Consultant

• Reporting to:Commercial and Operations Director
• Employment Type: Full-Time, permanent
• Experience Required: Minimum 4 years in a healthcare agency, life sciences or related sector

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Consultant to join our growing team.

This role is ideal for someone with experience within pharmaceutical, healthcare communications, market access, public affairs or related healthcare consultancy environments who can independently manage projects, develop client-ready outputs and build trusted relationships with clients.

The successful candidate will take ownership of projects from initiation through to delivery, working closely with clients, colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure consistently high-quality outcomes.

We are looking for someone who can quickly understand client needs, assimilate complex information, work effectively with experts, translate insights into meaningful outputs and successfully deliver client projects. Whilst the role requires an understanding of the U.K healthcare environment, they do not need to be a deep subject-matter specialist.

Key Responsibilities

Client and Project Delivery

• Lead and deliver client projects from initiation through to completion.
• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets and risks.
• Coordinate internal and external contributors to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Develop trusted working relationships with clients.
• Act as a day-to-day client contact across allocated projects.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Identify delivery challenges proactively and implement solutions.

Research, Insight and Content Development

• Design and undertake desk research, stakeholder research and market research activities.
• Analyse information from multiple sources and identify key themes and insights.
• Develop clear, evidence-based recommendations for clients.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables including:
• Reports
• Insight summaries
• Communications materials
• Translate complex healthcare information into clear and actionable outputs.

Workshops, Advisory Boards and Engagement Activities

• Support the planning and delivery of:
• Advisory boards
• Workshops
• Focus groups
• Develop supporting materials and briefing documents.
• Capture and synthesise outputs into clear client recommendations.
• Facilitate internal and client-facing meetings where appropriate.

Client Services and Relationship Management

• Build effective relationships with clients and partners.
• Understand client objectives and ensure delivery aligns with expectations.
• Support account growth through excellent delivery and identification of follow-on opportunities.
• Ensure high standards of client communication throughout project delivery.

Commercial and Operational Responsibilities

• Contribute to project profitability through effective project management.
• Support preparation of project estimates and straightforward cost models.
• Assist with project reconciliation and budget tracking.
• Contribute to routine proposals and statements of work using established templates.
• Support delivery processes including compliance and approval workflows.
• Learn and effectively manage Veeva approval processes where required.
• Complete project administration activities needed to support successful delivery.

Team Contribution

• Support colleagues across the organisation as required.
• Share knowledge, best practice and lessons learned.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of internal processes and ways of working.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to support both operational and strategic activities as required.

Person specification

• Minimum four years’ relevant experience within:
• Pharmaceutical consultancy
• Healthcare communications
• Medical communications
• Market access consultancy
• Healthcare public affairs
• Healthcare marketing agencies
• Related healthcare consultancy environments
• Experience managing multiple client projects simultaneously.
• Experience developing client-facing communications and engagement materials.
• Experience conducting research and synthesising findings into actionable insights.
• Experience producing high-quality written reports and presentations.
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships.
• Experience managing project budgets, timelines and deliverables.
• Experience working within a fast-paced consultancy, agency or professional services environment.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Good understanding of the UK healthcare and pharmaceutical environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesise complex information quickly.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• High attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of client needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Takes ownership and accountability for delivery.
• Demonstrates initiative and sound judgement.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues and clients.
• Adapts quickly to changing priorities.
• Maintains high standards under pressure.
• Is curious, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Takes responsibility for seeing work through to completion.
• Experience supporting healthcare advisory boards, workshops or stakeholder engagement programmes.
• Experience facilitating internal or client-facing meetings.
• Experience working with Veeva approval processes.
• Experience supporting proposal development and business development activities.
• Understanding of NHS structures, policy and healthcare innovation pathways.
• Line management or mentoring experience.
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Enrolment in the Smart Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year (in addition to public holidays)
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Flexible working arrangements within a fully virtual team.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.

Visions4Health is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications regardless of background.

Visions4Health will process the personal information provided by applicants solely for the purposes of managing this recruitment process, assessing suitability for the role and meeting any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Information will be handled securely and shared only with those involved in the recruitment process. Information relating to unsuccessful applicants will normally be retained for six months after the recruitment process has concluded and will then be securely deleted, unless the applicant has agreed that it may be retained for consideration for future opportunities.

Information relating to the successful applicant will be transferred to their employment record and retained in accordance with Visions4Health’s employee data-retention procedures. Applicants may contact jobs@visions4health.com with questions about how their information is used or to exercise their data-protection rights.

Note: As a fully virtual agency, candidates must have a reliable internet connection and a suitable home working environment.

About Visions4Health

Visions4Health is a UK market access consultancy supporting life science and HealthTech companies to navigate the NHS, engage payers, and deliver healthcare innovations to patients.

We bring together expertise in market access, stakeholder engagement, healthcare strategy, insight generation, partnership development and implementation support. Our work spans research and strategic consultancy, insight generation, payer engagement programmes, payer capability building, payer communications and thought leadership.

As a growing consultancy, we pride ourselves on being agile, collaborative and delivery-focused. We are passionate about helping our clients solve complex challenges and making a meaningful difference to the health and care system.

Our Values

• Caring: Supporting others, valuing diversity, and being dependable.
• Collaborative: Engaging the right people and expertise to achieve greater success.
• Integrity: Operating in an honest, ethical, and responsible manner.
• Dedicated: Passionately delivering quality for customers, grounded in our expertise and foresight.

Our Ways of Working

We are a small, ambitious and highly collaborative organisation. We do not operate in rigid silos or narrowly defined job boundaries. Our team members are expected to:

• Take ownership of their work and deliver outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Be flexible and willing to contribute wherever needed to support clients and colleagues.
• Work across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Continuously develop new skills and expertise.
• Embrace technology and tools that improve efficiency and quality.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive and high-performing team culture.

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