Associate Consultant (Commercial)

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Project Delivery

• Support delivery of commercial strategy projects across the product life cycle, under the direction of senior team members
• Conduct literature searches and critically review, extract, and summarise relevant evidence
• Help translate research and evidence into clear insights, with guidance from senior colleagues
• Support landscape assessments, analogue research, and policy analysis to inform client strategy
• Build up internal knowledge of the relevant areas of commercial strategy and trends worldwide
• Contribute to the preparation of client deliverables, reports, and presentations
• Support logistical and planning tasks, including helping to coordinate stakeholder interviews and arrange meetings with external stakeholders
• Help manage own tasks and timelines to support delivery against client expectations
• Collaborate effectively with project teams across multiple workstreams

Client Engagement

• Support day-to-day communication with clients, as directed by senior team members
• Begin to build working relationships with client stakeholders
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, insight-driven outputs
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, and presentations

Business Development Support

• Support development of project proposals and pitch materials
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing initiatives

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with colleagues across Medical, Values, Pricing and Access, and Competitive Strategy practices
• Contribute to integrated, cross-functional client solutions
• Collaborate with senior team members to support strategic recommendations

Professional Development

• Actively engage in training and professional development opportunities
• Contribute to team culture, collaboration, and effective communication

Essential Skills and Experience

• Some experience or exposure to commercial strategy or healthcare, gained through academic study, an internship, or previous employment (desirable)
• Experience researching complex information and summarising findings into slides or reports, whether through academic study or work experience (essential)
• Basic understanding of, or strong interest in learning about:
  • Drug development and commercialisation, including the launch process
  • Drug marketing strategy including brand planning at a regional and global level
  • Exposure to or interest in oncology, rare diseases, or specialty therapeutics (desirable)
• Strong analytical and research skills with an ability to read, understand, and summarise complex information
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage timelines and meet deadlines, with support from senior colleagues
• Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively in fast-paced, team-oriented environments
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Education: BA/BS required; this should include life sciences, possibly with a business/marketing component; postgraduate qualification in a health-related field or life sciences is a plus, but not required

What We Offer

• The opportunity to start your career within a specialist, strategy-led consultancy within a global firm
• Exposure to high-impact projects in oncology, rare diseases, and innovative therapies
• A high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with clear pathways for career progression
• Close collaboration with commercial experts and broader Prescient teams
• Hands-on learning with early responsibility and client exposure
• A platform to build your expertise in commercial strategy

About Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharma services firm specialising in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans, and allowing their decision-making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.

Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in 10 cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps, and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit www.prescienthg.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all of the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local laws.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.