Principal Consultant – Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare/Life Science

HQ: NYC Office – 100% remote (Remote working was already implemented prior to pandemic)

Our client is a leader in global market research and analysis firm and serves an extensive list of blue-chip clients. 13 offices including major centers in the UK, US and India. Their mission is to build and maintain innovative and unique desktop information services for the corporate sector within the Life Sciences, Oil & Gas and Power industries.

This leadership role will be an important part of the growing pharmaceutical and diagnostics consulting business and will leverage its other business line of databases/syndicated reports. This role works closely with internal sales, consultants, therapeutic area analysts, market research, and support teams.

 Responsibilities of the role:

• Sell in and be capable of delivering projects with the support of the consulting team that meet sales and net revenue targets (Sell and Deliver). Proven track record of achieving and surpassing financial targets is a plus.
• The ideal candidate will have business issue or solutions expertise gained from previousinformation led consulting work or analytic/business insight roles in industry
• Identify and understand current clients’ needs. Develop on-going and in-depth relationships with key clients through consulting engagements, presenting at conferences and thought leadership documents
• The role will include associated budgeting responsibility as well as project managementon specific multiple consulting assignments and internal projects
• Along with the Global SVP support the development of a longer- term consulting strategyand its fit within the wider company leveraging the skill sets of the Sr consulting team and the assets of the company.
• Help manage and build the dedicated consulting team along with promoting a learning culture that wins.
• Support the training and development of skill and leadership in the team.

MUST haves (Essential Skills & Experience) :

• Strategic and analytical thinking: Ability to conceptualize and communicate solutions to clients' business issues.
• Healthcare knowledge obtained through either working with pharmaceutical/ biotech company or consultancy.
• Financial acumen: Experience of budgeting and managing a Profit & Loss Account
• Management experience – both extensive project management and experience of managing a small team within a client support role.
• Client management – experience working closely with and managing internal and/or external clients and in preparing and conducting presentations to SeniorManagement
• Strong tangible skills related to some or all of the following; modelling and forecasting, primary research, visualization, and other relevant analytic frameworks