Regulatory Life Sciences Senior Consultant

Job Family:

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:
 

Is life sciences in your DNA?  Breakthroughs in pharma are helping people live longer, healthier lives while bringing hope to patients with rare diseases. With outpaced growth across the industry and advancements in drug development this is undoubtedly a transformative time for regulators, developers, and patients. Guidehouse’s Regulatory Life Sciences practice is an engine of innovation helping pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic regulators tackle today’s challenges, while anticipating tomorrow’s. You will have an immediate impact on our nation’s public health infrastructure by joining our Guidehouse team. Your work will directly impact how fast lifesaving drugs and therapeutics become available to patients with no known treatment today. Are you up for the challenge? 

                                                                           
We continuously strive to foster an inclusive and diverse work culture and thoughtfully develop our people through challenging work, valuable learning and educational programs. We cultivate a culture of mentorship and feedback for professional and personal growth.    We help our clients take control of their future. This mission extends to our employee's careers, health and well-being and by the many ways we give back to our communities. If you’re passionately motivated to make a difference and deliver exceptional work, we invite you to learn more about your career opportunities at https://guidehouse.com/careers

Senior Consultants are integral members of Guidehouse teams and contribute to all levels of the consulting process.  Regulatory Life Sciences Senior Consultants are responsible for the day-to-day management of consulting assignments and have regular interactions with clients. Your specific responsibilities include: analyzing scientific, clinical, financial and strategic information to discern the business implications of new technologies and emerging trends; conducting primary research interviews with clinicians, drug developers, researchers, thought leaders, patient groups, and executives in the healthcare industry and related fields; managing and mentoring junior staff; and preparing and presenting compelling and action-oriented reports to senior management and clients. 

The Public Health practice encourages career development and is hiring for the long term.  Senior Consultants follow a clearly defined career path and continue to deepen their knowledge in the field of healthcare and the practice of consulting. As Senior Consultants hone their project management skills and ability to manage multiple work streams, they progress to the position of Managing Consultant.  

What You Will Need:

• BA/BS degree in Science, Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, Business
• 2 plus years of Life Science Industry (Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Specialty Pharma and/or Medical Technology) or Consulting experience is required
• Ability to work independently but with oversight from management. Experience in managing components of projects, ownership of workstreams and/or analytics and supervising, coaching or mentoring others in daily tasks is required.
• Must possess strong analytical skills (Excel, Access, etc.) and leverage analytic techniques to use data to guide client and team decision-making.
• Must have advanced data collection, research, information finding experience and explore solutions that challenge critical thinking.
• Authorized to work for any US employer without sponsorship.
• This position is open to Washington, DC area based candidates or those who are willing to relocate there.  

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• PhD or 2 plus years of Life Science Industry (Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Specialty Pharma and/or Medical Technology) or Consulting experience is required.
• Demonstrated commitment and passion for the Healthcare and Life Science industries.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to produce client ready deliverables including PowerPoint presentations.
• Ability to grasp and communicate clinical and business implications of technically complex products and services.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to review work product of self and others and produce work product and deliverables that require minimal re-work or editing.
• Collaborative and a team player.

During this interview you will complete a case study that will be