific publications based on publication specifications
• Adapt existing and newly created layouts for different formats (print and digital)
• Create cohesive design formats across various materials relative to target audience
• Maintain scientific poster schedule
• Determine need for outsourcing based on poster schedule on a daily/weekly basis, with an emphasis on keeping work in-house
• Provide creative design recommendations based on experience and account/client needs
• Assure all work meets corporate brand standards and quality assurance guidelines
• Routinely review congress, company, and journal guidelines to assure products meet the specifications outlined
• Research, concept, and mock-up visual design assignments as needed for new business and pitch presentations
• Develop a variety of creative and scientific graphics, concepts, and visual-related assets in a fast-paced, timeline-driven work environment
• Comply with established standards, policies, and procedures
• Maintain consistent attendance and coordinate coverage when out of office
• Provide professional, timely responses to all internal and external communications
• Maintain timely completion of time sheets
• Participate in internal status meetings, as needed
• Exhibit ability to take on additional tasks as needed while maintaining consistent performance
• Participate in internal skills development courses as requested by manager
• Manage occasional increase in workload/volume across multiple clients and accounts while ensuring quality and accuracy

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree (marketing, design, creative, or medical-related preferred)
• Advanced degree is desirable
• 5+ years of medical advertising/medical communications/publications agency and/or pharmaceutical graphics department experience
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to handle high levels of account activity
• Ability to work both independently and in a team structure
• Expertise in PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Significant working knowledge and experience in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to learn new creative software and utilize additional software functions
• Being "on trend" with design elements through personal research
• Strong organization and project management capabilities

Candidates who apply should attach a copy of their resume and portfolio examples of relevant PowerPoint presentations, figures/tables, scientific posters, collateral print materials & layout design, and/or creative concepts. Scientific poster experience is mandatory. Please click here for online samples: https://www.google.com/search?q=scientific+poster&

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, Inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

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