Senior Strategist - Healthcare Advertising

About the role

Senior Strategist

At Avalere Health, our mission is singular and profound: to reach every patient possible. We are committed to identifying, treating, supporting, and caring for patients with unwavering equity. This purpose unites our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams, who combine their strengths to build unconventional connections. Together, we forge a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.

This mission is realized through a culture that empowers our team. We provide enriching, purpose-driven careers that enable our people to make a tangible impact on patient lives. Our culture values authenticity, encouraging employees to bring their whole selves to work. We use diverse backgrounds and skillsets to ensure every patient, everywhere is served. Flexible working is central to this environment, allowing global teams to choose between in-office and remote work based on client and team needs. Major hubs in London, Manchester, Washington D.C., and New York facilitate collaboration, while homeworkers are equally supported with dedicated social opportunities and resources.

Inclusion is at the heart of our operations. We proudly support our employees through six Employee Network Groups: Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups are vital for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, offering regular meetings and activities to connect, learn, and socialise. Avalere Health is an accredited Fertility Friendly employer, offering a Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and a culture of flexibility to support every employee's family planning journey. We are also deeply invested in professional growth, providing day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and global, cross-capability mobility.

We are recognised as part of the Disability Confident Scheme, ensuring fair interviews for candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or neurodiversity. Applicants requiring adjustments are encouraged to indicate this during the application process.

The Senior Strategist role is pivotal in defining and advancing brand strategy for healthcare clients. This position leads key strategic workstreams from discovery through activation, transforming complex research, behavioural insight, cultural context, and market intelligence into compelling strategic recommendations. These insights inspire both clients and creative teams, guiding multidisciplinary efforts in brand positioning, messaging, creative strategy, and omnichannel experiences. The ideal candidate is curious, articulate, and energised by solving complex healthcare challenges with simplicity and clarity.

Operating with significant autonomy, the Senior Strategist owns substantial components of strategic programmes. They guide teams through ambiguity while ensuring strategic rigour and creative excellence. This role elevates the quality of strategic thinking across projects and contributes to agency growth through thought leadership and innovation. Senior Strategists act as trusted partners, bringing confidence, clarity, and perspective to intricate healthcare challenges for both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Strategist drives omnichannel brand narratives from research to execution for healthcare clients. This involves mapping stakeholder journeys and synthesising insights to shape positioning for complex markets. The role challenges assumptions by connecting data, science, and cultural context into strategic frameworks. Senior Strategists orchestrate creative briefs that align medical evidence with compelling storytelling for clinicians. They build thought leadership through analytical frameworks that influence agency and client decisions. A critical responsibility is forging partnership strategies that align payer, provider, and patient perspectives across all touchpoints. Translating regulatory constraints into clear guidance protects brands while enabling innovation. The position champions strategic coherence to ensure messages resonate across channels and customer lifecycles.

Requirements

The candidate must possess three to five years of experience in healthcare strategy or related roles. Demonstrated comfort working with medical evidence and interpreting data for decision-making is essential. Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship is required for this position. A solid understanding of brand development, positioning, and the demands of commercial environments is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in life sciences, payers, or provider segments within healthcare is a valuable asset.

Tools and Expertise

Proficiency with Avalere Health's proprietary frameworks, commercial and medical strategy tools, and presentation and storytelling platforms is expected.

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