PM Society
Mark Harrison is an experienced professional in the pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing sector, currently serving as a Senior Brand Manager for Haematology at Jazz Pharmaceuticals since May 2020. In addition to this role, Mark is an active Learning & Development Group Committee Member with the PM Society, a non-profit organization focused on enhancing healthcare communications. Prior to Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Mark held various positions at MSD from June 2005 to April 2020, including Ovarian Cancer Brand and Customer Manager and Oncology Customer Engagement Lead, among others. Mark's career began in the fitness industry, with roles such as Sales Consultant at Virgin Active and General Manager at Butterfly Lodge. Mark holds a B.Sc (HONS) in Sports Science with Psychology from the University of Gloucestershire, awarded in 2001.
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.