Sector Lead - Healthcare

BSI; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BSI is looking for a Sector Lead – Healthcare in London to drive strategic initiatives in the medical device sector. This senior leadership role combines technical expertise with commercial strategy to enhance industry standards and influence healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in stakeholder engagement and strategy development, reflecting BSI's commitment to innovation and excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Paid sick leave

Health insurance

Life insurance

Pension plan with company contribution

Car allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Key expertise in medical device regulation and innovation.
• Experience securing funding and resources.
• Understanding of standardization processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of BSI's healthcare solutions and content strategy.
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop business cases and implement new services based on market needs.

Skills

Subject matter expertise in medical devices

Strong understanding of UK healthcare policy

Relationship management at senior level

Strategy development

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Great that you're thinking about a career with BSI!

Job Title: Sector Lead – Healthcare
Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

About the role:

We are hiring a Sector Lead – Healthcare to join our BSI Knowledge Solutions team.

This is a senior leadership role focused on driving BSI’s position in the healthcare market, particularly around medical devices and innovation. You will shape and deliver strategies to support revenue growth, enhance BSI’s industry profile, and strengthen our impact in this important sector.

As Sector Lead, you’ll provide subject matter expertise, build strategic partnerships with policy, industry, and academic stakeholders, and represent BSI in key healthcare initiatives and external events. This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise, commercial strategy, and thought leadership to support clients and influence the future of healthcare standards and regulation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise and leadership to support the growth of BSI’s solutions and content strategy related to medical device standards and regulation.

• Deliver BSI’s healthcare standards strategy by bringing together operational teams and aligning development pathways for key areas of innovation and policy.

• Generate leads, develop business cases, and implement new services and solutions based on market needs and engagement.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with industry, policy, and academic stakeholders, establishing yourself and BSI as credible and trusted partners.

• Represent BSI at external meetings and events to maintain strong engagement and ensure BSI’s expertise stays at the forefront of the sector.

• Establish and coordinate a scalable network of subject matter experts and professional writers to create high-quality, data-driven, sector-focused content.

• Identify and leverage market and customer insights to guide the development of new and existing products.

• Collaborate effectively across BSI teams to align strategies, share expertise, and support shared goals.

About You:

• Subject matter expertise in the medical device domain, including regulation and innovation.

• Strong understanding of key policy drivers in the UK healthcare system.

• Skilled at building and managing internal and external relationships at a senior level.

• Experience developing strategies, business cases, and securing funding and resources.

• An understanding of national and international standardization processes is desirable.

BSI offers a competitive total reward package, an independent and varied job in an international environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training and development with the inclusion of 27-days annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

We are proud to be the business improvement company helping organisations become more sustainable and resilient — inspiring trust in their products, systems, services, and the world we live in.

Headquartered in London, BSI is the world's first national standards organization with more than 100 years of experience. We are a global partner to 86,000 companies and organizations in over 193 countries, offering development, auditing, certification, and training services — including innovative software solutions and cybersecurity expertise for all industries: from aerospace and automotive to food, construction, energy, healthcare, IT, and beyond. Incorporated by Royal Charter, we’re truly impartial, and home to the ultimate mark of trust: the Kitemark.

Through our unique combination of consulting, training, assurance, and regulatory services, we bring solid and broad knowledge to every company.

If you want to contribute to this inspiring challenge, bring your open and enthusiastic mindset to our dynamic team — apply now and become part of the BSI family!

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