Account Director (Health | Life Sciences | Public Affairs)

PLMR Healthcomms a leading UK healthcare public affairs and communications consultancy. We help organisations get health innovation moving. Working across pharmaceuticals, medical technology, diagnostics, digital health and the wider NHS, we help clients navigate complex policy and NHS structures to turn innovation into real-world impact.

As the NHS continues to evolve, organisations need advisers who understand how decisions are made across government, Parliament and the NHS. Our team combines expertise in health policy, public affairs, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to help clients shape policy, build trust and accelerate adoption.

As part of the wider PLMR Group, we bring together specialists in communications, digital, political intelligence and AI-enabled insight to deliver integrated campaigns that influence policy, change perceptions and create measurable impact.

We judge our success by the difference we make for our clients - whether that's influencing policy, strengthening partnerships, changing conversations or helping innovative products and services reach patients more quickly.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Account Director to help lead the next stage of PLMR Healthcomms' growth.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of some of the most important challenges facing healthcare today. You will be supporting organisations to navigate NHS reform, shape policy, build stakeholder confidence and ultimately improve patient access to medicines, technologies and services.

You will act as a trusted adviser to clients across pharmaceuticals, medical technology, diagnostics and digital health, helping them move from ambition to action.

Alongside leading strategic client programmes, you will play an important role in developing our growing healthcare practice, supporting new business, mentoring colleagues and helping strengthen PLMR Healthcomms' reputation as the consultancy that gets health innovation moving.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• A passion for improving healthcare through policy, communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Significant experience advising pharmaceutical, life sciences or health technology organisations, ideally with agency experience.
• An excellent understanding of the NHS, Government, Parliament and the wider healthcare policy landscape.
• Confidence advising senior clients through complex policy, political and reputational challenges.
• A commercial mindset and enthusiasm for helping grow both clients and the wider business.
• A collaborative approach and a desire to develop colleagues while contributing to a supportive, ambitious team.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Significant experience in healthcare public affairs, integrated communications or healthcare consultancy.
• A strong understanding of the political and NHS landscape and how healthcare decisions are made.
• Experience advising pharmaceutical, medtech or life sciences organisations.
• A track record of leading strategic client relationships and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Excellent commercial awareness and experience contributing to business growth.
• Outstanding communication, leadership and mentoring skills.
• Curiosity, ambition and a desire to help shape the future of healthcare.