Global Head, Health & Society, Research & Analytics (Thought Leadership) in London

Global Head, Health & Society, Research & Analytics (Thought Leadership) – a leadership role within Economist Enterprise Research & Analytics. You will shape the editorial strategy and execution of our custom and subscription products across Health & Society, including health systems, public health, healthcare innovation and the societal and economic factors that shape health outcomes.

A core part of the role is to help build and steward Economist Enterprise's — and, where relevant, EIU's — authoritative house view on the most consequential health and societal questions facing business leaders, policymakers and wider society. This includes translating complex health and social dynamics into clear, evidence-based insights on productivity, resilience, inclusion and long-term economic performance. In particular, you will help shape the development of our house view on demographic trends, especially ageing societies and longevity, and the implications for labour markets, public finances, care systems and the social contract.

This role is responsible not only for shaping Economist Enterprise's intellectual and editorial leadership in Health & Society, but also for collaborating with commercial teams to translate that leadership into scalable market-facing platforms, premium propositions, strategic partnerships and enterprise growth opportunities. The role will sit at the intersection of editorial excellence, commercial strategy, product development and external engagement.

You will serve as the senior-most subject matter expert representing Economist Enterprise publicly in this domain, and you will lead our flagship Health Dividend initiative — a multi-year, multi-sponsor programme with the mission to reimagine health as an investment, not a cost.

• Set and drive editorial strategy for Health & Society across Economist Enterprise research and content, ensuring consistent quality, rigour and alignment with our editorial and brand standards.
• Lead the Health Dividend initiative as a flagship, multi-year enterprise platform: shaping its intellectual direction, commercial proposition, programme pipeline, sponsor/partner ecosystem and external profile; ensuring it delivers sustained value for audiences, sponsors, partners and Economist Enterprise over multiple years.
• Help shape the development of our 'house view' on demographic trends, particularly population ageing and longevity, working closely with the Chief Economist and EIU colleagues as appropriate; translate implications for workforce participation, productivity, migration, pensions, care systems, fiscal sustainability and inequality into decision-useful insights.
• Develop and steward our 'house view' on health as an economic and societal investment, including implications for labour markets, productivity, workforce strategy, public finances and inequality; partner closely with EIU colleagues as appropriate.
• Lead and develop a senior team of Principals and Content Leads, providing direction, coaching and quality assurance across complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.
• Ensure sponsored, subscription and independent thought leadership is high-quality, brand-reinforcing, commercially sustainable and outcome-oriented, while upholding editorial independence and governance.
• Shape subscription-facing coverage and product development in health, including forecasting, benchmarking, datasets and other repeatable intelligence products where there is clear client demand; work with product and commercial colleagues to test, package and scale premium offerings.
• Shape flagship research agendas and propositions on the future of health and healthcare innovation.