Life Sciences Strategy & Medical Affairs Consultant

Charles River Associates - Private

Toronto

Hybrid

CAD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

100 hours of training annually

Wellness programs

Immigration support for foreign nat.,

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking a Consulting Associate to join the Life Sciences practice. You will work with senior colleagues on client engagements, delivering components of consulting, medical affairs support, and market research projects across multiple disease states.

The role offers professional development, mentoring, exposure to global teams, travel to client locations, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

PhD in a life sciences field.
Up to 3 years of relevant consulting or Medical Affairs experience preferred.
Strong understanding of clinical trial design and statistics.
Knowledge of different disease states and treatment landscapes.
Knowledge of the role of Medical Affairs in launching a therapy.
A strong analytic focus; Experience with business analytics or computational data analytics (big data or AI) is a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Eye for detail and self-motivated to deliver high quality work on time.
Some knowledge of fundamental consulting methodologies tools and techniques.
Travel willingness to client locations when required.

Responsibilities

Work closely with senior colleagues to deliver consulting projects that address specific client needs.
Contribute to a range of medical affairs projects spanning strategic planning, advisory boards, KOL mapping, KOL insights gathering, and evidence generation planning.
Gain exposure to working across multiple disease states and treatment landscapes.
Apply scientific and disease state knowledge to translate complex science into clear, actionable insights.
Conduct primary and secondary research to identify, collect, manage and analyze data to identify trends and strategic implications.
Critically evaluate and synthesize insights from literature reviews, secondary research, HCP interviews and advisory boards to inform strategic recommendations.
Assume responsibility for generating sections of client reports, presentations and other client deliverables whilst under supervision.
Support client facing interactions, including meetings, presentations, and workshops.
Proactively develop your knowledge of the life sciences industry as well as consulting methodologies; and
Work on multiple projects at the same time.