PM Society
Simon Walker has extensive experience in digital media, science communication, and healthcare consultancy. Currently serving as the Digital Media and Science Communication professional at Karger Publishers, Simon has also operated as the owner of TallSim Ltd, providing consultancy services to various agencies and companies in the healthcare sector. Simon plays a key role in the PM Society as the Careers Interest Group Lead and Executive Committee Member, promoting excellence and best practices in healthcare communications. Previous roles include Partnerships Director at Scientific Education Support, and business development consultant positions at Markify, Wordbird, and BMJ. Simon's educational background includes a NCTJ diploma in Journalism from Cardiff University and a CIM Diploma in Marketing from the University of Wolverhampton.
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.