Life Sciences Strategy Consulting Manager in Whitehall

Senior-level opportunity for a proven leader in strategy and design to shape the future of a fast-growing consultancy. As Strategy Consulting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact projects from end-to-end and supercharging the growth of our practice in the life sciences.

Practice Areas

• Human AI & Digital Transformation: We believe AI should augment human intelligence, not replace it. We focus on human transformation, ensuring teams, leaders, and cultures are equipped to thrive as AI becomes woven into everyday work.
• Marketer of the Future: Our work here is underpinned by our Customer Leadership philosophy. This is about challenging teams to think boldly, experiment fearlessly and craft stories and strategies that will provoke and inspire customers to take meaningful action.
• Medical as a Strategic Force: We work with Medical Affairs teams to define their scope as future leaders, build the capabilities required for effective partnership across the organisation, and translate complex science into clear, compelling stories that enable the right engagement.
• Patient 360: Patient 360 is our approach to creating patient engagement strategies that stay connected across the entire product lifecycle. We believe patient insights have the greatest impact when there is continuity in what we hear, consistency in how we interpret it, and clarity in how we use it to shape decisions and drive change.

Minimum Qualifications

• Consulting Experience: 7+ years of strategy or management consulting experience, with at least 4 years focused on life sciences or pharma.
• Commercial Nous: Confident partnering with our Sales team on calls with prospective clients, building proposals and scoping work.
• Life Sciences Industry Knowledge: Deep expertise working in-house or on life sciences consultancy projects in one or more of our practice focus areas.
• Leadership: Experienced, pace-setting leader dedicated to bringing out the best in those around you.

Who You Are

• Impact driven: You want to leave this world better than you found it.
• Sky-high standards: You understand what genuine innovation looks and feels like and have a strong track record managing teams who deliver it.
• Creative: Cookie cutter consulting is not your bag. You care deeply about finding the best possible solution for the problem at hand.
• Ambiguity excites you: You love turning clarity into chaos and know how to guide teams to solve knotty problems with a clear process.
• Engaging facilitator: Able to whip up a workshop in a flash and coach others to do the same.
• Charismatic communicator: Capable of identifying and articulating messages clearly and could inspire a blank wall.
• Resilient and relentless: You turn strategy into action and stay accountable to your vision.
• Independent: You are most comfortable with a decentralized high-trust environment and never wait to be told what to do.

Responsibilities

• Driving Business Development: Lead efforts to identify new opportunities, craft compelling proposals, and pitch to prospective clients. Build lasting partnerships by understanding client challenges and positioning Impatient Health's unique value proposition.
• Building a Portfolio of Work: Partner with the Head of Consulting to develop and execute a strategic vision for the practice. Expand our portfolio by growing relationships with existing clients and securing new opportunities.
• Leading Client Engagements: Take ownership of strategic consulting projects from ideation to delivery, focusing on high-priority practice areas. Ensure projects deliver tangible outcomes and client satisfaction.
• Hands‑On Problem Solving: Dive into the details when needed, from navigating complex stakeholder dynamics to shaping corporate strategies, managing change, and addressing challenges in drug development and launch.
• Thought Leadership: Share your perspective as a thought leader and Impatient Health advocate on stage (or on the webinar screen).
• Shaping Project Delivery: Understand complex and sometimes ambiguous client needs to design and deliver innovative solutions. Maintain a strategic focus while ensuring quality and impact at every stage of the engagement.
• Mentoring: Mentor a diverse, global team of consultants, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. Invest in their growth and success while delivering high-performance outcomes.

About the Company

Impatient Health is a fast-growing consultancy focused on the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech industries, committed to helping clients become more ambitious and open-minded.

Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom (UK). We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.