Senior Business Consultant

Summary

Join Veeva Systems, a leading life sciences industry cloud company, as a Senior Consultant in the Business Consulting group. You will lead complex R&D projects, managing teams and delivering strategic value to top pharmaceutical companies. This role requires strong project management, analytical, and leadership skills, along with experience in life sciences consulting. As a Work Anywhere company, Veeva offers flexibility to work from home or in the office. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a mission-driven organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree and excellent academic record
• 5+ years consulting experience in an established strategic/management consulting organization
• Experience in Life Sciences
• Good understanding and deep interest in pharmaceutical R&D, having delivered consulting engagements in one or more of the following areas: Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Safety
• Good understanding of the R&D value chain and ideally Veeva’s platforms/solutions and how R&D business consulting offerings can leverage and support these
• Good understanding of the business capabilities and drivers underpinning digital technology in health and life sciences
• 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 complex deliverables
• Highly efficient project management skills
• Able to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and quickly establish credibility
• Have strong personal impact and ability to influence and persuade a range of stakeholders
• Ability to travel roughly up to 25%; this can vary depending on engagement

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D projects as the operational face of a Veeva R&D Consulting team, with responsibility for planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of delivery including scope, quality, resources, risks, and timelines
• Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet overall project goals and objectives
• Identify and proactively solve problems faced by the client
• Be a trusted client contact for strategic and operational questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact
• Manage the work and priorities of team members on your project(s)
• Support and mentor Consultants and Associates in developing skills and professional capabilities
• Bring to clients an excellent level of industry, market, and functional insight including R&D specific challenges
• Proactively lead business development opportunities and proposals related to the R&D value chain
• Develop and disseminate thought leadership and campaigns that differentiate Veeva R&D Consulting in the market for Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Strategy & Operations as well as Quality and Safety

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA
• Network in Top 20 Life Science companies
• Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, 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
• Base pay: $80,000 - $200,000
• Variable bonus and/or stock bonus