Associate/Management Consulting (Life Sciences practice)

About Charles River Associates 

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Position Overview

CRA’s Life Sciences practice helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and medical device companies achieve optimum performance across key aspects of their business, including innovation, commercial success, organization, and reputation, all for the long-term benefit of patients, clinicians, employees, and shareholders. We work with life sciences businesses directly as well as with their legal counsel, industry associations, government organizations, and advocacy groups from the earliest stages of research into new therapy areas, through product development, to the delivery of products that will achieve commercial success and fulfill the expectations of our clients and their key stakeholders.

The CRA life sciences team operates from offices across the United States and Europe to provide insights on global issues and local market challenges, allowing ease of access for our clients.

Joining the Life Sciences Practice at CRA will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of healthcare globally. As an integral member of the team, you will help us deliver to our clients high-impact solutions that are implementable and make a difference. We provide professional development and mentoring that will give you access to our global practice where you can get exposure to colleagues from across our offices and gain experience across a wide range of geographies, therapy areas, aspects of the industry and projects.

Candidates interested in life sciences litigation consulting should apply here. 

Associates work closely with senior consultants on project teams. Successful candidates will be a part of an integrated team that executes and delivers across a wide variety of consulting projects through research and quantitative skills. A typical Associate would:

• Working closely with senior colleagues to formulate strategy recommendations and solutions that address client needs
• Conducting independent research to identify, collect, manage and analyze data
• Contributing to internal discussions that build insights from the analytical process and integrating findings into broader project deliverables
• Conducting telephone or face-to-face interviews with clients or external stakeholders
• Assuming responsibility for generating sections of client presentations, reports, and other client deliverables (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and Excel workbooks)
• Proactively developing your knowledge of the life sciences industry and consulting methodologies
• Contributing to initiatives which improve workplace dynamics and day-to-day project delivery

Desired Qualifications

We are looking for curious, analytical, highly-motivated candidates who have focused their studies in economics, sciences, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or other quantitative disciplines.  We value knowledge of economic concepts, research experience, quantitative ability, knowledge of the Life Sciences industry, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and a high level of initiative.  We expect successful candidates to use data to solve client problems, work collaboratively with a team, effectively manage their time and prioritize tasks, and take pride and ownership in their work.

Successful candidates will need to have a Bachelor’s or Master's degree from a top-tier academic institution. Applicants may be considered for other roles depending on their level of educational and transferable experience. Candidates must also have the ability to meet the following criteria:

• Previous consulting experience (1-2 years)
• Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the life sciences industry
• Core analytical and problem solving skills
• Solid presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)
• Ability to conduct targeted secondary research and synthesize findings to answer client business questions
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