Description
As an Engagement Manager, you will manage multiple consulting projects for clients in the pharmaceutical or related industries, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Manage project teams, including internal and external resources, to design, develop, and deliver client projects
- Leverage business experience and acumen to identify strategic alternatives and project approaches for client questions
- Serve as the key point of contact with clients
- Provide follow-up with clients after project completion to ensure satisfaction
- Ensure clear communication throughout projects and within the team
- Support the development of intellectual property for future engagements
- Manage proposal preparation and modifications, maintaining overall bid integrity
- Develop and elevate new business opportunities through identifying follow-on work and new leads
- Develop broader and deeper knowledge of consulting methodologies and the pharmaceutical market through on-the-job experience and training
- Provide direction, advice, and intellectual leadership to clients and delivery teams
- Direct consulting teams through regular participation in team meetings
- Provide high-level input to client reports and presentations, delivering significant portions of findings to clients
- Share subject matter expertise to elevate capabilities and deliver world-class solutions for clients
- Lead ad hoc work streams on critical people-related issues, such as recruitment and learning and development
- Serve as a coach to 3-4 staff members
Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrable analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including presentations, chairing meetings, and business writing
- Strong capability in managing large and/or multiple projects, juggling priorities, and meeting deadlines while maintaining high-quality outcomes
- Experience working in sizable, multi-disciplined teams and leading staff
- Experience developing credible relationships with senior-level managers and executives in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others
- Ability to contribute to business development through identifying leads and developing proposals
- Knowledge of key issues and current developments in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
- Knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools, and techniques
Qualifications & Other Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent and a relevant graduate qualification
- 8-10 years of professional experience in consulting, pharmaceutical, and/or healthcare industries with evidence of career progression
- Demonstrable experience in and commitment to the life sciences and/or healthcare industries
- A track record of leadership and people development
- Fluency in English (spoken and written)
- Willingness and ability to travel
- Right to live and work in the recruiting country