Zifo ยท 22 hours ago
Senior Scientific Strategy Consultant
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $195K/yr
20+ years expZifo is a global R&D solutions provider focused on the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. They are seeking a Senior Scientific Strategy Consultant to deliver strategic projects for clients, focusing on research and development stages, while collaborating with various stakeholders and driving the evolution of the consulting team.
Data ManagementInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Provide high-level project and client consultation to drive overall engagement success
Manage internal team and mentor associates from across the Zifo organization to deliver effectively and develop in role
Drive clear problem elucidation on new and on-going engagements
Develop recommendations and future state strategy
Communicate proactively and effectively across multiple stakeholder audiences (internal and external)
Review and update business processes and systems landscape information
Provide on-site business analysis support for scientific groups
Evaluate industry trends to identify areas for optimization
Perform gap analysis, define business and data process workflows (as-is and to-be) and data models
Generate audience-appropriate communications and documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent in a scientific / life science field
20+ years' experience within the pharmaceutical life sciences industry
Prior experience in a life sciences lab setting, preferably hands-on bench-level research experience
Prior experience driving life science informatics solution implementation
Detailed knowledge of data and operational considerations in application landscape development
5+ years of people management and a successful track record of associate development
Experience presenting information in conferences and in large group settings
Solid understanding and practical application of Pharmaceutical Research and Drug Discovery & Development processes and Biologics workflows
Well-developed communication skills that enable communicating with junior team members, developers, project managers and stakeholders across various levels of maturity
Ability to effectively influence and guide clients and internal partners on strategic and tactical efforts
Demonstrated sense of ownership in the success of engagements with clients
Strong understanding of key systems and informatics concepts such as SDLC, Agile methodology, ITIL concepts, data modeling and application ecosystem design
People management and associate development
Effective problem elucidation skills and setting a strategic approach to challenges
Deep knowledge of informatics systems and associated application ecosystems in use within life sciences, including eLNs, LIMS systems, lab instrumentation, etc
Strategic Consulting Skills
Managing teams of business analysts and their deliverables (systems and process requirements, use cases, cost/benefit analyses, etc)
Project Management skills
Able to facilitate project meetings, prioritize requirements, guide the development team and remove blockers
Preferred
Experience in RFIs / RFPs and engaging with commercial partners
Experience in coding (SQL, Python, Java) and data / metadata principles
Benefits
Accrued vacation
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k with company matching
Life insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Company
Zifo
We help science-driven organisations innovate for a better future through our full range of specialist scientific informatics services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-05-09Acquired
Leadership Team
Raj Prakash G
Co-Founder & CEO
Narasimhan Aravamudhan
Vice President - Service Delivery
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