Director, Thought Leadership

We’re hiring a Director of Thought Leadership to join our team in London (UK).In this role, you will coordinate the development and delivery of insight led content aligned to strategic business priorities across Life Sciences & Healthcare.This is a hands-on coordination and execution role, focused on turning strategic priorities, SME input, and market context into a clear, structured thought leadership plan and ensuring delivery against it.About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishmentsAt least 10 years of experience in thought leadership, editorial, journalism, or strategic communications rolesProven experience building and managing structured content plans aligned to business priorities across multiple stakeholdersExperience coordinating content development across multiple contributors, formats, and channelsDemonstrated ability to translate SME input, market trends, and strategic priorities into clear content plans, briefs, and narrativesStrong experience delivering long form and short form content (e.g. executive articles, bylined content, editorial outputs) in a business environmentExperience managing editorial calendars and content pipelines end to end (planning, execution, and delivery)Experience working with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop content aligned to commercial or strategic objectivesIt would be great if you also haveExperience supporting thought leadership in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or MedTech environmentsExperience working with globally distributed teams and stakeholdersExperience working with external agencies or specialist writing resourcesWhat will you be doing in this role?Drive Thought Leadership Planning and Execution: Build and manage a structured thought leadership plan aligned to strategic growth areas, priority solutions, and target audiences across R&D, Commercial, and MedTech segmentsCoordinate SME Input and Content Development: Work closely with subject matter experts and business leaders to translate strategic priorities and market insights into clear content briefs and aligned narrativesManage End-to-End Content Delivery: Oversee execution of thought leadership across long-form and short-form content, ensuring delivery is coordinated, measurable, and aligned to agreed plansOwn Editorial Planning and Content Calendar: Build and maintain an integrated editorial calendar across channels, ensuring consistent output and alignment to business prioritiesSupport Content Creation and Quality: Contribute to writing, editing, and refinement where needed, and provide direction to internal and external writing resources to ensure quality and consistencyEnsure Alignment Across Teams: Coordinate across product, marketing, sales, and subject matter experts to ensure a cohesive and consistent approach to thought leadershipAbout the teamYou will report to a Senior Director, Marketing, based in London and will be part of a global team distributed across multiple locations.You will work closely with product leaders, data scientists, consultants, marketing and sales teams, communications, and therapy area experts across Clarivate to deliver high impact, insight led content aligned to business priorities.Hours of Work This is a permanent, full time position. The role follows a hybrid working model, with two days per week in our central London office.Employee Benefits Include:Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash PlanGenerous Pension Plan contribution ratesIncome protection insuranceLife insuranceSports Club Subsidy (Company pays 50% of gym membership, or up to £500)Emergency Childcare or Adult care coverEyecare vouchersFrom 25 Days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays (option to buy and sell Annual leave)At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all  qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.