Rachel Ross is an experienced communications professional currently serving as the Director of Policy Communications at AstraZeneca since April 2023. Prior to this role, Rachel held the position of Head of Communications and Government Affairs at Healthy.io from June 2021 to March 2023 and served in various roles at MHP Communications from September 2015 to June 2021, culminating as Account Director. Rachel also gained experience through a corporate affairs secondment at Bristol Myers Squibb and a policy and public affairs secondment at Marie Stopes International. Academically, Rachel holds a Master of Science in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Liverpool.