Consultant - Competitive Strategy

Have you decided that biopharma consulting is for you? Are you looking to become the catalyst between clinical and commercial success? Prescient is looking for experienced Consultants for our growing Competitive Strategy business in London, UK.

Do you have experience and passion for:

• Knowledge of development and commercialisation aspects of the biopharmaceutical industry?
• Experience supporting highly complex biosimilars, oncology and neuroscience projects?
• A sound understanding of treatment paradigms, unmet needs and market trends?
• A creative and analytical mind with the ability and desire to source relevant insight through secondary data analytics and primary research?
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to operate effectively as part of a global team?

If so, consider turning your expertise into a valuable career at Prescient.

About Prescient Competitive Strategy

Prescient Competitive Strategy, a Prescient Healthcare Group business, offers best-in-class biopharmaceutical intelligence by providing impactful insight and decision support to product and portfolio teams from early clinical development through to loss of exclusivity.

About the Opportunity

You will be part of a fast-growing PE-backed business that allows high-performing employees to make an impact and contribute to growing the business. You will have the chance to channel your advanced degree into supporting the development and commercialisation of portfolios, assets and brands by integrating therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise to ensure that clients are able to make confident decisions. Through effective collection and analysis of market, competitor and stakeholder information, you will be responsible for supporting intelligence and insight engagements across our clients’ product and company life cycles. As your clients will be global, the Consultant position requires an understanding of the evolving biopharmaceutical market and trends. Knowledge of drug development and commercialisation is also desirable.

Reporting: You will report to a senior executive within Prescient’s UK office.

Time Allocation: 80% of your time will be spent in office, with 20% spent on domestic or international travel (for client meetings, conferences and inter-office visits).

Key Responsibilities

• Secondary Data Analytics: Source, analyse and report published information, be it scientific, clinical, commercial, corporate or regulatory.
• Primary Research: Conduct discussions with industry experts to understand market trends and competitive positioning.
• Analysis and Reporting: Collaborate with other members of the project team to analyse findings, develop insights and implications and create client presentations that deliver a linear, evidence-based story on the topics in focus.
• Conference Attendance: Cover key conferences with the objectives of interacting with a wide range of experts and delegates and attending key symposia, presentations, posters and booths.
• Maintenance of Knowledge Assets: Build data repositories linked to specific therapeutic areas, market dynamics and regulatory dynamics.
• Communication: Speak effectively with German-speaking clients, partners, or team members.

Required Experience and Skills

• At least two or more of the following degrees in the life sciences: BSc (neuroscience), MTech (biotechnology or related areas); MPharm; MSc/MBA combination.
• Multiple years’ experience in a consulting environment, preferably focused in oncology, immunology, neuroscience and/or biosimilars consulting.
• Experience in primary research in the pharmaceutical environment.
• Proficiency in German (spoken and written) at a business/professional/native level.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively across language and cultural boundaries.
• Analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to contribute value-added insights to available information.
• Understanding of drug development and commercialisation processes.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Enthusiasm to expand skill set and learn about the business and the market.
• Fluency in English.

What We Offer

• Competitive package and remuneration linked to performance.
• Opportunity to support pharmaceutical and biotech client accounts through tough business problems related to their portfolios, assets and brand strategies.
• High-growth, entrepreneurial environment where you can create significant client and business value and forge your own path.
• Platform for accelerated professional development and career growth with significant levels of responsibility and accountability.
• Opportunity to be mentored by seasoned industry professionals, become expert in cutting-edge therapies and be exposed to senior-level client decision making.

About Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharma services firm specialising in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in ten cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands. More than 80% of our employees hold advanced life sciences degrees, and our teams deliver an impressive depth of therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all of the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state or local laws.