Research and Development Consultant - Life Sciences

GN Industry Strategy Life Science Analyst

Job Title - S&C GN-Industry Strategy-Life Sciences-Analyst

Management Level : 11,9 – Analyst, Consultant

Location: Bangalore/Gurgaon/Mumbai         

Must have skills:

• Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization Strategy, Pricing & Profit Optimization, Growth & Innovation, Strategic Planning, Sales & Distribution, Consumer Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, etc. - ideally in Life Sciences industry
• Life Sciences industry knowledge & experience in emerging & developed markets

Must have skills:-

• Experience in Pharma
• Experience in Life science R&D/Commercial/Market access
• Experience in Digital transformation/Roadmap

Job Summary:
The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the Life Sciences industry, including emerging trends, challenges, & opportunities. They will have a proven track record of developing & executing successful strategies for Life Sciences companies. The candidate will work with our clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them. Key skills that will enable this include:

• A Strategic Mindset to shape innovative, fact-based strategies & operating models

• Issue Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions

• Business Acumen to drive actionable outcomes for clients with the latest industry trends, innovations & disruptions, metrics & value drivers
• An excellent, established track record for delivering consulting engagements.
• Strategy consulting experience in Corporate Strategy/Restructuring, Growth Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Operating Model Strategy, Business & Financial Model Development, Value & Investment Case Design, Strategic Cost Reduction & Productivity Reinvention, Digital Business, AI Strategy, M&A

• Business / Life Sciences Industry experience in general management in Life Sciences organizations with background in strategy / product development / sales / marketing / supply chain / manufacturing or R&D.
• Enable & grow strategy capability with practitioners through upskilling agenda, key metrics management & develop next generation leaders
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills with an aptitude for compelling storytelling. Cross cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Conduct market research & analysis to identify trends & opportunities in the life sciences industry. Analyse client’s business, market, competitors and make appropriate inferences. Also, interpret data in context of industry and company specific issues. 

• Work with clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.
• Work with consultants and co-create strategies to address the challenges facing life sciences companies, including competition, regulatory issues, market launch & technological advancements.
• Provide solutions for complex client problems while following the fundamentals of issue-based problem-solving.
• Identify strategic cost take-out opportunities & drive business transformation.
• Shape the operating model with an understanding of challenges in data maturity in Life Sciences companies & help conduct feasibility studies to evaluate new business opportunities, including mergers & acquisitions.
• Act as a true client partner to architect future proof operating models embracing future of work, workforce & workplace powered by transformational technology, ecosystems & analytics.
• Actively contribute to the data synthesis process, solution design & creation of actionable insights, implications, & recommendations to address client's business issues in the areas of launch-to-market, sales optimization, revenue management, incentive management etc.
• Work with our ecosystem partners, help clients reach their sustainability goals through digital transformation.
• Provide industry expertise in various sub-segments of the Life Sciences Industry
• Develop & execute strategies to address the challenges facing Life Sciences companies, in areas of patient services, product development, R&D, commercial, medical.
• Prepare & deliver presentations to clients to communicate strategic plans & recommendations.
• Support practice workstreams & help build the practice.
• Monitor Life Sciences industry trends & keep clients informed of potential opportunities & threats.
• Participate in the development of proposal responses, thought leadership content, including white papers & presentations, on Life Sciences industry topics.

Additional Information:

• Be part of an inclusive and collaborative industry-focused strategy team

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