Associate, Health

Global Counsel is seeking an Associate to join its global health and life sciences practice.
- Has a keen interest in the politics and policy of the healthcare sector. We are looking for someone who loves to learn about the political and reputational drivers of policymaking, who can delve into the detail but also communicate the bigger picture.
- Has deep intellectual curiosity and energy. You will be adept at handling complexity and ambiguity, able to grasp new issues, scan the horizon for threats and opportunities and form coherent and well-argued advice for clients.
- Takes a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Someone who is willing to build their own network to call on for insight.
- Can communicate with precision and flair. If you can write persuasively, enjoy editing and restructuring writing and can incorporate complex data into an engaging narrative you might be the right fit for us.

**Role and responsibilities**:

- Support the development and implementation of advocacy and thought-leadership campaigns on policy and regulatory issues across the healthcare sector.
- Conduct primary and secondary research, including interviewing policymakers, to produce high quality reports.
- Support clients to assess the risks and opportunities of evolving policy and regulation and analyse public and political expectations.
- Act as a day-to-day contact for clients, building positive client relationships and delivering actions and projects to meet clients needs and deadlines.
- Support business development by identifying potential clients, contributing to pitches and campaigns.
- Produce written content and analysis in the form of policy papers, blogs and reports.
- Act as an active ambassador for Global Counsel at relevant industry and policy events, and invest in developing the skills, expertise and reputation of yourself and others.

**Skills and Profile**:

- Exemplary writing and research skills, with good attention to detail.
- Knowledge and understanding of policymaking in the healthcare sector in the UK and/or other major markets.
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English.
- A motivated self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team.
- Presentation skills, both in person and over digital software like Zoom and MS Teams.
- Self-awareness and a strong commitment to professional and personal development.
- Commercial acumen and the ability to make inferences and draw conclusions about how politics and regulations affect businesses.

Department

Health and Life Sciences

Locations

London
- Contact Imogen Dunn Senior Associate, HR & Talent

**Why join**:
An opportunity to work with world-class advisers and political experts in a fast-growing firm, alongside a strong professional development program including a personal training budget.A competitive salary and bonus structure, a robust benefits package and opportunities to work from our offices across the world.A commitment to work-life balance, with flexible working, 25 days holiday allowance plus public holidays, enhanced parental leave, discretionary winter holiday office closures, and sabbaticals.

**Our commitment to diversity**:
We are committed to equal opportunities, respect and wellbeing for all staff and applicants for employment. We are committed to building a team that genuinely reflects the diversity of the places we work. We are committed to achieving a culture where there is regard for all and there is no place for discrimination and harassment of any type.

Our aim is for GC to be a company where all our colleagues have the opportunity to grow, develop, succeed and be their authentic selves whatever their sex, race, colour, class, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, redundancy, leaves of absence, salary and training.

**About Global Counsel**:
Global Counsel brings together a team with diverse experience across the public and private sectors. Since our establishment in 2010 we have developed a wide range of services and capabilities for corporates and investors.

Global Counsel helps companies and investors across sectors to anticipate the ways in which politics, regulation and public policymaking create both risk and opportunity, and to develop and implement strategies to meet these challenges. We provide them with due diligence support to build compelling, evidence-based campaigns to engage in policy debates.

Our work is supported by high quality analytical content and collateral that is politically and economically informed and which builds quickly into executable strategy.

Our team is led by former public policymakers and political advisors with experience at the highest level of government. We have offices in London, Brussels, Washington DC, Singapore and Doha and are su