pobl · Welsh for people

Specialist talent for medical communications and medical affairs.

We partner with agencies, consultancies, pharma and market-research firms, and in-house teams across medical communications, medical affairs and market access — supporting long-term talent strategy and the roles you need filled now.

What we do

We help specialist teams grow — by building the people, and the talent strategy, behind great work.

For employers

We work in collaboration with medical communications leaders across agencies, consultancies, pharma and market-research firms, and in-house teams — building teams and optimising performance, from a single critical hire to long-term talent strategy.

For professionals

We offer insightful support to talented people in their search for what's next — from opportunities across our network to tailored career support.

Specialisms

Deep expertise across every corner of the industry.

Each specialism has its own dedicated focus — so whether you're hiring a medical writer, a market access lead or a creative director, you're working with someone who knows that world.

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Every search, treated like an executive search — built around your brief, culture and long-term plans.
It's a pobl thing.

Specialism

Typical roles we recruit
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In their words

The teams we partner with, on what it's like to work with pobl.

From our first conversation, Tom took the time to understand our requirements and provided details of great candidates — professional, communicative and responsive throughout. A talent consultancy that truly cares about your success.
Ornella Vincenzino
President & Founder, Innovaacom LLC
Recruitment takes a lot of time and attention. Tom really helps reduce that by understanding your needs, who you're looking for and how you like to work throughout the process. Tom and Lindsey are a joy to work with.
Sarah Ings
Managing Director, CultHealth (Formerly MJL Advertising)
Companies we work with

Trusted across the medical communications industry.

We partner with agencies, consultancies, pharma consulting and market-research firms, and in-house medical affairs teams.

Aspire Scientific Costello Medical Oxford Pharmagenesis Helios Global Group AMP27 Brandcast Health Innovaacom Word Monster Red Thread Market Access RiSE Scientific Impatient Health
For talent

Support for talented people, in the search for what's next.

Whether you're starting out, ready to progress, or weighing a senior move, we offer insightful, confidential career support — and access to roles you won't find on a job board.

Job Search

A confidential conversation about your career, plus current roles.

Application Support

Hands-on help to put your best foot forward.

1-2-1 Career Coaching

Personalised sessions tailored to your goals.

Opportunity Search

We actively seek out roles that match your aspirations.

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Our story

Built by people who've worked inside the industry — not alongside it.

pobl was founded on a simple belief: recruitment for a specialist industry should be done by specialists who understand it from the inside. We've lived the culture, the pitch and the pressure — and it shapes everything we do.

TD RA LH
Tom, Rowan & Lindsey
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Beyond the brief

The beating heart of the industry is people.

Talent isn't only our business — it's our contribution to the sector. We invest in the wider community that the whole industry relies on, for employers and professionals alike.

MedComms.Jobs

Our next-generation, community-led careers platform for the whole sector — connecting talent and employers, with events, insight and networking.

Corporate Member of Bionow

Connected into the wider biopharma and life-sciences community across the UK — beyond agencies, into the science our industry serves.

Members of ISMPP

pobl colleagues are individual members of ISMPP — the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals — keeping us close to the standards and people shaping medical publications.

Across the MedComms Industry

We attend a wide range of industry conferences year-round, meeting talent and employers where the sector gathers.

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Questions, answered

The things people ask us most.

What does pobl do?+

pobl is a specialist talent consultancy for medical communications, medical affairs and market access. We partner with agencies, consultancies and in-house teams on experienced hires, interim and freelance resourcing, entry-level hiring and embedded talent acquisition — and we support professionals throughout their careers.

Which sectors does pobl recruit for?+

We work across medical communications, medical writing, medical education, market access & HEOR, healthcare advertising, client services, digital & design, marketing & PR, pharma market research & insights, biopharma consulting, and corporate services & business support.

Who does pobl work with?+

We partner with medical communications agencies, market access & HEOR consultancies, pharma consulting and market-research firms, healthcare advertising agencies, and in-house medical affairs teams — across the UK.

How is a talent consultancy different from a recruitment agency?+

A talent consultancy partners on long-term talent strategy as well as immediate hiring, and treats every search as a crafted project. pobl was founded by people with in-house talent acquisition experience from inside the industry — so we understand agency culture, and what the right hire actually looks like.

How does pobl support medical communications professionals?+

We offer confidential job search, application support, one-to-one career coaching and proactive opportunity search — plus access to roles through MedComms.Jobs, our community-led careers platform.

Who founded pobl, and where is it based?+

pobl was founded by Tom Davies, a medical communications talent acquisition specialist. pobl.work Ltd is registered in England & Wales and works with agencies, consultancies and in-house teams across the UK.

It's a pobl thing.

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It's a pobl thing.
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