Prescient · 1 week ago
Director - Competitive Strategy
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$170K/yr - $195K/yrPrescient is a pharma services firm specializing in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. They are seeking a Director of Competitive Strategy to work with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, focusing on business development and project delivery to enhance client relationships and drive strategic insights across the product life cycle.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Hiring Manager
Filipa Englefield
Responsibilities
Reporting: You will report to a Vice President within our Competitive Strategy business
Project Directing: Collaborate with clients to ensure that projects are designed to answer strategic business questions and executed with a high degree of client satisfaction
Account Management: Actively participate in devising overall strategic client account plans, developing the account team, strengthening existing relationships and expanding Prescient’s reach within the client organization while building the Prescient brand
Business Development: Grow accounts through existing engagements, actively seek out new business based on client needs and pursue new opportunities with new brands within existing accounts
Project Management: Ensure three-dimensional management of client engagements, including design, planning, client and people management, evidence collection, analysis and reporting
Client Management: Collaborate with members of the project and account teams to ensure clients experience best-in-class customer service
Subject Matter Expertise: Act as a valued subject matter expert externally and mentor junior staff internally on the clinical, regulatory and commercial aspects of the pharmaceutical industry
Conference Attendance: Attend key conferences to engage with a wide range of experts and delegates and attend priority symposia, presentations, posters and booths
Thought Leadership: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and publish thought leadership content that has a meaningful impact on Prescient’s brand and business development activities
Line Management: Mentor the members of the Competitor Strategy team by identifying their strengths and supporting their development, and ensure a sustained focus on delivering concise, impactful insights that add value to our clients
Qualification
Required
Relevant, related experience within the biopharmaceutical client services and consulting industry; client-side experience is preferred
Strong results orientation with a proven track record of: effective account management, leading project teams that deliver exceptional outputs, consistently meeting and exceeding client expectations, business development success
A strong knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry, particularly in clinical development
Confident communication skills that allow you to interact with clients on a peer-to-peer basis, establishing yourself as a strategic thought partner
Excellent business development skills to cultivate and grow existing client relationships, strong account management skills, and exceptional framing and solution-forming skills
Ability to dive 'in the weeds', as well as pull back to 'see the big picture'
Demonstrated leadership ability with a willingness to make decisions and own the follow-through
Strong learning agility to adapt to rapid change and new situations
Ability to communicate complex ideas in simple terms
Ability to give and receive feedback
A 'doer' and a 'leader'
BA/BS required; an advanced life science degree is preferred
Benefits
A competitive package and remuneration linked to performance
An opportunity to lead pharmaceutical and biotech client accounts to help them develop their portfolios, assets and brand strategies
A high-growth, entrepreneurial environment where you can create significant client and business value and forge your own path
A platform for accelerated professional development and career growth with significant levels of responsibility and accountability, and the opportunity to be part of the US management team
An opportunity to lead extraordinary teams that are driven by personal learning and client impact
Company
Prescient
We’re a global team of bioscience specialists providing integrated, competitive and customer insights driven strategic consultancy across the full drug lifecycle.
Founded in 1995
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (6)
2024 (8)
2023 (5)
2022 (4)
2021 (2)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Baird Capital
2021-01-21Acquired
2017-07-27Private Equity
Leadership Team
Jason McKenna
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew McMeeking
Chief Financial Officer/Group Finance Director
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