Innovation Strategy Consulting Manager

As an Innovation Strategy Consulting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact projects from end-to-end, managing a team of consultants, and supercharging the growth of our Consultancy practice. Working directly with the Head of Consulting, you will take ownership of building client relationships, crafting innovative project designs and strategies to complex challenges, and scaling systems. This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in life sciences consulting and a passion for creative, innovation and design-led approaches.

We are looking only for the brightest and sharpest minds. Are you a strategic thinker with a deep curiosity in tomorrow’s biggest healthcare challenges? Are you a problem-solver that doesn’t quite fit into the ‘conventional’ box? Are you excited to be part of a global team and contribute your knowledge and experience by working with life sciences clients? If so, we’d love you to apply.

Our work is exclusively in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries, which tend to think of themselves as mature and conservative in their approach to risk. We’re here to help them become more ambitious, open-minded and creative - because patients demand it. We help them dream, and then turn those dreams into reality.

We are also growing fast. Despite being young (4 years), we have grown some incredible assets: knowing everyone in the industry, having an ‘independent’ positioning, and having a CEO who is known as a disruptor & thought-leader. Because of this, we receive many organic approaches from potential clients who are looking for help on a wide variety of projects. We need someone who can work as a peer with our Head of Consulting to convert these into long standing, profitable engagements with a timespan of several years.

This could be for you if you’re an experienced leader with a passion for disrupting the status quo in pharma with the below minimum qualifications:

• Consulting Experience: You have 6+ years of strategy or management consulting experience, with at least 4 years focused on life sciences or pharma.
• Life Sciences Industry Knowledge: You have gained expertise working on life sciences projects in the areas of one or more of the following: Market Access or Launch Excellence, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Medical Affairs, Commercial Strategy or Patient Engagement (or within life sciences companies focused on these areas).
• Innovation Strategy Leadership: You have deep expertise in design thinking, service design, and human-centric design frameworks.
• Geographical Focus: You have managed teams and led projects in global markets, such as the UK, EU and/or US.

In addition to the above, some of the qualities you possess are:

• Creative Vision: You’re not content with the status quo. You’re always looking for new ways to solve problems—whether that’s rethinking patient engagement or crafting a strategy that surprises and inspires.
• Business Acumen: You’re fascinated by how industries evolve, especially in pharma, biotech, and medtech.
• Leadership: You know how to bring out the best in people. You’ve mentored and grown teams, built trust across diverse groups, and created spaces where people feel supported to do their best work.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: You see opportunities where others see obstacles. You’re resourceful, proactive, and energised by the chance to create something new.
• Resilience: You don’t shy away from providing critical feedback or having tough conversations with team members, when needed.

Your responsibilities include:

• Building a Portfolio of Work: Partner with the Head of Consulting to develop and execute a strategic vision for the practice.
• Leading Client Engagements: Take ownership of strategic consulting projects from ideation to delivery.
• Hands-On Problem Solving: Dive into the details when needed, from navigating complex stakeholder dynamics to shaping corporate strategies.
• Shaping Project Delivery: Understand complex and sometimes ambiguous client needs to design and deliver innovative solutions.
• Driving Business Development: Lead efforts to identify new opportunities, craft compelling proposals, and pitch to prospective clients.
• Mentoring and Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a diverse, global team of consultants.
• Innovation Strategy: Apply cutting-edge methodologies like design thinking and service design to create solutions that challenge industry norms.

Please Note: All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom (UK).

Life at Impatient:

• Work/Life Balance: We care more about outcomes than output. We want you to get the job done in the way that works for you.
• Learning Opportunities: Your personal development is our collective future success.
• Culture: We’re a friendly bunch at Impatient and overcompensate for our lack of office with some amazing offsites and moments of connection.
• Mind, Body & Soul: Stipend of £750 a year for wellness.
• Employee Wellbeing: We care deeply about our employee's well-being and that’s why we offer mental health support through a partner mental health service.