Consultant, Asset Strategy

To work with senior biopharma clients throughout the product lifecycle to develop differentiated strategies and solutions at the asset, portfolio, and corporate level. From early market and asset evaluations to go-to-market strategy development and life-cycle optimisation, you will provide day to day delivery of outputs across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team, to help clients set the direction and align the organisation, transforming opportunities into actionable strategies and meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day delivery across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team to deliver effectively for clients and for Lucid Strategy Consulting (LSC).
• Build valued partnerships with leaders in pharma resulting in an expanding industry network.
• Proactively identify client needs and translate those needs into the design of solutions for the projects you are working on.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of consulting projects with input from Managers and Directors as required, guiding both senior clients and LSC team to a high value deliverable.
• Contribute to the development of asset and portfolio strategy, and cross-functional planning at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development of corporate strategy, providing direction for therapeutic area acquisition, development and portfolio prioritisation.
• Support the design and facilitate effective collaboration across pharma functions, geographies and stakeholders to drive alignment on asset, portfolio and corporate strategy.
• Support the development and delivery of high-standard, consultancy outputs which benchmark LSC as a competitor in the Strategy Consulting space.
• Lead the development of realistic project plans with associated roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the development of a strategic framework for main deliverables to the client.
• Lead interviews and co-facilitate client meetings/workshops.
• Carry out complex data assimilation, analysis and interpret data and insights in the context of industry and company-specific issues; assess impact and implications of results.
• Accountable for quality of deliverables, identifying and tracking risks, escalates major risks internally.
• Develop and foster collaborative relationships on projects.
• Responsible for operational set up and close out of projects.
• Responsible for operational programme management, including budget.

Key Experience And Skills

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, inhouse and/or consultancy, with a proven track record of shaping successful strategies for assets and/or 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.
• Working knowledge of the asset lifecycle, and the strategic priorities and key processes governing the development and commercialisation of an asset.
• Experience in the design or evolution of complex operational processes associated with asset/portfolio development, commercialisation and management.
• Experience in cross-functional launch excellence and planning at the Global level.
• The 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.
• Ability to deliver high impact outputs suitable for senior stakeholder engagement and distribution.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft tools to deliver high quality, client-ready outputs across formats.

Desirable Experience And Skills

• In-market launch/commercialisation experience e.g. US or UK market.
• Expertise in organisational strategy consulting.
• Experience in communications strategy and communications programme design.
• Expertise in facilitation, in reading the room and effectively engaging diverse stakeholder groups, including external experts, while providing a point of view, where appropriate.
• High proficiency in MS Excel.

Benefits Of Working With Us

• 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, 4 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 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.

Lucid Values

• 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.

Lucid was started with a core ideology rooted in a legacy of innovation and dedication. For the past 20 years we have successfully transformed healthcare communications for the better. From our ambitious agency beginnings we have grown organically and through strategically aligned acquisition. We are currently based in 4 global locations, and our 500 worldwide colleagues are the trusted partners for 100s of top brands and client teams, big and small.