The Academy of Medical Sciences

Interim International Strategy Lead

The Academy of Medical Sciences

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • · Significant experience in international strategy, policy, or global research/health ecosystems.
  • · Strong analytical and geopolitical insight, with the ability to translate complex global developments into strategic action.
  • · Proven ability to build and manage effective international partnerships and operate credibly in international settings and internal teams, being collaborative and inclusive, with a facilitative working style
  • · Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • · Strong project management skills, with experience using recognised methodologies and tools
  • · Significant experience delivering complex international projects or programmes in a strategic, policy, academic, or charity context
  • · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including reporting to senior audiences
  • · Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and disciplines
  • · Strong attention to detail, balanced with strategic perspective
  • · Experience supporting or shaping organisational strategy.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
analytical skillscollaborative workinginfluencing skillsorganisational skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsattention to detailfacilitative working stylestrategic perspectiveability to manage multiple priorities