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Managing Director – Medical Cannabis Group
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Reports to: Group CEO
Direct Reports: Clinical Director, Superintendent Pharmacist, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Finance Lead, Regulatory & Quality Lead, Marketing Lead
We have full exclusivity within this role working for our Client.
We are building one of the UK's leading integrated medical cannabis businesses, bringing together specialist clinics, pharmacy, manufacturing, importation, education and patient support under one group. Our ambition is to improve patient access to safe, regulated cannabis-based medicines through exceptional clinical care, operational excellence and innovation.
The Managing Director will be responsible for leading the business from launch through to national scale, ensuring sustainable growth while maintaining the highest standards of governance, regulatory compliance and patient care.
The Opportunity
This is an entrepreneurial leadership role for someone who wants to build a market-leading healthcare company.
The Managing Director will own the commercial strategy, operational performance and growth of the business whilst working closely with the Board to execute the long-term vision.
This individual will be expected to:
- Create a high-performing leadership team
- Establish strategic partnerships
- Position the company as a trusted leader within the UK medical cannabis sector
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the company's long-term growth strategy
- Deliver annual business plans and budgets
- Identify new commercial opportunities and revenue streams
- Build relationships with investors, regulators and strategic partners
- Present regular board reports including KPIs and growth plans
- Lead mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships where appropriate
Commercial Growth
Drive patient acquisition across multiple channels including:
- Private patients
- Insurance opportunities
- Corporate healthcare
- GP referrals
- Specialist consultants
- NHS opportunities where appropriate
Responsible for:
- Revenue growth
- EBITDA performance
- Market expansion
- Pricing strategy
- Product portfolio expansion
- International opportunities
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Operational Leadership
Lead the day-to-day operation across:
- Medical Cannabis Clinics
- Digital Health Platform
- Pharmacy
- Patient Support Services
- Importation
- Distribution
- Manufacturing (future phase)
Ensure:
- Operational efficiency
- Excellent patient experience
- Strong governance
- Scalable infrastructure
- Continuous improvement
Clinical Governance
Working alongside the Clinical Director and Superintendent Pharmacist to ensure:
- Safe prescribing
- Excellent clinical outcomes
- CQC compliance
- GPhC compliance
- MHRA compliance
- Controlled Drugs Regulations
- Information Governance
- Patient Safety
Regulatory Leadership
Ensure full compliance with:
- CQC
- GPhC
- MHRA
- Home Office Controlled Drugs Licensing
- GDPR
- UK Healthcare Regulations
Develop a culture where quality and compliance are embedded throughout the organisation.
Financial Management
Responsible for:
- P&L ownership
- EBITDA delivery
- Cashflow management
- Budget preparation
- Forecasting
- Capital allocation
- Cost optimisation
Work closely with the Group Finance team to ensure robust financial controls.
Leadership & Culture
Recruit, develop and inspire a high-performing executive team.
Create a culture centred around:
- Patient first
- Clinical excellence
- Accountability
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Continuous learning
Lead performance management across all departments.
Business Development
Develop strategic relationships with:
- Consultants
- Specialists
- Pharmacies
- Manufacturers
- Importers
- NHS organisations
- Private hospitals
- Healthcare insurers
- Universities
- Research organisations
- Industry bodies
Represent the company at conferences and industry events.
Marketing & Brand
Work closely with Marketing to:
- Build a trusted healthcare brand
- Increase patient awareness
- Develop educational content
- Grow referral networks
- Maintain regulatory compliance within advertising guidelines
Key Performance Indicators
The Managing Director will be measured on:
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- Revenue growth
- EBITDA performance
- Patient acquisition
- Patient retention
- Clinical quality metrics
- CQC performance
- Regulatory compliance
- Employee engagement
- Patient satisfaction (NPS)
- Referral growth
- Pharmacy revenue
- Clinic utilisation
- Strategic partnerships
- Cash generation
- Delivery of annual strategic objectives
Experience Required
Essential
- Senior executive experience within healthcare
- Experience scaling regulated healthcare businesses
- Full P&L responsibility
- Proven commercial leadership
- Experience building high-performing leadership teams
- Strong understanding of governance and risk management
- Track record delivering significant revenue growth
- Experience working with Boards and investors
Desirable
- Medical cannabis experience
- Pharmaceutical experience
- Private healthcare experience
- Digital healthcare experience
- Pharmacy experience
- Healthcare acquisitions and integration experience
- Multi-site healthcare leadership
- Experience working with CQC, MHRA or GPhC regulated businesses
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic thinker
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Commercially astute
- Inspirational leader
- Strong negotiator
- Excellent communicator
- Data-driven decision maker
- Financially literate
- Highly organised
- Resilient and adaptable
- Strong stakeholder management
- Ethical and patient-focused
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
Desirable
- MBA
- Healthcare management qualification
- Clinical or pharmaceutical background (advantageous but not essential)
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to build one of the UK's most ambitious medical cannabis platforms from the ground up. The successful candidate will have the autonomy to shape strategy, recruit a world-class team and establish the business as a leader in an emerging, high-growth healthcare market.
As Managing Director, you will play a pivotal role in expanding patient access to innovative treatments while driving sustainable commercial success in a highly regulated environment.
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