Solstice
Director, Ad Operations
New York City · Director
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$6,755 more — $126,755 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $126,755 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (13-1161) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Why you should join us: Solstice is redefining how life sciences organizations commercialize their therapeutics.
- This role reports directly to the co-founder and is a critical leadership hire as we grow our capabilities and deepen our relationships with top pharma brands.
- This individual should have direct progammatic media buying experience and should be able to execute on ad purchases themselves while also having the strategic thinking necessary to scale this file at Solstice.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end media strategy across paid channels for pharmaceutical brand clients, from planning through optimization and reporting.
- Develop channel-level frameworks and playbooks for HCP and DTC campaigns across programmatic, search, social, endemic, and emerging channels.
- Build and manage scalable operational workflows that enable the team to execute with speed and precision across a growing client portfolio.
- Define and lead Solstice's measurement strategy: including media mix modeling, multi-touch attribution, brand lift, and script lift methodologies.
- Partner closely with product and engineering teams to help architect and build the internal measurement infrastructure and reporting pipelines.
- Collaborate with the product team to define requirements for media planning, buying, and reporting features within the Solstice platform.
- Partner with client success and growth teams to support new business pitches, client expansions, and strategic account planning.
- Experience partnering with technical teams (engineering, product, or data science) to build or enhance media infrastructure, tooling, or reporting systems.
- Relocation support
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex media and data concepts for non-technical audiences, including brand marketing teams and senior executives.
- Experience leading or growing a media team
Skills
- Why you should join us:
- Solstice is redefining how life sciences organizations commercialize their therapeutics.
- Rapid growth:
- Frontiers of technology:
- Top-tier investors:
- Building anything great requires commitment and dedication.
Compensation
- This role offers a highly competitive NYC salary, calibrated to reflect experience, seniority, and the level of ownership you'll take on as part of the early team.
- We benchmark against top-tier startups and established tech companies to ensure our compensation is both fair and compelling.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Ground-floor equity opportunity
- Professional growth stipend
- Lead trafficking, campaign setup, and activation across key DSPs (e.g., DV360, The Trade Desk, Xandr, Iqvia, DeepIntent, Pulsepoint) and endemic healthcare platforms.
- 3+ years of experience in media strategy, planning, and buying, with at least 2 years in healthcare or pharmaceutical advertising.
- Deep, hands-on experience working with major DSPs (e.g., The Trade Desk, DV360, DeepIntent, Xandr) and endemic healthcare media platforms.
- Strong command of healthcare media measurement, including NPI targeting, script lift, brand lift, and HCP vs.
- Familiarity with data privacy frameworks relevant to healthcare advertising (HIPAA, NAI, and emerging state-level privacy laws).
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa sponsorship (O-1, H-1B, TN) available
This listing is sourced directly from Solstice's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.