Director : Health PR

One of the UK's leading PR agencies is looking for an ambitious Senior Associate Director or Director to join this winning Health team with an industry-leading roster of clients.  Work is at a UK, European and global level across a broad range of communications disciplines including policy, government affairs, media relations, patient advocacy and corporate communications - this role is more about campaigning and media relations than it is public affairs so candidates from a consumer health background will be considered.

You will shape and deliver strategic advice to clients, provide senior counsel, direction and advice to clients and colleagues and assist Exec / Board in fulfilling management responsibilities.   Hungry and ambitious, you will play an integral part in new business growth and strategic development of the agency.

You will be an ambitious healthcare communications consultant with a genuine interest and passion for health PR.  You'll be committed to working and thinking hard, as well as having fun and delivering the outcomes that really matter for a range of commercial, voluntary and public sector clients - all of whom have an interest in healthcare.

Proven experience in health / pharma or health policy in an agency environment is essential.

Key responsibilities:

• senior counsel to clients
• leading all client contact
• leading policy engagement programmes
• identifying and extracting data for analysis, generating hypothesis for investigation
• leading on new business
• overseeing account team

Key benefits:

• free daily breakfasts 
• gym discounts
• childcare vouchers
• pension
• season ticket loan
• cycle to work scheme
• regularly in The Sunday Times Best Company To Work For Top 100 List