WHO WE ARE
We are leaders in medical communication who blend our passion for people and science to shape a new standard of excellence. We are innovators and trailblazers. We thrive on exceeding expectations, leading the way in digital innovation to create the extraordinary. We’re not just setting the bar, we’re redefining it.
WE ARE BRAVE. WE ARE SMART. WE ARE AUTHENTIC.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FEEDBACK
They are clearly a well performing organization. It was good to see the range of initiatives to support their team, and the judges were impressed by their varied CSR examples.
Judge
I appreciated the partnership, and the willingness on CMC AFFINITY’s part to listen to me and my team, and then take the concepts we had to the next level.
An Impressed Partner
I have wonderful colleagues. They are professional, courteous, and helpful. We all work as a team and we have each other’s back.
Supported Employee
I value their support as an agency partner and their dedication to providing our team with disease awareness activities.
Supported Colleague
I feel like I belong here, people accept you for who you are, and respect you for the skills that you have and the contributions that you make.
Accepted Employee
OUR LEADERSHIP
About Richard
Richard has worked within UK and Global pharmaceuticals for over 30 years in a variety of commercial, management, and leadership roles on both the client and the agency side. A natural and engaging leader, he always strives to ensure that clients receive the best fit of skills, experience, and style to match their needs from the diverse talent pool within CMC Affinity. Richard’s extensive experience spans pre-launch and launch brands both globally and domestically in the UK. He excels in challenging pre-launch market understanding and planning assumptions, paving the way for stronger insights and more impactful strategic and tactical plans. With his ability to see through the detail and to ask the right questions at the right time, Richard helps ensure that all CMC Affinity teams deliver great outcomes for their clients, no matter what the brief.
About Donna
Donna oversees the Client Services team at CMC Affinity, fueled by a passion for ensuring our teams not only meet but exceed client expectations. With over two decades of medical communications experience, she works closely with all agency functions to ensure high-quality materials are delivered to our clients, taking pride in the long-lasting client partnerships forged along the way. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Villanova University, Donna was drawn to agency life and the diverse avenues it offers for communicating medical and scientific data in meaningful ways to varied audiences. She loves working with clients and thrives on discussing and delivering continued innovative solutions within our field.
About Jane
Jane has over 25 years of experience in the pharma industry on both the agency and the client side. Jane is passionate about providing omnichannel communication strategies and innovative solutions and educational programs for our clients. Jane takes immense pride in building long-lasting relationships with clients, ensuring that projects are delivered in the right channels and the right platforms, with measurable results. Jane supports and mentors our CMC Affinity teams to develop our digital leaders of the future.
About Melissa
Melissa provides effective leadership across a portfolio of accounts, supporting our clients with proactive and innovative solutions, strategic guidance, and tactical expertise, tailored to meet their objectives. She is an experienced Client Service Lead with a healthy obsession supporting her account teams to deliver their best work, while promoting and demonstrating best practice and operational efficiency. Melissa has over 25 years of experience working in medical communications at leading healthcare agencies, with broad experience across several therapy areas and has a passion for establishing and nurturing long-standing client partnerships.
About Ann
After completing her PhD and almost three years of post-doctoral research, Ann made the move into medical communications in 2003 and was one of the founding members of our Glasgow office. During her day-to-day role, Ann provides senior account leadership and high-level scientific support to several account teams. This includes client delivery, the development and sharing of best practice, solving operational challenges including resourcing, and coaching and mentoring. Ann is passionate about our people, and finding new ways to evolve and enhance the culture of CMC Affinity is at the heart of everything she does. Outside of CMC Affinity, Ann has had an active role in ISMPP since 2018 and is a mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation.
About Chris
Chris is responsible for helping our teams and our clients stay at the forefront of medical communications, working in harmony to create innovative and impactful solutions to overcome the challenges they face. With over 20 years in the pharmaceutical and medical communications sector, his wealth of experience is complemented by his passion for people and science, fuelling his desire to make the extraordinary possible in medical communications.
WHAT WE DO
We are a full-service medical communications agency with offices in the UK and North America. From strategic communication planning to insightful education programs and innovative peer-to-peer engagement, we stop at nothing until we have created the extraordinary in medical communications.
MEDICAL INFORMATION & EDUCATION
Patient support and engagement | Digital landscaping and omnichannel planning | Internal medical education and training | HCP digital medical education | HCP peer-to-peer medical education | Medical information | Clinical trial support
SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE
Strategic communication planning | Medical affairs planning | Scientific narratives and platforms | Lexicon development | Advisory boards | Congress strategy and activity planning | Satellite symposia, product theaters, and Standalones | Virtual and hybrid meetings | Virtual and live exhibition booths
PUBLICATIONS
Strategic publication planning | Gap analyses | Publication steering committees | Publication and database management | Abstracts, posters, orals, and manuscripts | Plain-language summaries | Data visualization | Publication enhancements, such as graphical abstracts, videos, and podcasts | REVEAL – poster platform
CAREERS AT CMC AFFINITY
Our people are the heart of our business, and we take our responsibility seriously when it comes to ensuring they have endless opportunities to grow in their career, leading their own way, at their own pace.
That’s why we offer a variety of progressive talent development programs and a proactive career management approach that allow you to thrive wherever you are in your career – from our industry-leading entry-level program, Fuel, to Northstar, our brand new groundbreaking development initiative for experienced medical communications professionals.