Team

Leading experts from across life sciences, consulting and communications

We have built our team by seeking out the most talented and inspiring people from across the life sciences, consulting and communications industries. We are a diverse and growing group of more than 30 experts who share a passion for science, a collaborative spirit and the drive to push boundaries to help our clients’ innovations succeed.

Fiona Tavner

David Kane PhD

Managing Partner

David has over 20 years of experience in leading global strategy consulting and commercial teams in the delivery of award-winning strategic initiatives with some of the world’s most innovative pharma, biotech and health organisations. David’s teams have been recognised with multiple awards including the Holmes Report’s ‘Best Healthcare Consultancy in the World’.

David originally trained as a medical scientist, having worked at The California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. He has a PhD from the Max Planck Institute, Frankfurt, and a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

Pat Ward

Pat Ward

MANAGING PARTNER

 

Pat has over 20 years of pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing experience developing global communications strategy, planning and creative for pipeline, on-market brands, consumer health and unbranded disease initiatives. More recently Pat has also focused on global internal change communications and engagement programmes and the positioning and communication of discovery research, innovation and partnering approaches.

Pat Ward
Duncan Lewis

Duncan Lewis

COO

Duncan has extensive experience in finance and commercial operations in media and marketing communications businesses, spending the last past four years working in the healthcare industry. Duncan is passionate about driving efficiencies throughout the business by the implementation of seamless processes. Duncan has been a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants for over 30 years.

Fiona Tavner

Fiona Tavner PhD

Partner

Fiona brings over 20 years’ collective biopharmaceutical industry and biomedical postdoctoral research experience, combining robust scientific expertise with strategic and commercial insight. She provides senior strategic and scientific counsel, with deep experience in communication strategy, planning and execution.

Fiona gained her PhD and First-Class Honours in genetics from the University of Adelaide, Australia and has 10 years’ postdoctoral research experience in biomedical science.

Fiona Tavner
Harry King

Harry King

Partner

Harry King is an experienced life sciences communicator with a track record of designing and delivering successful programs for some of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies. With experience in early-stage R&D, corporate reputation, brand lifecycle, transformation and change, and medical education, he’s well-equipped to handle a wide range of communication challenges.  Harry also has valuable experience working in global health in vaccines sci-comms. This diverse background has given him a unique perspective on the life sciences industry and a commitment to making complex concepts accessible to diverse audiences.

Heather Reading

Heather Reading

Partner

Heather has over 20 years of experience working with life science leaders to build and define strategic and change communications. Heather has significant experience partnering at C-suite level to define and differentiate their narratives, specialising in the use of behaviour change models to help clients define their innovation positioning and drive value for their stakeholders.  Heather is also experienced in developing external visibility programmes for senior leaders.

Heather Reading
Helen Swift

Helen Swift

Partner

As a communications consultant in the healthcare sector for nearly 20 years, Helen has created and executed communications programmes for pharma and biotech clients across R&D, corporate and brand. She has a passion for internal engagement and has led award-winning campaigns that engaged employees across multiple offices and geographies. Helen plays a key role in Arc Bio operations and is particularly focused on nurturing talent and building engaged, high performing client teams.

Fiona Tavner

Tanya Goodyear

PARTNER

 

Tanya has over 20 years of experience in healthcare communications, partnering across a broad range of disciplines within pharmaceutical organisations. She has built and led large teams to partner with healthcare clients in creating strategic award-winning programmes. More recently Tanya has focused on change and transformation communications for some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Tanya Goodyear

Work with us

Brilliant work needs brilliant people

We are always on the lookout for talented communicators, scientific experts and consulting professionals to join our team and help us bring innovation to life.

If you are strategically minded, entrepreneurial and passionate about science and innovation, let’s talk!