Description
Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world.
The Associate Principal/Commercial Strategy role in the Life Sciences practice involves working on project teams with senior and junior consultants on various client engagements.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a conceptual framework for consulting projects and identify/design analytic tasks
- Serve as a project manager, including effective project planning, execution, and budget management
- Manage mid-level client relationships, communicating project developments and presenting results
- Supervise and direct the work of team members: oversee analyses, provide coaching/direction, and ensure integrity of results
- Create and deliver effective presentations or reports that summarize project concept, analysis, and results
- Contribute to business development efforts and write client proposals
- Assist with practice development activities (training, recruiting, knowledge management)
Desired Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in life sciences (e.g., biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacology) or MBA
- 3-6 years relevant post-degree professional experience (consulting experience preferred)
- Strong skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis methods and techniques
- Proven team and project management skills, including project planning, prioritization, and budgeting
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills for client interactions, meeting facilitation, and presentations
- Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
- Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
- Business development experience
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Occasional travel required
Career Growth and Benefits:
- CRA's robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs
- Comprehensive total rewards program, including a superior benefits package, wellness programming, and in-house immigration support
Salary and other compensation: A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $190,000.