Consultant - R&D

The Role

We are seeking talented individuals to join the [Employer hidden] Business Consulting group in R&D, a priority area for [Employer hidden]. We work with senior customer stakeholders, as the partner of choice for 85% of the top 20 Pharmaceutical companies, to define and realize the strategic value of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Strategy & Operations as well as Quality and Safety (eg. Pharmacovigilance).

• Lead a workstream(s) in a project engagement: planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of delivery including scope, quality, resources, risk, and timelines
• Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet specific project goals and objectives
• Identify and proactively solve problems faced by the customer
• Be a primary client contact for operational project questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact
• Manage the work and priorities of Associate Consultants in your workstream
• Support and mentor Associates in developing skills and professional capabilities
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders
• Bring to your customers a good level of industry/ market/ functional insights
• Input into business development opportunities and proposals
• Help develop and disseminate thought leadership

Requirements

- Bachelor's or Master’s degree and excellent academic record - 2+ years of consulting experience - Strong Life Sciences background with a keen interest in the R&D value chain or at minimum one or more of the following areas: Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Strategy, and Operations, Quality and Safety - Good understanding of technologies used in R&D and ideally [Employer hidden]’s platforms and solutions and how R&D consulting offerings can both leverage and support these - Good understanding of the business capabilities and drivers underpinning digital technology in health and life sciences and the market forces and trends driving industry change - Proven analytical skills, able to quantitatively and qualitatively assess problems and communicate responses across a range of issues - A problem-solving mindset: anticipating issues early, analyzing and proactively finding solutions - Demonstrated leadership of others in the delivery of outcomes - Highly efficient project management skills - Skilled in facilitating collaboration amongst team members - Able to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and quickly establish credibility - Have a strong personal impact and ability to influence and persuade a range of stakeholders - An effective communicator verbally and written, in English, and in the local office language

Nice to Have

- Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA - Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, emerging technology - Experience working with SaaS solutions - Fluency in other European languages