Senior Trade Advisor - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

Main purpose of job:

This role is a vital part of our Healthcare & Life Sciences Trade team, which supports the UK's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the British High Commission (BHC). DBT aims to promote British trade and investment globally, which is crucial for the UK's prosperity.

Our Healthcare & Life Sciences trade team is dedicated to helping UK exporters significantly increase trade with India. We do this through strategic export campaigns, addressing market access barriers, developing pipelines, and assisting UK companies in converting opportunities into export deals and partnerships. Our key focus areas in India include healthcare, bio-pharma, and medical technology. As part of our efforts, you will also tackle market access issues, such as non-tariff barriers, by lobbying or advocating with relevant government departments.

We are seeking a dynamic, high-calibre individual to enhance the UK-India trade relationship. As a senior team member, you will manage relationships with India's leading companies in bio-pharma, medical technology, and healthcare. Ideally, you should have an existing network in this sector or be able to quickly establish one. You should be a self-starter, highly organized, and capable of planning and managing your work while building productive relationships.

Experience and knowledge of the Healthcare and/or Life Sciences sector are essential. You will bring in-depth knowledge of the sector to develop a strategy for your region, targeting both current and long-term opportunities for UK businesses, with a focus on large or high-value deals where UK government support can make a significant impact.

We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business.

Roles and responsibilities/what will the jobholder expected to achieve:

As a Senior Trade Advisor of the Healthcare & Life Sciences team for trade you will:

• Develop and execute sector strategy for your region, i.e. AP, Telangana and Eastern India, enabling UK exporters to dramatically grow the volume of trade. This will be done through developing a pipeline of opportunities for UK businesses, and by supporting UK companies to translate these opportunities into export deals.
• Support and scope opportunities in your region/State for the sector. As part of this you will be required to undertake limited travel in India, as well as to the UK occasionally or on need basis.
• Use key account management principles to build and manage senior level relationships with Indian and UK businesses, government stakeholders and partners within Healthcare & Life Sciences. #
• Work on market access issues which hinder trade e.g. non-tariff barriers with our Trade Policy Team where Life Sciences features as a priority sector
• Support UK companies looking to invest in India.
• Plan and deliver activities and events to connect UK business to opportunities. You will also be expected to provide support and inputs to Ministerial/VIP visits and deliverables across the wider network in India; and support colleagues in the team across India on specific projects, events and activities.

You will be supported with opportunities to get the right learning and development, career development and opportunities to travel. You will join a growing team of high-performing and supportive colleagues. It will be a challenging position, with significant rewards for the right candidate.

Language requirements:

• Language: English
• Level of language required: Proficient in spoken & written English

Essential Skills:

• More than 5 years of experience in sales or marketing in the pharma sector is essential.
• An in-depth understanding of Healthcare and/or Life Sciences sector, and a strong network in the sector are essential.
• Excellent communication skills especially written and verbal communication is a must
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to search out significant opportunities for UK business.
• Tried and tested project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, team working skills.
• A solid track record of dealing with senior level decision makers in the business world.
• Marketing and presentational skills.
• IT competency, in standard MS Office tools, such as Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel

Desirable Skills:

• International exposure through education or work experience would be desirable.
• Experience of working in/with UK companies; knowledge of the business environment and of UK business related practices.
• Experience of working as part of a dispersed team.
• Experience of working in trade/investment promotion.
• Experience of working with a renowned hospital group, or, multinational company doing business in similar sectors either in India or the UK.
• Skilled at using digital and social media to gather information efficiently
• Postgraduate / MBA degree with specialisation in pharmaceutical, healthcare or life sciences

Deadline to submit the application extended: 04th June 2025 (latest by 23:55 hours IST)