Sarah Norcross is Director of the Progress Educational Trust (PET), and Commissioning Editor of its free weekly email news digest, commentary service and website BioNews. She is also a member of the Education, Engagement And Training Working Group of the UK Government's Human Genomics Strategy Group, the National Genetics Education and Development Centre's Steering Group, the National Infertility Awareness Campaign's Committee, the National Gamete Donation Trust's Advisory Council, the Association of Fertility Patient Organisations, and Transnational Reproduction's Research Advisory Group. She chaired and coordinated the steering group of clinicians, scientists, patient support groups and medical research charities which fed into policy for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 as it passed through both Houses of Parliament. She has continued this role during the implementation of the Act by the UK Government's Department of Health and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

As well as ensuring that the administrative side of PET and BioNews run smoothly, together with Sandy Starr Sarah also organises PET's public engagement events. She regularly attends conferences and other events with a view to commissioning comment pieces for BioNews, and she pioneered the publication's jobs and opportunities section, helping to generate much needed revenue. Previously she worked as a Barrister carrying out advocacy in the civil and criminal courts on the Northern Circuit, and as Vice Chair of the Daisy Network Premature Menopause Support Group.