Associate Director, Growth

AnaVation LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare marketing firm is seeking an Associate Director, Growth to drive new business across global clients in healthcare sectors. You will lead efforts in establishing commercial opportunities while collaborating closely with the marketing team. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in business development within a healthcare setting. This role offers both personal impact and professional growth, along with a flexible hybrid working environment to enhance work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Up to 7% pension contribution

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave plus well-being days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development within a healthcare environment.
• Strong track record of attracting RFP opportunities and driving revenue growth.
• Deep understanding of healthcare marketing including regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Execute and deliver growth strategy with Global Marketing leadership.
• Drive new business development across priority healthcare markets.
• Build and manage a robust global/regional sales pipeline.
• Act as a senior commercial point of contact for prospective clients.
• Lead brand initiatives that support new business growth.

Skills

Business development

Relationship-building

Lead generation

Healthcare marketing

Client-facing communication

Job description

About Avalere Health

United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.

Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.

Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.

Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity.We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.

We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you’d like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

Location

Ideally based within a commutable distance to one of our key UK hubs; London, or Brighton.

About the role

We’re looking for an Associate Director, Growth to help drive new business and revenue across our global healthcare clients and prospects.

In this role, you’ll spot, shape, and convert commercial opportunities, partnering closely with marketing, strategy, and client teams to bring our capabilities to market in a compelling way.

You’ll play a key role in building and delivering our growth strategy alongside the Leadership Team, bringing energy, curiosity, and an entrepreneurial mindset while navigating a fast‑paced, global environment.

This is a brilliant next step for someone ambitious and growth‑focused who wants to make an immediate impact within our Global Marketing capability. You’ll have a clear path to the Leadership Team, along with opportunities to lead, coach, and mentor others as you grow.

What you’ll do

• Partner with Global Marketing leadership to execute and deliver growth strategy
• Own and drivenew business developmentacross priority healthcare markets and therapy areas (pharma, biotech, medtech, health systems, or life sciences as relevant).
• Identify, qualify, and convertnew client opportunities, from early engagement through outreach, pitch and close.
• Build and manage arobust global/regional sales pipeline, tracking progress and forecasting revenue, successfully generating creds calls that convert RFI/RFP opportunities
• Lead RFPs, proposals, and pitch processes, working with internal experts to shape compelling, insight-led solutions.
• Act as asenior commercial point of contactfor prospective clients, building trusted relationships with decision-makers.
• Bea trusted commercial advisor, capable of influencing senior marketing, and procurement stakeholder clients across complex healthcare organisations.
• Represent the agency externally atindustry events, conferences, and networking forums(international where appropriate).
• Lead brand and reputation initiatives that directly support new business growth, including thought leadership, awards, content, and agency visibility, with a clear focus on lead generation, credibility, and pitch support.
• Partner with the Senior Growth Manager to prioritise growth activity against pipeline needs, providing coaching, direction, and performance feedback to maximise commercial impact.

About you

• Proven experience inbusiness development, growth, or commercial roleswithin ahealthcare marketing, communications, or professional services agency.
• Strong track record oflead generation, attracting RFP opportunities, winning new businessand contributing to revenue growth
• Deep understanding ofhealthcare marketing, including regulatory considerations outside the US
• Experience leading or significantly contributing topitches and proposals.
• Confident communicator with strongclient-facing and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and comfortable operating with autonomy.
• Experience working across multiple regions (e.g., Europe, APAC, Domestic US).
• Exposure to strategic planning or consultancy-style engagements.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members

What we can offer

You'll receive up to a 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including flexible hybrid working, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well-being days, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.

Access free counselling through our employee assistance program, as well as personalized health support. Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey, as well as on-demand support from our partner Peppy. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.

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