Analyst (Graduate Hire 2026) - Life Science Strategy Consulting

Application Deadline: Friday 27th of February

Assessment Day: Wednesday 18th of March

Start Date Range: September 2026

Application & Recruitment Process

As part of your application, please submit a cover letter addressing the questions below.

Candidates who do not submit a cover letter with responses to these questions will not be considered.

Cover Letter Questions:

• Are you within commuting distance of Prescient’s London office, or willing to relocate?
• Why are you interested in Prescient Healthcare Group? What attracted you to this role?
• What are your top three attributes that will make you a successful consultant?
• How many times have you practiced a case with a peer?
• What interests you most about working in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and how have your academic experiences, internships, or other relevant exposure prepared you for this role?

Recruitment Timeline

March 2nd – March 13th: Selected candidates will complete an introductory interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team

March 13th: All candidates will be notified of next steps.

March 18th: Final in-person assessment day (behavioural & case interviews)

To ensure availability, candidates are encouraged to tentatively block March 18th for the in-person interview day.

About You

Do you have a passion for:

• Understanding tomorrows emerging therapeutic areas?
• Unlocking the full potential of new therapies and shaping successful future therapies?
• Understanding why healthcare professionals and patients behave the way they do, and applying this to medical, clinical, and commercial strategies?
• Are you a highly motivated professional interested in being part of a new and exciting team, working with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle?

About Prescient Healthcare Group (PHG)

Our goal is a simple one: we solve exciting, real-world pharma challenges that ultimately make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives.

PHG is a unique global biopharma, insight-led strategy consultancy. Our core focus is helping biopharmaceutical clients create clinical and commercial strategies that deliver groundbreaking new treatments for patients.

With offices in ten major cities across the world, we are a truly global enterprise and are still growing fast, offering our people endless opportunities, supporting rapid personal and professional development.

We work with industry leading companies across the full product life cycle, to help them unlock the full potential of their brands.

About the Opportunity

The role will be varied, giving you the opportunity to develop and hone new skills whilst improving your knowledge of the healthcare industry. You will receive exposure to a broad mix of projects – varied therapeutic areas, a range of client sizes, and domestic vs. global reach. This will enable you to get the experience to decide if you want to take a more specialised route as your career progresses. Our onboarding and training program will provide the support and development you need to hit the ground running; a mix of formal classroom training, shadowing colleagues on projects and ‘on the job’ coaching will equip you with the capabilities you need to succeed at Prescient.

Key Responsibilities

• Exhibit high degrees of professionalism across each aspect of working life, demonstrating respect, integrity and support for colleagues and in our interactions with clients
• Take pride in and full responsibility for meeting high levels of performance in work process and output; take charge of own professional development and proactively seek opportunities for growth
• Demonstrate a strong willingness to learn and a 'can-do' attitude; showcase ability to gain expert status on a new topic and create an impact within the team and with clients
• Demonstrate an ability to thrive in an environment through efficient planning
• Demonstrate an ability and willingness to take risks, work in a non-hierarchical environment and take step-up/step-down roles to support strong outcomes
• Act as a role model in line with company and client codes of ethics and processes; represent the company and promote its reputation to a high standard

Desired Experience and Skills

• Bachelors in a relevant field (e.g., Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Business, Economics, Marketing, or Psychology).
• Demonstrated passion for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, supported by academic research, industry exposure, or relevant coursework.
• Ability to rapidly synthesise, analyse, and apply new information, demonstrating intellectual agility and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, with a track record of delivering clear, concise, and impactful presentations and reports.
• A drive for self-improvement – the best consultants are those that seek out and action on feedback to improve themselves.
• Entrepreneurship - The ability to lead and drive outcomes, particularly in situations that have some ambiguity.
• Consulting is a team sport so a demonstrated willingness and enthusiasm to collaborate with others is required.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive base salary plus performance-related bonus.
• A strong values-based culture that promotes respect, inclusion and teamwork, encouragement to contribute and influence on the business – where everybody has a voice.
• Leaders who are accessible, truly listen, are ambitious for our teams, and committed to coaching & sharing their expertise.
• A high-growth, entrepreneurial environment where our thinking and our work are innovative, imaginative and bright.
• Endless and tailored career development that stretches you and is based on your ambition, abilities and interests – not just box-ticking.
• Flexible working, recognition for going the extra mile, and a flat hierarchy.

More about Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharma services firm specialising in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision-making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.

Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in ten cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands. More than 70% of our employees hold advanced life sciences degrees, and our teams deliver an impressive depth of therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit: www.prescienthg.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state.

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