Analyst/Consultant/Manager - Research & Development - Pharma/Life Sciences

Research And Development R&D Analyst/Consultant/Manager

The Life Sciences industry group works with the following industries :

- Pharmaceuticals

- Biotechnology

- Medical products and devices

- R&D functions (includes Drug Discovery & Research, Pre-clinical, Clinical, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Lab Informatics) experience with R&D functions is a must for this profile

- Management Consulting and General Business Consulting Experience is a must

- Possesses good functional and domain knowledge and provides specialized inputs. Has relevant experience in the same area and / or has an educational background within the domain

- Can solve a structured and defined problem in a functional area. Can break the problem into smaller modules and go into details and define each module

- Supports a project in implementing and operationalizing a business or operating model within the offering or area of work

- Provides Point of view, solution, data or input for an area or module in deck making, proposal or project where problem and scope of work is defined. Big picture and storyline of the larger engagement is shared

- Has familiarity or expertise with assets / tools in business consulting, R&D. Eg. Issue Trees, Implementation frameworks, Diagnosis tools like client questionnaire and analysis, Operating Model, Business Process mapping, etc.

- Given the functional depth, successfully delivers projects within the same Offering group

Client Stakeholder and Project Management :

- Leads and manages a module / part of a project within a specific area or domain

- Works on client site with minimal supervision in his / her area

- Interacts with clients regularly and provides specialized inputs at a functional level

Communication :

- Has good written and verbal communication skills. Can articulate and share points well

- Shares inputs in his / her area to support a deck

- Make presentations wherever required to a known audience or client on functional aspects of his or her domain. Is part of the larger team which presents to the client

Industry/ functional Skills :

- Industry Expertise: Preferably worked internationally in the pharmaceutical /medical devices / biotechnology industry or worked in an international context with clients from the above industry segments

- Preferably worked with R&D functions such as Laboratory functions (R&D and QC labs), Clinical Operations/ Development, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Quality Management System, in capacity of a management consultant.

Working knowledge of clinical data management platforms (Medidata/ RAVE, Veeva Clinical suite), pharmacovigilance databases ArisG & ARGUS databases, Regulatory Information Management Systems (Veeva RIM), lab informatics platforms such as LIMS, ELN, Labware, Empower, LabVantage, etc.

Capability Skills :

Should have worked with at least 2 of the following R&D functions in a strategy or consulting set up:

- Pre-Clinical/Discovery

- Clinical Trial Operations/Management

- Lab Informatics (R&D/ QC Labs)

- Pharmacovigilance

- Regulatory affairs

- Quality Management Systems