Account Manager | Healthcare

Account Manager | Healthcare

Central London

Permanent

Full time 37.5 hours

Cavendish is an advisory and strategic communications consultancy that helps organisations navigate political, regulatory, economic, media and societal dynamics in complex and often contested environments in the UK and globally.

Headquartered in London with offices across the UK and Ireland and a global network, our consultants offer expertise, advice and experience that delivers impact on the ground. We are a multi‑award‑winning consultancy, we rank in the Top 30 PR agencies in the UK and are a Provoke UK Agency of the Year 2026.

Within healthcare we work with UK and international clients across the pharmaceutical, consumer health, science and research sectors. We are members of the HCA and the PAGB.

We believe in sourcing talent from diverse backgrounds, nurturing a company culture that leads to a strong work life balance, and strengthening it by providing great learning and development opportunities.

We are looking for an Account Manager who combines a track record in health, an active interest in the industry and a passion for developing innovative strategies and creative content that cut through.

You’ll have experience within an agency working across the healthcare and /or pharmaceutical sector. The role will combine developing and implementing European campaigns, strategic advisory support, and comms advice – targeting health, science and consumer audiences.

• Exceptional client service to support growing a valuable portfolio of key clients.
• Interest, insights and knowledge of the health landscape across audiences.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills and understanding of technical/ medical information.
• Interest in working on new business proposals with new ideas and innovations.
• Drive, commitment, and a focus to produce work of the highest standard.
• Strong interpersonal skills, building trusted, long‑term relationships with clients and colleagues.
• A knowledge of the ABPI guidelines is useful but not essential.

You’ll need to work across a range of clients, which will be a mix of corporate, patient focused, HCP and consumer work. Your specific duties will include:

• Servicing clients both in the UK and internationally.
• Supporting work including media relations, stakeholder communications, patient advocacy work and content development.
• Playing a significant role in presentations and client meetings.
• Supporting with new business growth across the healthcare sector.
• Working with the Directors to analyse the market, develop new offerings and products/services.
• Working in a flexible way to provide support in line with client and new business demands.

You’ll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a fast paced and expanding organisation. Alongside a competitive salary, we provide extensive training and development opportunities and an industry leading benefits package including:

• A flexible, hybrid working model.
• Access to mentorship from some of the best minds in the industry.
• Industry leading allocation of paid time off.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Regular social and teambuilding events.
• Paid time off to volunteer for a charity.

Our vision is to be a truly diverse and inclusive workplace that enables us to attract and retain a diverse workforce, representative of our clients and community. For this reason, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of qualifications and experience in industry and from all persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, experiences and identities bring to an organisation.

We are a disability confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please email peopl