Senior Manager - Health and Life Sciences

About the role

The owns the design and delivery of health data infrastructure, research services, and commercial growth initiatives at the public-private intersection. This role owns the translation of national strategy into operational delivery through multi-party partnerships that connect fragmented stakeholders. Success in this position depends on enabling integrated, responsible change across health systems by aligning technical and commercial questions with real-world needs. The hire owns the shaping and delivery of solutions through collaboration with leadership and technical experts within government and life sciences environments. This role expands the scope and reach of engagements by driving commercial growth activities within a consulting context. The Senior Manager owns the bridging of fragmented structures to create coherent approaches to complex challenges in regulated sectors. Delivery ownership ensures that intended results are tracked and demonstrated over time through integrated team efforts.

Key facts

What you'll do

Translate national strategy into operational delivery through multi-party partnerships in health and life sciences.

Contribute to sector-level ambitions through programmes that shape health data infrastructure and research services.

Shape and deliver health data infrastructure initiatives aligned with national priorities and real-world system needs.

Align technical and commercial questions to ensure solutions respond to actual health system challenges.

Expand the scope and reach of engagements across public, private, and third-sector health environments.

Shape client solutions through close collaboration with leadership and technical experts in regulated sectors.

Track and demonstrate delivery results over time through structured programme and transformation ownership.

Bridge fragmented health structures to create coherent approaches to complex cross-sector challenges.

Enable clearer understanding and joint problem-solving among stakeholders with different incentives and priorities.

Drive commercial growth activities within consulting engagements in health, life sciences, and research contexts.

Integrate commercial and delivery capability into project work to create tangible value for public and private clients.

Champion the use of health data systems, digital health infrastructure, and research platforms in responsible implementation.

Requirements

Experience in health, life sciences, clinical research, health data, or adjacent regulated environments is required, with an understanding of how these ecosystems operate.

A strong grasp of sector dynamics is essential for effective contribution across government, NHS organisations, and arm's length health bodies.

Working across multiple parts of the system is expected to ensure relevance and impact in complex stakeholder environments.

Success in complex stakeholder environments depends on alignment across organisations with different incentives and priorities.

Navigating differences between organisations is central to achieving coherent outcomes in health and life sciences delivery.

Commercial development, bid, or pipeline building experience is required, ideally within consulting, advisory, or public‑private environments.

Demonstrated capability in commercial development supports value creation for clients across regulated sectors.

Delivery of programmes or transformation initiatives is required, not only strategy definition, with execution experience ensuring ideas become tangible results.

Understanding of health data systems, digital health infrastructure, or research platforms is required to support informed decision-making.

Experience working with or alongside life sciences or pharmaceutical organisations in research, partnerships, or innovation contexts is required.

This experience builds trust and clarity in cross-sector work involving government and industry stakeholders.

Strong relationship‑building skills are required to connect senior stakeholders across fragmented systems over time.

These skills sustain productive collaboration across public, private, and third-sector organisations.

A degree is required as a foundational credential for this level of responsibility and complexity.

Practical notes

The role may be subject to UK recruitment privacy notices and reasonable adjustments during the selection process.

Typical interview steps involve tests of judgment, communication, and fit as much as technical skill.

Be ready to describe a challenge you faced, what you did, and what you learned during the interview process.

Most companies value honest answers over polished responses in consulting and health sector roles.

Whatever the role, preparation is visible through research and reflection before conversation.

Reviewing the company's product, the job description, and your own past work before the conversation is the strongest step you can take.

Interviews for this field commonly assess strategic thinking, delivery execution, and cultural fit within public‑private contexts.

The engagement is full time, and the role sits within the Government Health practice team at Baringa in London.

Candidates should expect regular interaction with UK government, NHS organisations, and arm's length health bodies.

Exposure to multiple parts of the health system is expected to ensure relevance and impact across policy, delivery, and commercial activities.

The successful candidate will operate in a regulated environment where data, research, and life sciences expertise intersect with commercial objectives.

