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At Hanson Search, we specialise in healthcare marketing executive search, helping organisations across the health sector hire experienced marketing and communications professionals. From global pharmaceutical companies and health-tech scale-ups to non-profits and industry bodies, we place senior leaders who shape brand narratives, drive patient engagement, and support commercial growth in a highly regulated, competitive landscape.

Our team works across the London, Europe, the UAE and USA — combining global reach with deep, sector-specific knowledge. Whether you’re hiring for a permanent role or require interim leadership, we deliver talent that understands the science and knows how to connect it to the right audience.

Our Expertise in Healthcare Marketing Executive Search

We recruit senior professionals with a proven ability to translate complex medical and scientific topics into compelling, compliant, and commercially effective messaging. Roles we typically fill include:

  • Head of Marketing – Healthcare, Pharma, Biotech

  • Marketing & Communications Director

  • Managing Director – Healthcare Communications

  • Account Director – Healthcare PR & Medical Comms

  • Patient Advocacy & Engagement Leads

  • Digital Marketing & Brand Strategy Specialists

  • Interim Marketing Consultants – Health & Life Sciences

Our network includes experts in areas such as healthcare PR, medical education, market access communications, HCP engagement, and integrated brand strategy.

A Bespoke, Research-Led Executive Search Approach

Our approach to healthcare marketing executive search is targeted, data-informed, and highly consultative. We start by understanding your objectives — whether launching a new therapy, building brand trust, or entering new markets. Our consultants then use bespoke mapping, confidential outreach, and deep network connections to identify the right leaders for your brief.

We also advise on candidate profiling, market availability, and skills alignment, helping you future-proof your team in a rapidly evolving industry.

Why Partner with Hanson Search for Healthcare Marketing Recruitment

  • Over 20 years’ experience in healthcare marketing and communications recruitment

  • Consultants with real healthcare agency and client-side experience

  • Global network with strong presence in the UK, Europe, US, and UAE

  • B Corp certified – committed to ethical, inclusive and purpose-led hiring

  • Proven track record in building senior healthcare marketing teams

  • Expertise across pharma, biotech, medtech, digital health, patient advocacy and public health

We work with healthcare clients who value not just experience, but the credibility, agility, and empathy required to communicate effectively in complex clinical and commercial environments.

Find Exceptional Healthcare Marketing Talent

If you’re hiring senior marketing and communications professionals in the healthcare sector — or seeking your next leadership opportunity — our team is here to support your search.

Get in touch to speak with a healthcare marketing executive search specialist.

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      Amy Hayer

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      Barbara Ozanon

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      Kristina Ugrin

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      Johnny Goldsmith

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      Rachel L’Estrange

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      Ivana Stevanovska

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      Madeleine Weightman

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      Amanda Dowie

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