Manager, Business Consulting, Life Sciences
Location: Belfast; Primary Location Only. Alternatives: Derry, Londonderry.
Salary: Competitive.
Responsibilities
- Engagement responsibilities:
- Managing multiple clients and project teams, ensuring a deep understanding of the main challenges for pharmaceutical/biotech/med tech organisations across the commercial value chain and the delivery of high‑quality insights by applying critical thinking.
- Partnering with clients to resolve their most pressing challenges in areas such as franchise/portfolio/disease strategy and asset positioning; product launches, commercial & medical affairs alignment; evidence, market access, pricing and reimbursement strategies; delivering innovative health care solutions to improve patient care pathways.
- Delivering high quality engagements and solutions to clients by leveraging your skills and experience and ensuring all team members are fully aligned on the project scope, deliverables and timelines.
- Building and fostering trusted relationships with new and existing clients.
- Identifying and acting on opportunities within projects and across both your own and EY’s network of clients to secure and contribute to new business proposals, pitches and business growth as required.
- People responsibilities:
- Supporting Partners/Directors with the allocation of resources to each project.
- Developing junior team members through supervising, coaching and mentoring.
- Contributing to performance feedback and people initiatives including training, recruiting and retaining talent within the Life Sciences Community.
- Other responsibilities:
- Driving internal initiatives aimed at accelerating EY’s leadership in Life Science Consulting.
- Contributing to practice thought leadership through writing and speaking engagements.
Required Qualifications
- At least moderate amount of experience gained in a combination of a traditional management consulting environment and/or a Global Pharmaceutical / Biotech or Med Tech organisation. A combination of both consulting and industry experience is preferred.
- A proven track record in delivering projects and engagements in one of the core areas: Commercial Strategy; Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access; Digital Therapeutics; Real World Evidence; Innovative Contracting; New Product Planning and Business Development & Licensing.
- High level of comfort in a consulting role and experience with a client‑facing position in an agency/consulting environment, including leading client workshops and developing and delivering strategic recommendations.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and ideally across regions/countries.
- Experience in a thought leadership role, demonstrated through writing (blog, white paper, etc.) and/or speaking engagements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferably hold an MBA or Advanced Degree in Health Economics, Health Policy and/or Pharmaceutical Sciences (preferred but not mandatory).
- Ability to write to a high standard, fluent/native in English with additional major languages desired.
- A willingness to travel and work overseas.
Inclusion & Diversity
We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging. Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest‑performing teams maximise the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.
We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
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