Manager, Brand Strategy - Life Science & Healthcare

Position Summary

Deloitte Digital is looking for an Associate Director of Brand Strategy with deep expertise in Life Sciences marketing to join our Advertising, Marketing & Commerce practice.

In this role, you will serve as a strategic lead and day-to-day project owner - shaping brand narratives for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech clients while orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver work that drives measurable business outcomes.

You will be the connective tissue between client ambitions and creative execution, bringing clarity of thought, a command of regulated-industry brand standards, and the project leadership skills to keep complex engagements on time and on strategy.

This is a senior contributor role with meaningful leadership responsibility - you will guide junior strategists, manage client relationships, and partner closely with experience design, data, and technology disciplines across Deloitte Digital.

Recruiting for this role endds on September 15, 2026

What You'll Do

As a Manager, Brand Strategy on the Life Sciences & Health Care team, you will be responsible for:

Brand Strategy & Life Sciences Expertise


* Developing and stewarding brand and marketing strategies for Life Sciences clients - including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech organizations - from initial launch through ongoing optimization.


* Translating complex scientific and clinical narratives into compelling, audience-appropriate brand positionings and creative briefs for HCP, patient, payer, and caregiver audiences.


* Developing hard working omni-channel GTM strategies and customer journeys to drive desired audience mindsets and behaviors.


* Leading brand architecture work, including portfolio positioning, naming frameworks, and visual/verbal identity systems in partnership with creative leads.


* Applying deep familiarity with FDA/regulatory constraints, MLR review processes, and fair balance requirements to ensure brand work is both bold and compliant.


* Monitoring competitive landscape, category trends, and cultural shifts within Life Sciences to bring proactive strategic recommendations to clients.


* Developing audience insights leveraging traditional and innovative research and database approaches.

Project Leadership & Cross-Functional Team Management


* Owning end-to-end project management for brand strategy engagements - including scoping, workplan development, milestone tracking, and delivery against agreed timelines.


* Leading and coordinating cross-functional project teams spanning strategy, creative, UX/CX, data & analytics, and technology disciplines, ensuring alignment and momentum across workstreams.


* Facilitating workshops, co-creation sessions, and working sessions with both client and internal teams, driving to decisions and clear next steps.


* Proactively identifying scope, resource, or timeline risks and developing mitigation plans in partnership with engagement leadership.
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