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Strategic Healthcare Partner
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Strategic Healthcare Partner – Essity Health & Medical
A commercially minded healthcare professional passionate about building partnerships that drive meaningful impact?
At Essity, we’re looking for a Strategic Healthcare Partner to join our Health & Medical team—where strategy, innovation, and CSR intersect. This role blends healthcare expertise with collaborative change-making, helping shape better patient outcomes and transform healthcare services.
If you thrive on partnerships, purpose-driven work, and innovation, this could be your next career step.
About the Role
As a Strategic Healthcare Partner, you’ll shape the future of healthcare delivery. Within Essity’s Health & Medical business, you’ll work at the intersection of NHS priorities and patient-centred innovation, collaborating with healthcare providers to deliver long-term, sustainable value.
This permanent, territory-based role (Based in the North of England, M62 Corridor and above) demands a dynamic professional who bridges clinical needs and commercial strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Here’s what you’ll be doing (be prepared for variety!):
- Forge and grow strategic partnerships with directors, service managers, and clinical leaders across the North of England.
- spot challenges and opportunities in healthcare services and co-create data-driven, value-driven solutions.
- Sharpen and drive service development plans that streamline care pathways and enhance clinical outcomes.
- Advocate and enable adoption of new services and innovative solutions by influencing healthcare providers.
- Foster cross-functional alignment with internal teams (e.g., Account Management) to meet broader business and clinical goals.
- Develop rigorous, persuasive business cases and project plans illustrating both the clinical and commercial justification.
- Anticipate shifts in NHS priorities and emerging healthcare trends to proactively uncover new collaboration prospects.
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Who You Are
This role calls for a can-do, relationship-driven professional with a sharp commercial mind balanced by a deep understanding of healthcare.
Healthcare experience at its heart? We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Have experience in the NHS (or broader healthcare sector) working with providers, managers, or clinicians.
- Combine strategic, sales-led acumen with a genuine passion for improving patient care.
- Build long-term collaborative partnerships that deliver sustainable value, mutual trust, and real-world impact.
- Own the strategic narrative, turning insights into clear business cases, proposals, and service development plans.
- Excel in multi-priority project management with a tracked eye on progress and outcomes.
- Stay proactive, adaptable, and externally minded in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
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Perfect attributes: ✓ Confident influencer of change ✓ Enjoys identifying and developing new business opportunities
What We Offer You
Our mission—Breaking Barriers to Well-being—drives everything. At Essity, you’ll contribute to healthier lives, inclusive services, and sustainable communities.
We empower employees to innovate for good, excel collaboratively, and be themselves. Here’s how we show we care:
- A culture built on inclusion and growth—you can stretch yourself and make a mark.
- Challenging, engaging work with supportive colleagues and mentorship.
- Based in the North of England, with operational proximity to NHS innovation hubs (and core-relevant establishment to benefit.
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Next Steps
Join a team transforming lives—apply by 09 July 2026. Job Requisition ID:** Essity263211 ** Apply here (Insert instructions when given).
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