Director

Based: Remote, with occasional travel. Location flexible.

Contract: Permanent

Days: 5 days a week

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience (enquire - annette@egality.health)

Deadline: 4 November 2026

Potential start date: January (but flexible based on the candidate)

Overview

Egality connects pharmaceutical companies with under-served communities to make clinical trials more inclusive and effective for all. We are specialists in health equity, community engagement, and clinical research.

It is an exciting time of growth for Egality, and we're looking for a Director to bolster our new business, client services, and community engagement. You'll lead our expansion in the pharmaceutical sector, oversee client delivery, and support and develop our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about health equity and driving equitable inclusion in health research. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years’ experience working with the pharmaceutical sector, in an agency or CRO, and a proven track record in securing new business.

This is an opportunity to have a significant impact in a small company delivering big social outcomes. You will join a hands-on team, with a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and social purpose.

The role

What you’ll do:

Growth, mission and new business

· Lead our growth strategy, with a focus on expansion in the pharmaceutical sector, while staying true to our principles, values and social impact metrics

· Ensure that under-represented communities remain at the heart of our work, and that our community organisation partners continue to shape our principles, mission, and services

· Build and deliver a pipeline of pharmaceutical companies and life science organisations across the UK, EU and US

· Lead proposals, pitches and new business briefs, and navigate procurement processes such as preferred supplier lists and RFPs

· Strengthen our company narrative, service positioning and profile, through conferences, awards, and thought leadership

Clients and team

· Bring in-depth senior expertise to our insights and outreach services, adding credibility and integrity to how we deliver value for clients

· Explore how to enhance our services, measure our impact, and continuously improve the quality of our delivery for clients and community organisation partners

· Provide senior oversight of client relationships and projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and growing existing accounts, act as a senior point of contact

· Line manage, support and develop the team, including upskilling in business development and client management

Who You Are

Principles

· You are aligned with our principles and values as an organisation, and driven to achieve our social impact and mission toward equitable health research

· You are committed to our work with under-represented communities, and respect the voices of people with lived experience

· You are excited to hear the opinions, perspectives and insights from community organisations and leaders, to inform and shape how we operate as an organisation

Professional

· You have 10+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, ideally in an agency or CRO role

· You have a proven track record in securing new business,leading growth, and contributing to the expansion of a company

· You have demonstrable experience in one or both of our services – insights gathering to design accessible trials, and/or communications and recruitment for clinical trials

· You have senior client management experience, and are confident leading multiple projects and delivering high-quality work

Personal

· You have experience managing and developing teams, and enjoy bringing out the best in people

· You’re comfortable getting stuck in and working collaboratively with the team, in an environment with low hierarchy and high autonomy

· You’re excited to join a small team delivering big social outcomes, in a senior role where you can help shape the future of the company

About us

Egality connects underserved communities with the pharmaceutical sector to make clinical trials more inclusive and effective for all. We do this by gathering unheard insights to shape trial design, and delivering creative, community-led outreach to increase fair representation in trials. We deliver award-winning projects with pharmaceutical and life science organisations.

We work, and engage regularly, with community organisations that represent those underserved by health research, health systems and society. Our principles and values as an organisation are grounded in driving a more equitable health system, through research.

Working with us means, working remotely, with flexible hours, and a friendly, supportive, values driven team, with a clear social purpose. This role is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the growth of the company, and our ultimate mission toward more equitable healthcare.

Statement on inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of Egality’s work. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people from diverse ethnic communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, and Disabled people. We particularly welcome candidates from Black, African, and Caribbean communities.

For questions about the role, the salary or to request reasonable adjustments to the interview proceess - please email - annette@egality.health

To apply, please email a CV and cover letter - annette@egality.health