Executive Mastere Specialise Strategie et Management des Industries de Sante (SMIS) at ESSEC Business School

The Executive Mastere Specialise Strategie & Management des Industries de Sante is a Bac+6 part-time programme at ESSEC Executive Education in Paris La Defense, with 3 training days per month over 12 months plus up to 6 months for a thesis. It is accredited by the Conference des Grandes Ecoles and leads to the RNCP level 7 title Manager en services et industries de sante (RNCP36120). It targets professionals in the pharmaceutical, medical device, care, banking, insurance and consulting sectors involved in human health.

Faculty: ESSEC Executive Education  |  Duration: 12 months of teaching (47 days, 3 days per month) plus up to 6 months for the professional thesis  |  Intake: 8 October 2026, 13 November 2026 or 11 January 2027  |  Study mode: part-time; 3 jours par mois  |  Location: Cergy, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

The programme covers the evolution of health systems and their socio-economic determinants, management of biomedical innovation and its life cycles, and performance and transformation management. Programme of a common core (10 days) on major management issues, a 31-day functional or sector specialisation, a 6-day elective module (on campus or online), and a professional thesis defended within 6 months of the end of the course. A study trip immerses participants in a different health system.

Career pathways

Typical profiles of participants include pharmacists, health professionals (doctors, surgeons, dentists), engineers, sales directors, marketing directors and facility directors.

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