Principal Consultant, Strategic Consulting

Company Description

Founded in 2001, it is Blue Fin Group’s (BFG) vision to be the preferred Management Consulting Firm for Life Sciences companies.  We intend to accomplish this through our mission of providing our industry-leading approach to professional consulting, mixed with our incredible breadth and depth of commercialization experience. Working with over 300 clients and 29 of the top 30 pharmaceutical companies, we are highly sought after for our services to help clients connect their innovative science to patients who need affordable access. We are differentiated in the market through our culture, people, processes, and approach to managing our business. 

We are headquartered in Philadelphia, PA (USA), with offices in: Ambler, PA (USA); Pune, India; and Medellín, Colombia. For more information, visit www.integrichain.com, or follow us on Twitter @IntegriChain and LinkedIn.

Job Description

As a Principal Consultant of Blue Fin Group, this associate will be responsible for delivering consulting services to our clients.  Success in this role is measured upon the ability to grow and support Blue Fin Group’s presence and reputation in the marketplace by delivering consulting services and thought leadership.

The following represents the scope, attributes and expectations of Blue Fin Group Principal Consultants:

Firm Building

• Effectively communicate (internally and externally) BFG’s BHAG and Mission
• Assist in the implementation of strategic initiatives aligned to BFG BHAG and Mission
• Demonstrate through actions, living BFG’s core values
• Comply with BFG policies and procedures
• Identify potential additional uses and utilize current technology solutions and tools
• Identify potential refinements to and follow the BFG project methodology, approach, and standardized project deliverable frameworks.
• If identified as a RACI R or A, set or assist in setting annual and quarterly goals associated with the RACI category
• If identified as a RACI A or R, drive performance and lead RACI teams in achieving annual and quarterly goals.
• Through personal SMART goals, assist in achieving firm and RACI goals.

People Management & Development

• Utilize the target profile in identifying potential BFG candidates
• Submit potential candidates to the manager for consideration
• Associates endorsed to manage direct reports will actively participate in the concurrence process to recruit and hire new BFG Consultant associates
• Associates endorsed to manage direct reports will assist in implementing a consistent hiring and onboarding process for each new associate 
• Assist in the development and implementation of a new associate training program, if selected as a trainer, and for potential direct reports 
• Serve as FINgerprint Guide for new Consultant associates
• Support peers during the new associate training process
• Annually, develop quarterly SMART Goals to support achievement of overall firm strategy and firm building initiatives, complete self-assessment and attainment of SMART goals, and review with manager 
• Associates endorsed to manage direct reports will complete the manager assessment, and provide guidance/support to direct reports on development, assessment, and attainment of individual SMART Goals
• Gain understanding of all associates’ experience, skills, competencies, areas of subject matter expertise, areas of interest and focus areas for development
• If aligned, the Project Manager utilizes the associate’s experience, skills, competencies, areas of subject matter expertise, areas of interest, and focus areas for development as considerations for the project
• Associates endorsed to manage direct reports:
  • Conduct weekly 1:1 discussions
  • Complete Annual Performance Review
  • Assist, guide, and mentor in the creation and execution of the Professional Development Plan.
  • Participate in Associate Alignment & Resource Planning
• Prepare for weekly 1:1 discussions with the manager
• Complete self-assessment of Annual Performance Review and discussion with the manager
• Create a Professional Development Plan for discussion with the manager and execute

Business Development

• Assist Partners in business development efforts by identifying and cultivating new project opportunities within existing clients.
• Attend a business development meetings.
• Assist in developing responses to RFPs, project approaches, work effort estimates, and statements of work for review and approval by Senior Principals and Partners.
• Develop and mainta