Integrated Healthcare Specialist

CK Group are recruiting for an Intergrated Healthcare Specialist (IHS) on a hybrid, permanent basis.

A global specialty pharmaceutical company is building a brand-new UK Integrated Healthcare Specialist team to support entry into an exciting new specialist therapy area within secondary care (dermatology/immunology). This is a rare opportunity to join a business at the start of its journey in a new therapeutic area, help shape its UK footprint, and play a key role in pre-launch preparation and early commercial execution ahead of wider team expansion later in the launch cycle.

Why This Role?

• Be part of a new team driving innovation in specialist care
• Influence pre-launch strategy and early adoption planning
• Work in a hybrid role combining commercial excellence with market access expertise
• Join a company committed to growth and patient impact

The Opportunity: As an Integrated Healthcare Specialist, you’ll combine strong sales capability with account development, pathway understanding, and stakeholder engagement across secondary care. You’ll build relationships, prepare accounts for launch, and support early uptake planning in a compliant, non-promotional environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre-Launch & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build compliant relationships with secondary care specialists and wider account stakeholders
• Deliver disease education and scientific exchange in line with pre-launch guidelines
• Identify early advocates, launch accounts, and centres of influence

Hybrid Commercial & Access Focus

• Combine sales excellence with market access and account management activity
• Understand local NHS pathways, funding mechanisms, and decision-making processes
• Support identification and removal of access and adoption barriers
• Work closely with Medical Affairs and Market Access colleagues

Account & Territory Planning

• Develop and execute robust territory and account plans
• Map stakeholders and payer networks within accounts
• Gather insight to inform launch strategy and targeting

Cross-Functional Working

• Feed field insights into brand and launch planning
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Medical and Market Access teams

Compliance

• Operate to the highest standards of compliance and governance (ABPI Code)

About You:

Essential

• Strong background in pharmaceutical sales with clear commercial accountability
• Experience in secondary care roles
• Exposure to market access, account management or hybrid access/sales models
• Solid understanding of NHS structures, payor networks and decision-making
• Experience of UK product launches or pre-launch activity
• Confident operating in a build-phase / new team environment
• Self-directed, resilient and highly organised
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable: Experience in dermatology, immunology or other specialist therapy areas (highly desirable)

Locations:

Initial focus across England, with territories likely to include:

• London & South (multiple roles)
• Midlands
• North West
• North East (with potential to expand coverage longer term)

National travel will be required as the team is established.

Package

• Competitive basic salary (circa mid-£70ks)
• Company car or car allowance
• Bonus, pension and full benefits package

For more information, please contact Julia Day on 01246 457719 or jday@ckgroup.co.uk. Please quote reference 169961 for all communications. It is essential that applicants hold the entitlement to work in the UK.