WHAT WE DO
Navigate the NHS and health ecosystem
We help companies understand how health systems really work: the decision-makers, policy environment, clinical pathways and partnerships that determine whether innovation gets adopted.
Shape policy and influence
We anticipate political, policy and regulatory change, build influential relationships and help create the conditions in which innovation can succeed.
Brand, positioning and narrative
We turn complex science and technology into clear, compelling propositions — developing brand and positioning strategies that build trust, reputation and demand.
Go-to-market and growth
We develop UK and US market-entry and GTM strategies, helping leadership teams connect brand, communications, stakeholder engagement and commercial objectives.
Strategic campaigns
From major launches and funding rounds to policy change, reputation and corporate inflection points, we design and deliver campaigns that move organisations forward.
WHY JARVIS ASSOCIATES
The science may be strong. The technology may work. The investment may be there.
But adoption requires something different: understanding the system around the innovation.
That’s the gap Jarvis Associates exists to close. We combine senior strategic counsel with hands-on execution, working with founders, leadership teams and investors at critical moments of growth.
WHO WE ARE
SJ
Sian Jarvis CB
Founder
Sian is a board-level communications, policy and corporate affairs leader with extensive experience across government, the NHS, healthcare and life sciences. A former Director General at the Department of Health and NHS, she has advised Secretaries of State, led major national health campaigns and subsequently held senior roles across healthcare, technology and life sciences. Most recently she was Chief Policy and Corporate Affairs Officer at Genomics, working at the intersection of cutting-edge science, NHS adoption, government policy and commercial growth. She brings senior strategic judgement, deep understanding of the health system and extensive relationships across government, the NHS, healthcare, media and life sciences.
SH
Stephen Hankinson
Brand & Marketing
Stephen is an experienced brand and marketing leader specialising in healthcare, life sciences and growth-stage companies. He helps organisations translate ambitious commercial strategy into distinctive brands, compelling positioning and practical go-to-market plans. His expertise spans brand strategy, creative direction, integrated marketing, digital growth, campaign development and GTM — connecting what a company stands for with the audiences it needs to reach and the commercial outcomes it needs to achieve.
HOW WE WORK
Fractional leadership
Senior C-suite counsel without the cost or commitment of building a full senior function.
Go-to-market & launch
Focused support around market entry, NHS adoption, launches and major growth milestones.
Strategic projects & campaigns
Intensive programmes around policy, positioning, brand, funding, reputation or significant corporate moments.
WHO WE WORK WITH
$130m
Series C raised
$12m+
contracts generated through lead-generation activity
Multi-million
global pharma contracts
167%
increase in brand impressions
150%
audience growth
37%
increase in patient sign-ups
NHS + Government
engagement leading to direct policy and commercial outcomes
FT · BBC · Bloomberg
national and international coverage
$130m
Series C raised
$12m+
contracts generated through lead-generation activity
Multi-million
global pharma contracts
167%
increase in brand impressions
150%
audience growth
37%
increase in patient sign-ups
NHS + Government
engagement leading to direct policy and commercial outcomes
FT · BBC · Bloomberg
national and international coverage
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