Veeva Systems · 10 hours ago
Senior Business Consultant - Life Sciences R&D
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expVeeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. The Senior Business Consultant will manage complex consulting projects in the R&D space, working closely with senior customer stakeholders to deliver strategic value in Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Strategy & Operations, and Quality and Safety.
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Responsibilities
Lead R&D projects as the operational face of a Veeva R&D Consulting team, with responsibility for planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of delivery including scope, quality, resources, risks, and timelines
Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet overall project goals and objectives
Identify and proactively solve problems faced by the client
Be a trusted client contact for strategic and operational questions, developing the relationship through face-to-face discussions, workshops, phone, and email contact
Manage the work and priorities of team members on your project(s)
Support and mentor Consultants and Associates in developing skills and professional capabilities
Bring to clients an excellent level of industry, market, and functional insight including R&D specific challenges
Proactively lead business development opportunities and proposals related to the R&D value chain
Develop and disseminate thought leadership and campaigns that differentiate Veeva R&D Consulting in the market for Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Strategy & Operations as well as Quality and Safety
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree and excellent academic record
5+ years consulting experience in an established strategic/management consulting organization
Experience in Life Sciences
Good understanding and deep interest in pharmaceutical R&D, having delivered consulting engagements in one or more of the following areas: Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Safety
Good understanding of the R&D value chain and ideally Veeva's platforms/solutions and how R&D business consulting offerings can leverage and support these
Good understanding of the business capabilities and drivers underpinning digital technology in health and life sciences
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 complex deliverables
Highly efficient project management skills
Able to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization and quickly establish credibility
Have strong personal impact and ability to influence and persuade a range of stakeholders
Ability to travel roughly up to 25%; this can vary depending on engagement
Preferred
Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA
Network in Top 20 Life Science companies
Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, emerging technology
Experience working with SaaS solutions
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
Retirement programs
1% charitable giving program
Company
Veeva Systems
Veeva Systems Inc. is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7MKey Investors
Emergence Capital
2013-10-16IPO
2008-06-05Series Unknown· $4M
2007-02-06Angel· $3M
Leadership Team
Peter Gassner
Founder and CEO
Mitch Wallace
Retired - Co-Founder and VP Operations
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