Venture Life

Healthcare Professional (HCP) Marketing Manager

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary & bonus opportunity
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Discretionary Share Options (on completion of probation)
• Hybrid/flexible working model
• A dynamic and inclusive work culture
• Professional development and international growth opportunities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

•  Lead end-to-end HCP marketing campaigns for each brand, tailoring messaging and value propositions to different HCP audiences (midwives, GPs, nurses, urologists, pharmacists, IVF clinics, etc.).
•  Design and implement HCP sampling programs and educational initiatives (e.g. sampling of Balance Activ at clinics, training sessions on Lift supplements) to encourage product trials and endorsements.
• Work with external experts (NICE scheme consultants, etc.) to navigate NHS Pharmacy First and similar programs, ensuring Venture Life products are integrated into these care pathways.
• Create and deliver HCP-facing materials (e.g. brochures, slide decks, digital content) and coordinate outreach communications for professional audiences.
• Manage the company’s presence at relevant HCP events and conferences (GP, pharmacy, midwife, urology, fertility conferences, etc.), including planning booths, presentations or sponsorships.
• Drive HCP engagement through traditional and digital channels (journals, events, email campaigns, webinars, social media), ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Define and monitor KPIs for each campaign; track metrics (e.g. HCP engagement, sample uptake, feedback) and report on outcomes, insights and ROI to the Brand leadership.
• Work closely with commercial, digital marketing and product teams to align HCP messaging with broader brand strategy and promotional activities.

Role Requirements

• Healthcare Marketing Experience: Proven experience in OTC healthcare or pharmaceutical marketing, medical communications, or equivalent (even as an HCP such as a nurse, pharmacist or allied health professional).
• UK Healthcare Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the UK healthcare system and how to engage HCPs within it (NHS structure, referral pathways, major specialties, etc.). Familiarity with recent NHS initiatives – e.g. the NHS Pharmacy First service launched in 2024 (which enables pharmacists to supply treatments for minor ailments) – is highly desirable.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse HCP stakeholders and clearly convey scientific/clinical information.
• Self-Starter & Organiser: Highly self-motivated and organised; able to plan and execute complex projects with multiple stakeholders and deadlines, often independently.
• Passion & Domain Expertise: Genuine passion for health and wellness. Prior experience or interest in women’s health, men’s health, pharmacy settings or related fields will be a strong asset.

Environment and Culture

VLG is a fast-paced, determined, and agile business. Commercially led, the current structure of our teams enables quick decision-making and the opportunity to work within a broad and varied remit.

Our culture gives our people the opportunity to influence and collaborate in a friendly and open environment. We also recognise and develop potential within our teams.

We look for the following interpersonal skills in our people which demonstrate behaviours representing our values of partnership, empowerment, precision, and potential:

• Customer focussed – We recognise that our customers are key to our success
• Innovation – We like our employees to seek out better ways of working
• Strong decision-making capabilities – Ability to meet multiple demands and be deadline-driven
• An active listener – Using coaching and mentoring as a preferred style of managing
• Committed to developing their team – and the wider business, capable of and willing to participate in continuous learning
• Competent at managing change – independently and at a team level
• Willing to “pitch in” – getting involved at all levels
• Ambassadors – To be always ambassadors of VLG
• Able to work under pressure – and maintain a positive manner