At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead business development and strategic consulting projects in the pharma sector.
- Company: Join a boutique talent consultancy specialising in medical communications and healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, mentorship opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to be a thought leader and shape innovative solutions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in life sciences while mentoring a diverse global team.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in strategy or management consulting with life sciences expertise.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
pobl. is an independent talent consultancy specialising in medical communications, healthcare advertising and market access.
We're hiring for a Consulting Director to join a boutique pharma consulting business.
- What You'll Be Doing
- Business development: Lead efforts to identify new opportunities, craft compelling proposals, and pitch the firm's value proposition to prospective clients.
- Building a portfolio of work: Partner with the Head of Consulting to develop and execute a strategic vision for the practice, 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 and ensuring tangible outcomes and client satisfaction.
- Hands-on problem solving: Dive into the detail when needed, supporting the team, giving feedback on work and acting as a thought partner internally and for clients.
- Shaping project delivery: Understand complex and sometimes ambiguous client needs to design and deliver innovative solutions, maintaining quality and impact at every stage of the engagement.
- Mentoring: Mentor a diverse, global team of consultants, investing in their growth and success while delivering high-performance outcomes.
- Taking the stage: Share your perspective as a thought leader and advocate for the firm, on stage or on webinars.
What We're Looking For
- Consulting experience: Experience in strategy or management consulting, with at least 4 years focused on life sciences or pharma.
- Commercial nous: Confidence partnering with the Sales team on calls with prospective clients, building proposals and scoping work.
- Life sciences knowledge: Deep expertise from life sciences consultancy projects in one or more of the practice areas: commercial strategy, medical affairs transformation, and patient strategy and engagement.
- Leadership: An authentic, pace-setting leader dedicated to bringing out the best in others, with a strong track record of managing teams that deliver innovative work.
- Creativity and facilitation: A creative problem-solver who is energised by ambiguity, runs engaging workshops and coaches others to do the same.
- Communication and independence: A clear, compelling communicator with a point of view, comfortable in a high-trust environment and never waiting to be told what to do.
- Please note: Applicants require the right to live & work in the United Kingdom
Consulting Director employer: pobl.
As a leading independent talent consultancy in medical communications, we offer an exceptional work environment in our welcoming London office, where collaboration and innovation thrive. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, with opportunities to engage in meaningful projects that directly impact patients' lives, particularly in the rare disease sector. We prioritise employee growth through diverse deliverables and client interactions, ensuring that our team members develop their skills while contributing to vital medical affairs and educational initiatives.
