PM Society
Amir H. Kelishadi serves as the European Talent Lead and GCRS GenAI Trainer at Syneos Health Communications since October 2020, overseeing a team of European recruiters and advising on recruitment and retention strategies. In this role, Amir has been instrumental in designing and implementing a new applicant tracking system to enhance recruitment efficiency across the organization. Previously, Amir held roles in recruitment within the company, managing full-cycle recruitment for various teams across Europe. Additionally, Amir is an active member of the Careers Interest Group at the PM Society, focusing on improving careers in healthcare communications. Early career experience includes positions at Hanson Search and REESON Education, where Amir progressed from Consultant to Principal Consultant. Amir holds a BA (Hons) in Theology from Durham University, an LLB (Hons) from The University of Law, and a Diploma in Human Resources Management from CIPD Qualifications.
PM Society
The PM Society was established over 40 years ago as a not-for-profit organisation to serve the needs of the pharmaceutical industry and its service agencies. It currently has over 230 UK companies as members, including pharma and biotech companies on the industry side and PR, Advertising, Medical Communications, Digital and many other kinds of service company on the agency side. It is run by a voluntary Executive Committee, and supported by a small office staff. The Executive steers the direction of the Society in conjunction with the wider Committee of industry professionals, and works hard to forge close working relationships with other industry and NHS groups, including the ABPI, HCA and TOPRA, for the benefit of its membership. The Society has Interest Groups aligned to the current challenges and issues facing today’s marketers - Market Access, Digital, Patient Engagement, Industry Agency Relations, Sustainability, and Diversity - these are run by experts in the field, and run alongside the two highly regarded Award schemes – the PM Society Awards and the Digital Awards. The PM Society’s flexible modular training programme is developed by the industry for the industry and addresses the specific training needs for pharmaceutical marketing and associated life sciences disciplines. Courses run throughout the year and are tailored for those new to marketing, anyone needing a refresher and advanced modules for the more experienced marketer. If you would like any further information on the PM Society, please contact us on 01403 264898.