Consultant

Responsibilities:

Develop bona-fide subject matter expertise in assigned therapeutic area(s) across therapeutic landscape(s) inclusive of reading medical journals, treatment guidelines, therapeutic textbooks among other resources.
Develop and establish relationships with both HCPs and industry sources in the healthcare/biopharma industries.
Proactively produce comprehensive and robust primary research (e.g., human source interviews) and secondary research (e.g., database review).
Closely monitor competitor events (e.g., earnings calls, medical conferences, and investor events) to analyze, interpret, and synthesize insights into an alert that is aligned with project objectives.
Proactively take ownership and responsibility for maintaining competitive landscapes and other deliverables within the scope of the project objectives.
Maintain organization of all project workstreams and proactively plan to meet and beat client deadlines.
Communicate and convey insights to client partners, along with providing considerations and recommendations.
Attend client meetings and presentations as well onsite/virtual conference coverage, presenting key elements where applicable.

Education:

Academic excellence and professional experience congruent with life sciences and biopharma.
Advanced degree preferred (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA, MS).

Relevant Work Experience:

Preferred: 2-3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industries, including management consulting, agencies, venture capital, or equity research.
Relevant extracurricular experience (e.g., internships, case competitions, etc.) is preferred for entry level candidates.
Proficient understanding of the drug development and commercialization process.
Experience conducting primary research is a plus.
Knowledge of key trends and emerging clinical/commercial/regulatory dynamics in pharma as it relates to specific therapeutic areas.
Experience presenting to clients in a concise and organized manner.
Foreign language skills are a plus.

Able to provide tactical, day-to-day project leadership including managing construction of project plan (including Gantt), strategic objectives, deliverable scoping, and delivery to blue chip pharma clients.
Conducts comprehensive and robust primary and secondary research using a range of sources.
Analyzes research findings, using a range of tools and techniques, to generate insights against current and future client objective and context.
Develops specific elements of final client deliverables, with guidance of the director.
Attends client meetings and presentations, presenting key elements where applicable.
Identifies opportunities for future project roll-out and flags these with project management.
Possess objective commercial viewpoint based on an in-depth understanding and analysis of commercial, clinical, and scientific competitive information.
Supports the development of proposals and other business development materials. Solid business and personal ethics.

Knowledge/Abilities –Technical Skills:

Established research and analytical skills.
Experience reading complex medical literature.
Preferred if candidate has a strong clinical background in specific therapeutic area(s).
An understanding of treatment algorithms and treatment guidelines.
Understands key steps in the FDA and/or EMA’s regulatory process.
Strong skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.

Communications Skills (Verbal/Written):

Excellent reading, writing, and grammar skills (Graduate Level).
Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to diverse audiences.
Ability to learn quickly, self-driven and capable of working with minimal oversight.
Ability to multi-task and work with evolving time-sensitive deadlines and priorities.
Excellent attention to detail and demonstration of resourcefulness.
Solid business and personal ethics.
Experience working in a team environment with an ability to debate opposing viewpoints effectively.