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Syneos Health Commercial Solutions

Associate Consultant - R&D Advisory

London
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You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with relentless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and come out on top.

In this role, you’ll join the R&D Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting where you will help make life science R&D organisations and operations more efficient and effective across research, clinical, regulatory, quality, and pharmacovigilance. As an R&D Associate Consultant, you’ll help organisations in times of change whether that’s a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these. You will:

  • Work with senior customer stakeholders to comprehend the customer’s business goals, processes, operations, and expectations
  • Clearly define opportunities to deliver value to the customer by executing management consulting projects
  • Develop customer proposals, demonstrating a clear understanding of the needs and objectives, approach and solution, plus the commercial construct to deliver projects
  • Develop engagement strategies and present findings and recommendations to team members
  • Plan and lead the execution of project engagements
  • Conduct quality management oversight of project deliverables
  • Develop content to leverage in business development opportunities with prospective customers
  • Actively build a network of potential customers by utilising social media, attending seminars and conferences, and through referrals

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Essential Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or business
  • Consulting management experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotech consulting, or equivalent industry
  • Experience working in one or more R&D operational roles either in industry or consulting
  • Engagement management experience
  • Strong presentation and business development skills

Desired Requirements:

  • Master’s degree in life sciences or business

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

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Why Syneos Health?

Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleagues across clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy. Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

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Skills

Management Consulting
Business Development
Project Execution
Stakeholder Management
Proposal Development
Engagement Strategy
Quality Management
Life Sciences R&D
Clinical Operations
Regulatory Affairs
Pharmacovigilance
Presentation Skills

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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