Turning women’s health priorities into clear plans
Helen Stewart
Managing Strategy Consultant
About
I am a strategic advisor to senior leaders in healthcare and life sciences, helping them make calm, confident decisions about strategy, AI, data and innovation. After more than twenty years in pharma, clinical research and IQVIA, and several years advising startups, I now focus on bridging traditional, complex organisations with emerging innovators, so that new technologies translate into real, lasting results.
My work is about turning broad ambition into clear questions, structured roadmaps and pragmatic implementation plans. I enjoy structuring complex problems, connecting the right people and ideas, and staying involved from strategy through to delivery so that change actually happens and can be measured.
I have been conscious of biases against women since childhood, and as a woman I have experienced them first‑hand in our healthcare system. I am passionate about closing the women’s health gap, and I focus on the area where my experience can have the most impact: tackling data bias and how AI and data‑driven tools are designed and used in healthcare.
Outside of work
My happy place is in the mountains or somewhere wild – skiing, running or hiking – where movement and fresh air clear my head and give me the clarity to untangle problems or see new ideas. I also love bringing friends together from different cultures, backgrounds and parts of my life, whether that is over a long meal or on a shared trip, and watching new connections form.
My focus
Too many organisations are under pressure to act on AI without a clear view of what they are trying to achieve or how to bring their people with them.
01.
A plan companies can follow
My focus is on helping leaders of small and mid-size traditional organisations design and implement strategies and grounded programmes, then supporting their teams through the change so that new technologies actually deliver.
02.
Change people can deliver
That means setting direction, aligning stakeholders and guiding change from strategy through to measurable results.
Along the way, I help build the capability, capacity and confidence of their workforce to work in new ways.
03.
Partnerships that work in practice
I also strengthen how they collaborate with emerging innovators, because most traditional organisations will not build every new capability themselves, and their long-term advantage depends on being able to repeatedly assess, partner with and embed external innovation.
Working together
I listen across the organisation
I turn complexity into clear decisions
I stay close until it’s working
Understand where you are
I start by assessing where you are today and listening across the organisation, so we can understand your context and solve problems together.
Create clarity and a path
From there, I turn complex situations into clear questions, simple frameworks and practical roadmaps, always aiming for solutions that work in the real world.
Make it stick
I stay involved from strategy through implementation, helping teams keep moving when things get hard and building their capability and confidence so they can own the change long after I have stepped away.
Looking to grow your business with clear strategy and practical delivery? Reach out and tell me what you’re working on.
Turning women’s health priorities into clear plans
Helen Stewart
Managing Strategy Consultant
About
I am a strategic advisor to senior leaders in healthcare and life sciences, helping them make calm, confident decisions about strategy, AI, data and innovation. After more than twenty years in pharma, clinical research and IQVIA, and several years advising startups, I now focus on bridging traditional, complex organisations with emerging innovators, so that new technologies translate into real, lasting results.
My work is about turning broad ambition into clear questions, structured roadmaps and pragmatic implementation plans. I enjoy structuring complex problems, connecting the right people and ideas, and staying involved from strategy through to delivery so that change actually happens and can be measured.
I have been conscious of biases against women since childhood, and as a woman I have experienced them first‑hand in our healthcare system. I am passionate about closing the women’s health gap, and I focus on the area where my experience can have the most impact: tackling data bias and how AI and data‑driven tools are designed and used in healthcare.
Outside of work
My happy place is in the mountains or somewhere wild – skiing, running or hiking – where movement and fresh air clear my head and give me the clarity to untangle problems or see new ideas. I also love bringing friends together from different cultures, backgrounds and parts of my life, whether that is over a long meal or on a shared trip, and watching new connections form.
My focus
Too many organisations are under pressure to act on AI without a clear view of what they are trying to achieve or how to bring their people with them.
01.
A plan companies can follow
My focus is on helping leaders of small and mid-size traditional organisations design and implement strategies and grounded programmes, then supporting their teams through the change so that new technologies actually deliver.
02.
Change people can deliver
That means setting direction, aligning stakeholders and guiding change from strategy through to measurable results.
Along the way, I help build the capability, capacity and confidence of their workforce to work in new ways.
03.
Partnerships that work in practice
I also strengthen how they collaborate with emerging innovators, because most traditional organisations will not build every new capability themselves, and their long-term advantage depends on being able to repeatedly assess, partner with and embed external innovation.
Working together
I listen across the organisation
I turn complexity into clear decisions
I stay close until it’s working
Understand where you are
I start by assessing where you are today and listening across the organisation, so we can understand your context and solve problems together.
Create clarity and a path
From there, I turn complex situations into clear questions, simple frameworks and practical roadmaps, always aiming for solutions that work in the real world.
Make it stick
I stay involved from strategy through implementation, helping teams keep moving when things get hard and building their capability and confidence so they can own the change long after I have stepped away.
Looking to grow your business with clear strategy and practical delivery? Reach out and tell me what you’re working on.
Turning women’s health priorities into clear plans
Helen Stewart
Managing Strategy Consultant
About
I am a strategic advisor to senior leaders in healthcare and life sciences, helping them make calm, confident decisions about strategy, AI, data and innovation. After more than twenty years in pharma, clinical research and IQVIA, and several years advising startups, I now focus on bridging traditional, complex organisations with emerging innovators, so that new technologies translate into real, lasting results.
My work is about turning broad ambition into clear questions, structured roadmaps and pragmatic implementation plans. I enjoy structuring complex problems, connecting the right people and ideas, and staying involved from strategy through to delivery so that change actually happens and can be measured.
I have been conscious of biases against women since childhood, and as a woman I have experienced them first‑hand in our healthcare system. I am passionate about closing the women’s health gap, and I focus on the area where my experience can have the most impact: tackling data bias and how AI and data‑driven tools are designed and used in healthcare.
Outside of work
My happy place is in the mountains or somewhere wild – skiing, running or hiking – where movement and fresh air clear my head and give me the clarity to untangle problems or see new ideas. I also love bringing friends together from different cultures, backgrounds and parts of my life, whether that is over a long meal or on a shared trip, and watching new connections form.
My focus
Too many organisations are under pressure to act on AI without a clear view of what they are trying to achieve or how to bring their people with them.
01.
A plan companies can follow
My focus is on helping leaders of small and mid-size traditional organisations design and implement strategies and grounded programmes, then supporting their teams through the change so that new technologies actually deliver.
02.
Change people can deliver
That means setting direction, aligning stakeholders and guiding change from strategy through to measurable results.
Along the way, I help build the capability, capacity and confidence of their workforce to work in new ways.
03.
Partnerships that work in practice
I also strengthen how they collaborate with emerging innovators, because most traditional organisations will not build every new capability themselves, and their long-term advantage depends on being able to repeatedly assess, partner with and embed external innovation.
Working together
I listen across the organisation
I turn complexity into clear decisions
I stay close until it’s working
Understand where you are
I start by assessing where you are today and listening across the organisation, so we can understand your context and solve problems together.
Create clarity and a path
From there, I turn complex situations into clear questions, simple frameworks and practical roadmaps, always aiming for solutions that work in the real world.
Make it stick
I stay involved from strategy through implementation, helping teams keep moving when things get hard and building their capability and confidence so they can own the change long after I have stepped away.