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Business Consultant – Life Sciences Quality
| Company | Veeva Systems |
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| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $70000 – $140000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and excellent academic record
- 2+ years of consulting experience in an established strategic/management consulting organization
- Strong Life Sciences background with a keen interest in the Quality value chain or at minimum one or more of the following areas: R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Safety
- Good understanding of technologies used in Quality, ideally Veeva’s platforms and solutions, and how Quality consulting offerings can both leverage and support these
- Good understanding of the business capabilities and drivers underpinning digital technology in health and life sciences and the market forces and trends driving industry change
- Proven analytical skills, able to quantitatively and qualitatively assess problems and communicate responses across a range of issues
- A problem-solving mindset: anticipating issues early, analyzing, and proactively finding solutions
- Demonstrated leadership of others in the delivery of outcomes
- Highly efficient project management skills
- Skilled in facilitating collaboration among team members
- Able to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and quickly establish credibility
- Have a strong personal impact and ability to influence and persuade a range of stakeholders
- An effective communicator verbally and written, in English
- Ability to travel roughly up to 25%; this can vary depending on engagement
Responsibilities
- Lead a workstream(s) in a project engagement: planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of delivery including scope, quality, resources, risk, and timelines
- Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet specific project goals and objectives
- Identify and proactively solve problems faced by the customer
- Be a primary client contact for operational project questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact
- Manage the work and priorities of Associate Consultants in your workstream
- Support and mentor Associates in developing skills and professional capabilities
- Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders
- Bring to your customers a good level of industry/market/functional insights
- Provide input into business development opportunities and proposals
- Help develop and disseminate thought leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA
- Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, and emerging technology
- Experience working with SaaS solutions
