The Academy of Medical Sciences

Strategy

• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of the Academy’s international strategic direction, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and domestic priorities.
• Provide authoritative analysis on international policy, scientific, funding and geopolitical trends to inform strategic choices.
• Ensure global perspectives are embedded in the Academy’s strategy, business planning and horizon scanning processes.
• Build and steward influential strategic relationships across international science, health, research and innovation systems.
• Identify opportunities for international collaboration, joint initiatives and global policy influence.
• Represent the Academy internationally, acting as a credible senior ambassador.
• Lead international horizon scanning work, synthesising implications for the Academy’s strategy, programmes and governance.
• Develop structured insights and scenarios to support strategic decision‑making by the Executive and Council.
• Work closely with policy, careers and programmes, communications, and Directorate teams to ensure international work is coherent and strategically focused.
• Provide authoritative advice to senior leaders on international opportunities, risks and system shifts.

Interim International Strategy Lead