Consulting at this level involves advising public sector and regulated industry clients on complex transformation programmes.

Fluency in both strategic thinking and delivery execution is necessary for success in this position.

Common tools used in health and life sciences consulting include data platforms, research infrastructure, and commercial analysis methods.

Roles in this field often interface with government policy, clinical research, and digital health initiatives.

Collaboration across siloed institutions is a core requirement in public‑private environments where fragmented structures are common.

Written communication is emphasized because decisions are often recorded and revisited in consulting engagements.

Taking notes, keeping commitments, and communicating in writing are highlighted habits of successful professionals.

Teams value people who make their work easy to review and build on through clear documentation and follow-through.

The role supports the creation of coherent approaches by enabling clearer understanding and joint problem-solving among stakeholders.

Commercial growth is driven within a consulting context, requiring capability in bid, pipeline, and commercial development activities.

Integrated team efforts ensure that commercial and delivery capability are both present in project work for client solutions.

Delivery ensures intended results are tracked and demonstrated over time through structured project management and ownership.

The position contributes to sector-level ambitions by shaping health data infrastructure and research services through national initiatives.

Success depends on connecting fragmented stakeholders and enabling responsible change across health systems in the UK context.

The candidate must hold a degree and possess 5+ years of relevant experience in health, life sciences, or adjacent regulated sectors.

Understanding of how health ecosystems operate, including clinical research, health data, and life sciences partnerships, is a hard requirement.

Experience working with UK government, NHS organisations, or arm's length bodies is essential for this role.

The ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and align different organisational priorities is critical.

Commercial development experience, including bid and pipeline building, is required ideally within consulting or advisory settings.

Delivery experience in programmes or transformation initiatives is required, not only high-level strategy definition.

Knowledge of health data systems, digital health infrastructure, and research platforms supports informed decision-making and responsible implementation.

Experience in life sciences or pharmaceutical research, partnerships, or innovation contexts is required to build trust in cross-sector work.

Strong relationship-building skills are essential to connect senior stakeholders across fragmented systems.

The role may be subject to UK recruitment privacy notices and reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.

Preparation for interviews should include reviewing the company, the job description, and past work examples.

Demonstrating judgment, communication, and fit is as important as technical skill in typical interview steps.

The Senior Manager will operate within a team focused on Government Health at Baringa in London.

Regular interaction with public sector and regulated industry clients should be expected as part of daily responsibilities.

The successful candidate will help create coherent approaches by bridging fragmented health structures and stakeholder groups.

This role contributes to sector-level ambitions by enabling integrated, responsible change across health systems.

Written communication will be a core part of the job, given that decisions in consulting are recorded and revisited frequently.

Taking notes, keeping commitments, and communicating in writing are habits that help teams review and build on individual contributions.

The role requires a degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant health or life sciences environments.

Understanding sector dynamics, including government, NHS, and arm's length bodies, is essential for effective contribution.

Commercial development, bid, and pipeline building experience support value creation for clients in regulated sectors.

Delivery of programmes and transformation initiatives ensures that ideas are turned into tangible results for clients and stakeholders.

Health data systems, digital health infrastructure, and research platforms form part of the required technical understanding.

Experience alongside life sciences or pharmaceutical organisations supports trust and clarity in cross-sector collaboration.

Strong relationship-building skills connect senior stakeholders and sustain productive collaboration over time.

The role is full time and based in London, within the Government Health practice at Baringa.

Exposure to multiple parts of the health system ensures relevance and impact across policy, delivery, and commercial activities.

The successful candidate will enable coherent approaches by bridging fragmented structures and stakeholder groups.

This role drives commercial growth within a consulting context while delivering tangible results for public and private clients.

Decision-making in this role is informed by understanding health data infrastructure, research services, and commercial growth levers.

The Senior Manager will be accountable for translating national strategy into operational delivery through partnerships.

Contributions from these partnerships help realise sector-level ambitions for integrated, responsible change in health systems.

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