Come and be our next Health Change Maker!
JOB TYPE: Permanent full-time position
LOCATION: Hammersmith, London (our current way of working is 2 office days per week)
PROCESS: We are planning on confirming a shortlist of candidates by 6th January 2026 – with interviews & presentations scheduled to take place late January 2026. For a confidential chat about the role please email: [email protected]
PACKAGE: Competitive salary commensurate with experience; 5% of fee for the first year of any new client you introduce; discretionary bonus; extensive benefits including private healthcare; 25 days’ holiday plus birthday day off.
About Us
OVID Health is an independent award-winning health communications consultancy specialising in public affairs, PR and patient advocacy. We’re a top three independent health comms agency and our ambition is to be the world’s leading independent health campaigns consultancy by 2030. We have a growth strategy in place for the next three years and we’re excited to execute it so we can transform even more lives.
The Health Change Makers:
The home of… activists, campaigners, advocates, champions and reformers.
- We execute campaigns powered by partnerships, communications and policy to improve the well-being of people and nations worldwide.
- We champion everyone’s right to live their healthiest life. We spark movements that connect with patients to policy makers to bring about lasting change that improves the lives of people all around the world.
- We believe change cannot happen unless you work in partnership with all levels of stakeholders, from policymakers to politicians through to patients and HCPs, in one coherent and connected campaign.
Could you be our next Health Change Maker?
We’ve built an enviable roster of clients, both established and growing. Most importantly, we treat our team like we treat our clients, giving them a voice and incorporating their ideas into how the business is run. We’re now looking for a senior director to lead our growth strategy, someone who will play a pivotal role in shaping the next phase of our agency.
About You
We are looking for an exceptional candidate to be OVID’s Senior Director to deliver and shape a new vision for growth. You will be driven, highly accountable, kind, collaborative, trusted, creative and knowledgeable – able to inspire teams and clients alike.
You will be experienced in working in pharmaceutical and health communications – with a fantastic network of contacts across the life sciences sector and a proven ability to bring in new clients from scratch and contribute to the overall running of the agency.
This is an opportunity to play a critical role at OVID Health, providing senior counsel to clients, winning new business and leading management decision-making.
You must have:
- A growth mindset, both personal and business-wise.
- High accountability and proven senior leadership experience.
- Industry-recognised expertise in PR / communications (think creative disease
- awareness campaigns over data comms) and either patient advocacy / engagement;
- or public affairs / policy.
- An entrepreneurial outlook and an ability to think about client challenges in an original way.
- A firm knowledge of delivering on business goals, including understanding your P&L, resourcing, capacity and margin.
- A kind and collaborative individual who wants the next stage of their career to be growing an exciting agency brand.
Your role responsibilities would broadly be split as follows:
- 40% new business and lead generation using your network of contacts
- 20% organic growth – upselling our PR / comms offer to existing clients, plus thought leadership, leading proposals etc.
- 20% client services and delivery, acting as the strategic lead on some accounts.
- 20% leading and growing our communications practice, including line-management and taking a leadership role internally and externally.
No recruiters please.
