# Intern/Strategy Consulting (Life Sciences practice) - Summer 2027

**Company**: Charles River Associates
**Location**: Cambridge, London, Cambridgeshire, England
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: internship
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## 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 Intern/Strategy Consulting (Life Sciences practice) - Summer 2027 role is based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom.

CRA's Life Sciences Practice helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and digital health companies achieve optimum performance across key aspects of their business including commercial strategy, pricing and access, innovation, organisation structure, policy analysis, medical affairs, stakeholder management, and reputation, all for the long-term benefit of patients, clinicians, employees, and shareholders.

During your internship you may work on a variety of project types, including but not limited to:

- Opportunity assessment: Supporting the valuation of new therapies

- Value communication: Building evidence-based narratives to demonstrate the clinical and economic value of new medicines

- Market access planning & payer strategy: Mapping regulatory pathways, evidence needs, reimbursement hurdles and innovative solutions across geographies

- Forecasting & pricing strategy: Developing models to project product performance, define the optimal launch and lifecycle price of a therapy, inform launch planning activities

- Commercial strategy & lifecycle planning: Designing go-to-market models and strategies to sustain brand value and portfolio planning

You can expect to:

- Work closely with senior colleagues on strategy and policy projects that address real client needs

- Conduct research and analyse both qualitative insights and quantitative data

- Contribute your ideas to team discussions and see how your analysis feeds into client deliverables

- Attend client meetings and expert interviews, gaining exposure to real-world stakeholder perspectives

- Draft sections of reports, presentations, and Excel models, supported by senior team members

- Develop your knowledge of the life sciences industry and consulting methodologies

- Take part in training and practice-building activities

Desired Qualifications:

- Penultimate year or final year Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree candidates with strong academic performance from a top-tier institution (minimum 2:1) with focused study in biological sciences, economics (or related subjects including business, health economics and policy, public policy), physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or other STEM discipline;

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel), plus an understanding of how to conduct internet research

- Proficiency using and analysing quantitative data to answer questions;

- Experience with, or keen interest in, Life Sciences industry and healthcare;

- Understanding of economic concepts and business processes, as well as familiarity with essential consulting methodologies, tools and techniques;

- Effective written and oral communication and presentation skills (additional languages beyond English are helpful);

- Strong self-management (detail orientation, effective time management, ability to prioritise);

- Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;

- Excellent teamwork and collaboration capabilities;

- Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events;

- Willingness and ability to undertake occasional travel to clients if required.

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office Suite
- quantitative data analysis
- life sciences industry knowledge
- consulting methodologies

### Nice to have
- written and oral communication
- presentation skills
- teamwork and collaboration

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