Business Consultant

Summary

Join Veeva Systems, a leading life sciences industry cloud company, as a Consultant in the Business Consulting group. You will lead workstreams on consulting projects, managing all aspects of delivery and working closely with senior customer stakeholders. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in life sciences and consulting, and the ability to lead and mentor teams. Veeva offers a flexible work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement programs, and more. The company is committed to employee success and fostering a positive work environment. This position offers a competitive salary and potential for additional compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and excellent academic record
• 2+ years of consulting experience in an established strategic/management consulting organization
• Strong Life Sciences background with a keen interest in the Quality value chain or at minimum one or more of the following areas: R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Safety
• Good understanding of technologies used in Quality, ideally Veeva’s platforms and solutions, and how Quality consulting offerings can both leverage and support these
• Good understanding of the business capabilities and drivers underpinning digital technology in health and life sciences and the market forces and trends driving industry change
• Proven analytical skills, able to quantitatively and qualitatively assess problems and communicate responses across a range of issues
• A problem-solving mindset: anticipating issues early, analyzing, and proactively finding solutions
• Demonstrated leadership of others in the delivery of outcomes
• Highly efficient project management skills
• Skilled in facilitating collaboration among team members
• Able to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and quickly establish credibility
• Have a strong personal impact and ability to influence and persuade a range of stakeholders
• An effective communicator verbally and written, in English
• Ability to travel roughly up to 25%; this can vary depending on engagement

Responsibilities

• Lead a workstream(s) in a project engagement: planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of delivery including scope, quality, resources, risk, and timelines
• Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet specific project goals and objectives
• Identify and proactively solve problems faced by the customer
• Be a primary client contact for operational project questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact
• Manage the work and priorities of Associate Consultants in your workstream
• Support and mentor Associates in developing skills and professional capabilities
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders
• Bring to your customers a good level of industry/market/functional insights
• Provide input into business development opportunities and proposals
• Help develop and disseminate thought leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA
• Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, and emerging technology
• Experience working with SaaS solutions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program