The Engagement Manager - Healthcare role is a senior position that requires 8+ years of professional life sciences experience, preferably in management consulting/strategy, commercial strategy, product launch/management/marketing, and/or business analytics. The role involves consulting and strategic development, market analysis and strategy, partnership and growth optimization, and client activation and workshops. The ideal candidate will have a BA/BS degree, an MBA or other advanced degree preferred, and outstanding project management skills.
Requirements
- BA/BS required; MBA or other advanced degree (MPH, MSc, etc) preferred
- 8+ years of professional life sciences experience preferably in management consulting/strategy, commercial strategy, product launch/management/marketing, and/or business analytics
- Experience with market access/health economics/evidence generation, preferred
- Outstanding project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects
- Manage direct reports and mentor junior staff
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including bringing clarity to ambiguous situations
- Strong analytical, business acumen, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally, with a solid understanding of market research
- Confidence outlining, creating, and writing proposals (with support from executive team) in response to client RFPs
- Strong knowledge and experience utilizing various data sources used in strategic consulting engagements (including competitive intelligence, custom research – qual & quant methods, secondary resources & databases) along with strong analytical skills for applying these sources for opportunity assessments, market modeling, strategy development, valuations
- Experience with analyzing and interpreting custom research and extrapolating findings to address the larger strategy development
- Experience in developing and executing strategic frameworks to address complex issues
- Experience with generating actionable and insightful reports, in a story-focused format, that resonate with different stakeholders and levels, through the development, production, & interpretation of multiple data and information inputs; assigning meaning to information by considering context & different perspectives and drawing logical conclusions based on evidence & reasoning
- Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in SPSS or other similar data analysis tools preferred
- High degree of independence and exceptional work ethic
- Ease and confidence with “thinking on your feet”
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Professional, proactive demeanor
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Curiosity and interest in developing, writing, and leading thought leadership initiatives
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Healthcare plans
- Wellness benefits