Associate Consultant (Graduate Scheme)

Have you ever wondered how the world’s top healthcare and life sciences companies make informed strategic and commercial decisions? Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your life sciences experience in a consulting environment to advance the healthcare industry? We are now recruiting for life sciences graduates to join our team in London and take the first step in building an exciting and rewarding consulting career, working with some of the world’s leading healthcare and life sciences companies to help them tackle their most significant challenges. Solici is the strategic competitive intelligence division of Cambridge Healthcare Research. Founded in 2013 and having grown to over 130 staff today, CHR gives healthcare decision makers the power of knowing by providing critical insights, analysis and interpretation that informs pivotal decisions that advance healthcare. Our vision at Solici is to help the brightest ideas reach patients. We achieve this by combining research excellence with deep subject matter expertise in a range of therapy areas and a passion for enabling our clients to deliver innovative products and services to those who need them. Community – We deliver beyond work for our people, our clients, and wider society Courage – We embrace challenges as opportunities for growth Associate Consultant is the entry-level role of the Solici consulting career path and provides an opportunity for you to build a strong foundation for a successful career in consultancy. You will be part of integrated project teams spanning research and analysis, consulting and client leadership, developing your expertise in competitive intelligence to support our clients in the pharmaceutical industry to better understand their competitive environment and make key strategic decisions for their assets. Solici’s consulting career path provides opportunities for Associate Consultants who have mastered their role to progress into more senior roles providing greater opportunities in client and project management, leadership and business development. Research planning – Partnering with consulting and research colleagues to help develop robust research plans, including key milestones and deliverables, to support the successful delivery of projects that maximise client satisfaction. Briefing researchers – Briefing research colleagues clearly to help them identify and access relevant data sources for updates on competitive landscapes relevant to assigned projects and conduct primary research according to agreed terms. Providing honest, professional and constructive feedback to help researchers improve the quality of their outputs. Formulating client-ready output – Understanding therapeutic areas to authoritatively review [e.g. quality control], evaluate and develop primary and secondary research output into insightful content, through creating easy-to-navigate, concise and readable client-friendly slide decks and email notifications, covering key findings and actionable implications to support project deliverables. Project team and client interaction – Coordinating [e.g. building agendas and taking minutes] and participating in internal meetings with project teams and external meetings with colleagues and clients. Conference coverage – Attend conferences in the UK and overseas to deliver high quality coverage, engaging with relevant key opinion leaders and commercial sources to drive conversations that address the key intelligence questions, and writing up daily research outputs into clear, concise and client-ready summaries. Workshop support – Supporting workshops [as required by projects] by contributing to the development of materials [such as client briefing packs] and assisting facilitators on-the-day [e.g. through transcribing discussions]. Commercial awareness – Developing an awareness and understanding of project scoping and profitability to shape one’s own approach to achieving project deliverables. Building a broad understanding of the external market, key client challenges and both industry and therapy area trends. Continuous improvement – Using expert knowledge and experience from past projects to proactively contribute towards the development of more effective and efficient ways of working that support CHR business strategy and culture. We hire exceptional individuals and provide them with the support and opportunity to excel. Master’s or PhD degree in a life sciences discipline; Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences discipline together with at least one year of post-study professional experience in either a life sciences or consulting environment Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Public Health. Written and verbal communication skills [including excellent English] to proactively collaborate effectively with others and develop impactful and user-friendly materials with a clear narrative and logical flow Planning, organising and prioritisation skills to successfully complete deliverables and achieve milestones in a timely/punctual manner IT skills across the Microsoft suite [especially Excel and PowerPoint] Primary and secondary research skills to identify appropriate data sources and information Attention to detail to ensure outputs are accurate and of the highest quality Based in the UK and able to commute to our London office on a frequent basis. Able to provide evidence of having the permanent right to work in the UK. Willing and able to travel to conferences and other events in the UK and overseas throughout the year With an opportunity to work in a truly hybrid working environment, we offer a flexible and supportive atmosphere as well as a competitive salary and benefits package that includes: ~ 25 days holiday per year (with an additional day per year of service, up to 30 days) plus all bank/public holidays and Christmas/New Year closure ~ Contributory pension scheme ~ Private health insurance ~ Employee assistance programme ~ Mind & Body allowance to support activities that proactively support your health & wellbeing (such as gym membership or wellbeing apps) ~ Share option scheme ~ Annual bonus ~ Cycle to work scheme ~ Flexible [including hybrid] working ~ Life assurance Round 1: Online Application Round 2: Online Assessment ~ If you are shortlisted after the online application, we will invite you to complete an online assessment Video Interview ~ If you are successful in the online assessment, you will speak about your skills and experience with our team at some point between Monday 3 rd March – Friday 14 th March. CHR is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions objectively on merit without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.