CMC Affinity | IPG Health Medical Communications

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 BRAVE

We deep dive. We question everything in our relentless pursuit of the truth. We stop at nothing until we have created the extraordinary in medical communications.

WE ARE SMART

We listen. We challenge. We innovate. We captivate. We create the extraordinary in healthcare communications for businesses, healthcare professionals, and patients everywhere. And we deliver it with panache, because we’re passionate about it.

WE ARE AUTHENTIC

We care. For health, happiness, and humanity. These are our three guiding principles that help us make an extraordinary difference to people’s lives. Whether it’s for the well-being of your business or for that of a patient, we thrive when bringing about positive change, so we can all enjoy longer, healthier lives.

WE ARE CONNECTED

With over 25 years of experience, as part of a global family of medical communications agencies, we share a vision to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. We deep dive. We question everything in our relentless pursuit of the truth. Stopping at nothing until we have created the extraordinary in medical communications.

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

PMEA

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

Amazing Client

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

CMC Affinity

I value their support as an agency partner and their dedication to providing our team with disease awareness activities.

Supported Colleague

Another Awesome Client

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

CMC Affinity

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.

Richard Baxter

Global Head of CMC Affinity

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.

Donna Casparro

EVP, Head of Client Services

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.

Jane Sneddon

EVP, Global Head of Multichannel

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.

Melissa Gerard

SVP, Portfolio Director

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.

Ann Gordon

SVP, Senior Medical Director

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.

Chris Strutynskyj-Stannard

EVP, Head of Growth

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

MEDICAL INFORMATION & EDUCATION

Our unwavering commitment to scientific rigor, accuracy, innovation, and clarity allows us to deliver unparalleled medical education experiences that truly empower learning and understanding.

SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

Our passion for people and science empowers us to design scientific exchange programs that bridge gaps, fuel conversations, and catalyze transformative collaborations.

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

We are leaders in ethical publication planning and delivery. We blend integrity and scientific rigor with speed, agility, and innovation to deliver publications with impact.

COLLABORATION

We are proud to be part of IPG Health, providing you with access to the world's most connected community of health and wellness experts, and agile access to the best team to meet your needs, always.

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.

WHO WE ARE

WE ARE BRAVE. WE ARE SMART. WE ARE AUTHENTIC.

WE ARE BRAVE

WE ARE SMART

WE ARE AUTHENTIC

WE ARE CONNECTED

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FEEDBACK

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An Impressed Partner

Supported Employee

Supported Colleague

Accepted Employee

OUR LEADERSHIP

WHAT WE DO

MEDICAL INFORMATION & EDUCATION

SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

PUBLICATIONS

COLLABORATION

CAREERS AT CMC AFFINITY

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