Agency Director: Health Policy in London

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious Health Policy Director to join the healthcare communications team of a celebrated Top 20 integrated agency. This is a pivotal role for a seasoned leader with a strong background in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading healthcare brands and organisations, delivering campaigns that influence decision-makers, policymakers, and patients across pharmaceuticals and biotech; healthcare provision; patient advocacy; Global health / NGOs; government and consumer health.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes health policy, public affairs and communications. This is a senior agency role, so we are open to talking to candidates from in-house and government backgrounds, but you will need agency experience in recent years and be looking to return to agency as a career move.

• Client Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to senior clients, providing strategic counsel with regard to healthcare policy. Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring the delivery of high-impact programmes.
• Business Development: Lead new business efforts, including proactive prospecting, responding to RFPs, and pitching for new accounts. Drive growth within the existing client portfolio.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor teams to deliver best-in-class campaigns. Oversee operational delivery, including capacity planning, profitability, forecasting, and billing.
• Campaign Excellence: Collaborate with colleagues both within the health team and the wider agency to create and deliver influential campaigns that exceed client expectations.

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in healthcare policy.
• Proven expertise in delivering high impact campaigns communications, including a strong understanding of policy strategy, regulatory landscapes, stakeholder engagement, and the health ecosystem.
• A track record of delivering complex, multi-market campaigns with demonstrable outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire and guide teams to success.
• A proactive, growth-oriented mindset with a commitment to excellence.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets.

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Hybrid working model (up to 3 days remote per week) and one week per year to work from anywhere.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to a Learning Academy for career development.
• Additional benefits, including 25 days annual leave, season ticket loans, cycle-to-work scheme, and gym discounts.

You are an accomplished healthcare policy professional with a robust network of industry contacts that you have built and nurtured over your career to date. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are motivated by delivering exceptional results for clients. With a passion for healthcare and a commitment to innovation, you are ready to take on a leadership role in one of the industry’s most respected practices.

To express interest in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the button attached. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we cannot respond to every applicant individually. Please only apply if you are able to demonstrate that you have the experience requested in the job application. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to consider future opportunities with Arcadia Search.