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Consultant

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in Life Sciences, Business, Economics, or Engineering
  • 3+ years of professional experience in management consulting or related fields
  • Experience in managing small teams of 2-3 people
  • PhD or MBA considered a plus

Responsibilities

  • Manage entire project streams from planning to execution and delivery
  • Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to assist in client deliverables
  • Coordinate the creation of reports and presentations
  • Support Business Development process and participate in corporate initiatives

Key facts

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Consulting
  • Microsoft Office
  • Problem Solving
  • Team Management
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability

About the company

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Alira Health

Business Consulting & Services

Alira Health is a global healthcare firm whose mission is to humanize healthcare and life sciences in partnership with patients. From development to medical care, we complement the expertise of our Pharma, Biotech, and MedTech clients with a full spectrum of services across their entire solutions lifecycle, including clinical operations, real-world evidence, and patient-centric technology offerings. Our integrated and multidisciplinary team of over 800 scientists, strategists, economists, clinicians, and biostatisticians collaborate across our North American, European, and Asian offices and advise 80% of the top 50 MedTech companies and 75% of the top 50 Pharma companies.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Join our global team dedicated to innovation and initiative, where physical walls and different time zones don’t limit, but encourage, collaboration. Where all contributions and new ideas are explored with an open mind and work is driven by our shared values: be courageous, be accountable, be honest, be inclusive and elevate others.

Job Description Summary

Job Description

ROLE

Consultants are involved in the management and execution of a variety of projects, including market access, pricing, strategy, and commercial assignments for Pharma, Diagnostics, MedTech, and Digital Health Solutions (DHS) clients. 

Consultants fully own assigned analyses and streams of work, develop and deliver components of the client engagement, and contribute to the success of each project. Specifically, they lead secondary and primary research activities, can sharply synthetize and organize information gathered, they lead advanced quantitative analyses and modelling activities, and they contribute to the elaboration of final recommendations. 

Within a project team, Consultants work closely and under the supervision of the Engagement Manager and/or Principal but are directly responsible for their assigned streams of work and manage 2-3 Associate Consultants and/or Analysts. 

KEY RESPONSABILITIES 

Execution (85%) 

  • Manage entire project streams (or simple projects), from planning to execution and delivery, with limited guidance from senior roles 

  • Manages the execution of a project stream (or a simple project), develops a plan to approach client’s needs, and leverages business experience and acumen in identifying strategies and project approach to client questions with limited guidance from senior roles 

  • Performs quantitative and qualitative analyses to assist in the identification of client issues and the development of client deliverables 

  • Understands and anticipates potential issues and/or challenges deriving from the initial ‘problem’ and able to communicate this effectively to the project team​ and senior roles 

  • Coordinates the creation of sections and/or entire reports, presentations, workshops and other client deliverables 

  • Ensures the high quality and accuracy of deliverables  

  • Presents assigned sections of the deliverables with limited support from senior consultants  

  • Develops an in-depth understanding of the healthcare industry and a broad knowledge of related consulting methodologies through the delivery of consulting engagement and participation in formal and informal training programs 

Business Development & Corporate Initiatives (15%) 

  • Support the Business Development process from lead discovery to proposal defense as part of the execution team 

  • Participate in corporate development by contributing to internal strategic projects, recruiting, knowledge management, technology systems, and related functions 

  • Manage and coordinate Associates and/or Analysts and act as their point of reference for daily activities and training among others 

DESIRED QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE 

  • Graduate degree with an excellent track record in either Life Sciences related, Business, Economics, or Engineering programs. PhD or MBA are considered a plus 

  • 3+ year of professional experience in management consulting, private equity, health technology assessment (HTA) agencies, or pharmaceutical industry 

  • Demonstrated experience in managing small teams of 2-3 people 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCES & SOFT SKILLS 

  • Strong analytical skills and ability to problem-solve unstructured or ambiguous challenges 

  • Knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools and techniques 

  • Advanced skills in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel and Word) and high level of attention to detail 

  • Excellent business English, both written and verbal. Additional language is considered a plus 

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, time management and organization skills. Strong capability in evaluating priorities to meet deadlines while retaining consistently high-quality outcomes 

  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, good project management skills and agility 

  • Adaptability and an ability to learn quickly and apply new knowledge 

  • Ability to work with teams based in different countries 

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS): Business Administration/Management, Bachelor of Science (BS): Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS): Finance, Bachelor of Science (BS): Life Sciences

Contract Type

Regular

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