About:

Our client is a highly respected advisory firm with a global presence.

The Opportunity:

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We are seeking a highly experienced and strategically minded senior advisor to join a specialist team providing senior counsel across the healthcare and policy landscape. This confidential appointment requires a proven leader with deep subject matter expertise, excellent client relationship skills, and a strong grasp of public affairs and policy within highly regulated environments.

This role is ideal for a talented senior professional at Director or Senior Director level with a specialism in healthcare who is ready to step into a more senior role, or an already established Managing Director who wants to pivot to a firm in a strong position.

Main Responsibilities:

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• Lead client programmes across the healthcare sectors, including support for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device organisations.
• Provide strategic advice on public affairs, health policy, and integrated communications, with a focus on reputational strategy, stakeholder engagement, and market-shaping campaigns.
• Oversee complex mandates involving regulatory milestones, health technology assessments (HTA), market access, and policy positioning.
• Manage issues and crisis communications in sensitive and highly scrutinised areas, including product safety, access disputes, and corporate reputation challenges.
• Collaborate with international teams to deliver multi-jurisdictional strategies, including UK, EU, and global initiatives.
• Oversee a team of around 20 specialists.

Skills & Experience:

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• Extensive experience in healthcare, within an agency or consultancy setting.
• Strong background in public affairs, government relations, or policy communications, particularly in UK/EU healthcare contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder programmes with both technical understanding and strategic oversight.
• Exceptional communication, advisory, and client management skills, with the ability to operate at senior executive level.
• Deep understanding of reputational dynamics in highly regulated and politically sensitive markets.

To apply, please submit your CV via the link.

For more information on healthcare communications and public affairs jobs at award-winning agencies, contact Tasmin Khin at Tasmin@ellwoodatfield.com.

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