Job Description:
Head of Strategic Development
London or Manchester (1-2days a week in the office)
The role requires regular traveling around UK
Permanent role
Competitive salary & benefits package
Full Time - 37.5 hours
We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns
Closing date for applications: 12 May 2026. Please note, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high volume of strong applications.
Interviews are expected to commence from 25 May 2026.
About the Role
Bupa Health Services is entering a critical phase of growth and transformation. We are seeking a Head of Strategic Development to operate at senior‑leader level, shaping and delivering high‑impact growth, partnership and transformation initiatives across our Health Services portfolio.
This role sits at the centre of strategy and execution. Acting as an internal strategic consultant, you will work closely with Executive and Leadership Teams to identify, evaluate and deliver opportunities that extend beyond existing Clinics and Specialist Services (CASS) and Diagnostic and Secondary Care London (DASCL) businesses. You will translate strategic ambition into commercially robust, operationally deliverable outcomes aligned to Bupa's Connected Care and BGUK strategy.
Key Responsibilities
As Head of Strategic Development, you will lead a diverse portfolio of strategic development and transformation initiatives, balancing big‑picture thinking with hands‑on delivery. Key responsibilities include:
What We're Looking For
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
Strategy, Change & TransformationLocations:
Angel Court, London, Bupa Place
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
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