Account Director – Healthcare
Added 4 Aug · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£87,300
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1132 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £87,300, and Simpson Associates is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 3556 (Sales accounts and business development managers, If the role is primarily sales/business development rather than directing strategy) or SOC 1171 (Health services and public health managers and directors, If the role involves managing healthcare service delivery directly). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
As Account Director for our Healthcare sector, you will work in partnership with our existing Healthcare team to grow a combined account into a shared, multi-million-pound target. Your primary focus is building relationships and opening doors: connecting with decision-makers across Healthcare Trusts, NHS England and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), as well as key partners such as Microsoft, to create a steady flow of new conversations and opportunities.
We are looking for a subject matter expert. Candidates ideally bring direct experience from within the healthcare sector, NHS England or a comparable national body, with a genuine understanding of NHS data and analytics use cases. You will bring your account partner's technical and pre-sales expertise into these conversations at the right moment, ensuring Simpson Associates presents itself as a complete, credible partner from first contact through to a signed deal. This is a relationship-first role: while a sales background is welcome, what matters most is genuine subject matter expertise and an established network within the Healthcare.
While the initial emphasis is on building new relationships and conversations, this is also an account-ownership role. You will be expected to take shared responsibility for the health of the account and the credibility of Simpson Associates as a delivery-capable partner, not simply to generate introductions and step away.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a subject matter expert. Candidates ideally bring direct experience from within the healthcare sector, NHS England or a comparable national body, with a genuine understanding of NHS data and analytics use cases. You will bring your account partner's technical and pre-sales expertise into these conversations at the right moment, ensuring Simpson Associates presents itself as a complete, credible partner from first contact through to a signed deal. This is a relationship-first role: while a sales background is welcome, what matters most is genuine subject matter expertise and an established network within the Healthcare.
While the initial emphasis is on building new relationships and conversations, this is also an account-ownership role. You will be expected to take shared responsibility for the health of the account and the credibility of Simpson Associates as a delivery-capable partner, not simply to generate introductions and step away.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a strong personal network of contacts across Healthcare Trusts, NHS England and ICBs, understanding who the key decision-makers and influencers are
- Generate new conversations and meetings through direct outreach, partner relationships (including Microsoft) and attendance at relevant sector events
- Work in partnership with your account co-lead to develop and execute a joint account plan against a shared revenue target
- Bring in technical and pre-sales colleagues at the appropriate stage of each opportunity, ensuring customers receive credible, expert input
Skills and Attributes Required
- Genuine subject matter expertise in Healthcare, ideally gained from within Healthcare sector, NHS England or a similar national body
- An established personal network of relationships across NHS Trusts, ICBs and/or national Healthcare bodies
- Confidence and tenacity in proactively opening new conversations and relationships
- Comfortable working as part of a two-person account team, sharing ownership of a target rather than working solo
- Maintaining strong communication and relationship-building skills, with Key stakeholders across NHS Trusts, NHS England, ICBs and combined boards.
- An understanding of, or genuine interest in, how data and AI solutions are used to solve problems within Healthcare
- Working knowledge of public sector procurement routes and frameworks (for example G-Cloud and other Crown Commercial Service frameworks), and the ability to contribute to compliant, compelling bids and proposals
- Comfortable using CRM and pipeline management tools to keep account and opportunity records accurate and current
- Resilience and a proactive, self-starting approach to business development
- Previous sales or business development experience, ideally in a technology, data or consultancy environment
Annual leave, starting at 25 days, increasing to 28 at 3 years and 30 at 5 years.
Matched 4% salary pension contribution
Healthcare cash plan
Private medical cover (following successful completion of probation)
Wellbeing platform
Life assurance, paying 4x basic salary
Income protection insurance (after your first year)
Car salary sacrifice purchase scheme
Personal development through a structured and empowering approach
Flexible working schedules
Gifts on your birthday and Christmas
Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
Tech salary sacrifice scheme
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Simpson Associates, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 1132 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~229k in sampleP25 £65kP75 £122k
£47kmedian £90kgoing rate £87k£157k
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Simpson Associates holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1132 going rate of £87,300. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.