Senior Manager, Strategy Consulting (Basé à London)

ABOUT LUCID GROUP

We are a global healthcare consulting and communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years. Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential.

This position is aligned to one of our four divisions:

• Lucid Consulting brings depth of expertise in the research, development and commercialisation of solutions across therapeutic areas and modalities by streamlining product development, building operational capabilities, innovating, and supporting execution to create value for patients, clients and shareholders.
• Lucid Global works with global brand teams at big and mid-tier pharmaceuticals and biotech clients to deliver powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.
• US MedComms works with both US and Global brand teams to create powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.
• US Marketing works with clients across the Rx, Medical Device, OTC and Consumer Device categories to deliver compelling communications and promotional solutions to Healthcare Professionals for in-market assets.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will work with senior biopharma clients throughout the product lifecycle to develop strategic, fit-for-purpose solutions at the asset, portfolio, and corporate level. From early asset evaluations to go-to-market strategy development and life-cycle optimisation, you will own and provide leadership of delivery across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team, to help clients set the direction and align the organisation to transform ideas into realised opportunities.

A Senior Manager, Strategy Consulting at Lucid is responsible for:

• Providing leadership across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team to deliver effectively for clients and for Lucid.
• Building valued partnerships with senior leaders in pharma resulting in an expanding industry network.
• Proactively interrogating client strategy and identifying client needs, translating those needs into consulting opportunities resulting in sustained organic growth.
• Leading the design, management and delivery of consulting projects with input from Directors as required, guiding both senior clients and Lucid team to a high value deliverable.
• Contributing to the development of asset and portfolio strategy, and cross-functional planning at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
• Contributing to the development of corporate strategy, providing direction for therapeutic area acquisition, development and portfolio prioritisation.
• Facilitating effective collaboration across pharma functions, geographies and stakeholders to drive alignment on asset, portfolio and corporate strategy.
• Supporting the development and delivery of high-standard, consultancy outputs which benchmark Lucid as a leading provider in the Strategy Consulting space.
• Providing oversight and coaching to team in problem solving and analysis.
• Responsible for new business growth through industry network and outreach strategies.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Essential skills:

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in-house or consultancy, with a proven track record of leading the development of successful strategies for assets and portfolios.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry including trends, key external-to-industry influences, pharma function responsibilities across asset lifecycle, service provider offerings and innovations.
• Understanding of the healthcare landscape including healthcare innovations and trends, key Global policy implications, and knowledge of factors impacting medicines availability including regulatory, access and pricing considerations across key markets.
• Expert knowledge of the asset lifecycle, and the strategic priorities and key processes governing the development and commercialisation of an asset at each stage.
• Significant experience of leading the design or evolution of complex operational processes associated with asset/portfolio development, commercialisation and management.
• Significant experience in cross-functional launch excellence and planning at the Global level.
• Expert in facilitation, in reading the room and effectively engaging diverse stakeholder groups, including external experts, while providing an informed point of view to guide discussions.
• Exceptional ability to think strategically and problem solve.
• Communicate with clarity and impact across all media, aligning and influencing effectively in every interaction, building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Confident in ability to lead complex projects and tasks where definition, structure and process is undetermined, applying previous experience and seeking additional knowledge and skills as required.
• Demonstrated ability to secure new business organically and through new client outreach, leading the preparation of successful pitches and proposals.
• Ability to deliver high impact outputs suitable for senior stakeholder engagement and distribution.
• High proficiency in Microsoft and wider tech tools to drive analysis and to deliver high quality, client-ready outputs across formats.

Desirable skills:

• In-market launch/commercialisation experience e.g. US or UK market.
• Expertise in management consulting i.e. operational design, organisational change management.
• Experience in communications strategy and communications programme design.
• High proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, AI tools.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. On top of this, our benefits include:

• Discretionary bonus scheme;
• Contributory pension with Lucid contribution up to 5% of basic salary (enrolment after 3 months of employment);
• Cycle to work scheme;
• 25 working days holiday, 1 Celebration Day of your choice, 3 Christmas closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata for part-time);
• Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme;
• Family friendly policies;
• Private family health and dental cover, including Employee Assistance Programme and a comprehensive employee rewards scheme;
• 4x basic salary life assurance cover;
• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover);
• Season Ticket Loans;
• Regular incentive schemes aligned to individual and team performance;
• Access to an employee discount platform with offers at 900+ retailers.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US TO BE LUCID?

At Lucid Group, we transform lives. Always. We believe in providing a culture of authenticity, where we can all be ourselves, make real connections, and enjoy the work that we do. Together. We empower our people to embark on a journey of growth and advancement by offering meaningful learning and development opportunities.

Central to our ethos is our commitment to cultivating an environment that embraces and respects people of all backgrounds and identities, underpinned by a culture of conscious inclusion and support. The Lucid values are not just mere words; they are the culmination of our collective efforts. Co-created by our people for our people, these values serve as our guiding principles, ensuring that every decision we make positively impacts the lives of the clients, patients, healthcare professionals, and colleagues we serve.

• Compassionately Human: We think about the human impact of our actions.
• Accountable Allies: We are the go-to strategic partners for our clients.
• Invent with Intent: We create meaningful solutions to solve real problems.
• Courageously Curious: We challenge ourselves to think disruptively.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience to everyone. This commitment to inclusion is explicitly inclusive of race, colour, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.

As part of our commitment to recruiting and supporting colleagues with disabilities, Lucid Group are a committed member of the UK Government’s Disability Scheme, supporting people with disabilities provides us with access to a wider talent pool and enables us to be a force for good in the world by creating fair and equitable access to employment opportunities. Aligned to this scheme we commit to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible by:

• Offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role.
• Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments.
• Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition.

If you wish to apply under this scheme please indicate so when asked on our DEI page which will appear as part of our job application process.