Prescient · 1 week ago
Engagement Manager - Competitive Strategy
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $155K/yrPrescient is a pharma services firm specializing in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. The Engagement Manager will lead competitive strategy projects, manage day-to-day operations, and build relationships with clients in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Hiring Manager
Filipa Englefield
Responsibilities
Report to a Director, Associate Vice President or Vice President within the Competitive Strategy practice, ensuring clear communication on project progress, risks and resource needs
Lead the day-to-day management of competitive strategy and competitive intelligence engagements, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to timelines and budgets
Structure and manage workstreams, guide junior team members and ensure that analytical approaches align with client objectives
Build credibility by understanding client contexts, anticipating needs and delivering thoughtful, actionable insights
Support senior leaders in ensuring clients experience best-in-class service throughout the engagement life cycle
Proactively identify and qualify new business opportunities across existing accounts, shaping proposals and recommending strategic growth pathways to account leads
Take a leading role in deepening client relationships, regularly engaging senior stakeholders, articulating value and driving account expansion through consistent, high-impact delivery
Develop and apply a strong understanding of relevant therapeutic areas, clinical development pathways, regulatory considerations and competitive environments
Serve as a knowledge resource to internal teams
Provide day-to-day coaching, feedback and oversight to junior team members to support their development and ensure high-quality contributions
Attend industry conferences or virtual events to gather competitive insights, deepen therapeutic knowledge, and build familiarity with key stakeholders and trends
Qualification
Required
Experience in biopharma client services and consulting is required; CI experience is preferred
Strong results orientation with a proven track record of: managing day-to-day project execution, ensuring high-quality outputs and timely delivery
Structuring workstreams, managing junior team members and maintaining project momentum
Awareness of business development opportunities, with the ability to recognize potential areas for account growth, contribute to proposal development and support senior leaders in strengthening client relationships
A strong grounding in therapeutic areas, clinical development, product strategy and the competitive landscape; ability to quickly learn new disease areas and modalities
Emerging client management skills: confidence in interacting directly with clients to clarify needs, present findings and support ongoing engagement
Ability to build trust through credibility, preparedness and thoughtful communication
Growing capability to act as a strategic partner, including recognizing business development opportunities to add value or expand support within an account
Clear and confident communication skills, enabling effective interaction with clients and internal teams, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to strategic discussions with guidance from senior colleagues
Ability to connect details to strategic implications, synthesize complex information and communicate insights in a clear, structured manner
Willingness to 'roll up your sleeves' to support analyses while helping elevate the team's work
Ability to give and receive feedback constructively
Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to new situations, and rapidly acquire new therapeutic or methodological expertise
BA/BS required
Preferred
CI experience is preferred
An advanced degree in a life science discipline is preferred
Benefits
A competitive package and remuneration linked to performance
A strong values-based culture grounded in collaboration, curiosity and excellence
Tailored career development based on your interests and aspirations – not a one-size-fits-all approach
A team of smart, supportive colleagues who invest in each other’s success
Leaders who are accessible, ambitious for the team and committed to mentorship
Opportunities to influence the business and help shape our growing Competitive Strategy practice
A flexible working schedule and recognition for outstanding contributions
A flat hierarchy that empowers you to take ownership and make an 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
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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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