Director; Government Affairs Strategy

Director (Government Affairs) at Newmarket Strategy

Location: London (hybrid; office-based Tuesday-Thursday)

Salary and package: competitive

Closing date: 19 January 2026, 17:30

Job details

Newmarket Strategy is a rapidly growing consultancy firm operating at the cutting edge of healthcare innovation. Our team has operated at the highest levels of industry, the NHS and government, and our deep expertise spans commercial, market access and policy. We apply these insights for clients across the health and life sciences sector – from pharmaceutical and biotech companies to digital health providers, healthcare and infrastructure services, as well as medtech and diagnostic innovators.

We are looking for a bright, knowledgeable and committed person with at least seven years of experience in a relevant role to join our dynamic and growing Government Affairs team in central London as a Director.

The scale and pace of change underway in both UK politics and health innovation means this is an incredibly exciting time to join an exciting company working at the forefront of health and life sciences.

Our Strategic Government Affairs practice fits with our overall approach of providing senior counsel relating to the health and life sciences industries, where the application of our technical expertise in the field is used to help promote health innovations that will improve and save lives.

As a Director, you will play an important role in leading the continued growth of our successful and dedicated strategic government affairs practice – working with colleagues across the business and stakeholders across the health and life sciences sector.

Central to your role will be cultivating new business opportunities and designing effective government affairs strategies for clients, built on a sophisticated understanding of the health and life sciences sectors. You will maintain strong, positive relationships with our clients and help to proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities.

You will be working very closely with the Senior Director of Strategic Government Affairs, Newmarket Strategy’s Senior Partners and the wider team to continue to grow the practice, help our clients to achieve their commercial objectives and to bring new and effective innovations to patients>

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation. We treat all job applications equally. Newmarket is committed to hiring, training and promoting candidates based on merit.

The successful candidate will have graduated with at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree, and will be able to demonstrate:

• Develop strategic programmes for clients which help deliver on their commercial objectives.
• Offer senior counsel to clients, including constructive challenge where appropriate.
• Support companies in bringing innovative products and services to market, enhancing patient care and adding value to the healthcare system.

• Guide policy and advocacy research, and identify emerging opportunities and threats.
• Provide strategic analysis and advise clients on changes and trends in healthcare and government policy, including NHS developments.
• Identify, scope and develop new business opportunities, leveraging your network and attendance at key events.
• Support the development and execution of the business development strategy for the Strategic Government Affairs team.
• Shape and guide the implementation of marketing strategies.

• Manage multiple clients and projects concurrently.
• Oversee the implementation of client programmes and lead wider client teams.
• Coordinate and mentor junior team members, including overseeing their training and development needs.
• Design and lead high-impact workshops or round tables with mixed audiences (government officials, industry, clinicians, regulators etc).
• Lead new business and pitch processes end-to-end.

• Contribute to Newmarket Strategy’s public…