Engagement Manager

NNIT A/S; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NNIT R&D in Basel, part of NNIT, seeks an Engagement Manager to own the client journey from opportunity identification to high‑quality consulting delivery across Regulatory Affairs, Clinical and Safety. You will work with an international team and drive value for pharma and biotech clients across Europe.

The role blends hands‑on delivery (about 50%) with business development, sales collaboration, and shaping NNIT’s R&D offerings. Fluency in English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of life sciences consulting experience (large or boutique).
• Proven track record in combining client delivery with business development.
• Strong experience with presales, RfPs, and SOW creation.

Aufgaben

• Lead hands-on client engagements (≈50%) delivering advisory, implementation, and optimization services.
• Act as a trusted client advisor, building relationships with senior stakeholders and guiding technology adoption and process optimization.
• Drive commercial growth in close collaboration with sales, identifying opportunities and converting pipeline into revenue.
• Own and support presales activities, contributing to proposals, RfPs, and SOWs with high-quality offerings.
• Shape and evolve NNIT’s R&D offerings by translating market needs into scalable consulting and managed services.
• Position NNIT as a leading EU advisory partner through thought leadership and industry engagement.
• Represent NNIT externally at conferences, client events, and speaking engagements.

Kenntnisse

Client delivery

Business development

Presales

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

English fluency

Jobbeschreibung

Engagement Manager:

At NNIT R&D, weempower life sciences companies to navigate their digital transformationjourney across Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, and Safety. Combining deep domainexpertise with strong technology capabilities, we help our clients deliverbetter outcomes for patients.

We are looking for an EngagementManager who thrives at the intersection of client delivery and commercialgrowth.

This is a hands-onrole, where you will spend approximately 50% of your time working directly withclients, advising and delivering within digital transformation initiatives.

The remaining timewill be focused on business development, sales collaboration, and shapingNNIT’s R&D offerings.

You will operateacross domains such as, RegulatoryAffairs, Safety and Clinical, acting as a connector between domain experts,clients, and NNIT’s sales organization, ensuring we translate market needs intoimpactful solutions and tangible business.

This role is ideal forsomeone who wants to own and develop client relationships end-to-end — fromidentifying opportunities and shaping proposals to delivering high-qualityconsulting engagements.

Your Responsibilities as Engagement Manager in R&D

You will join aninternational team of highly skilled consultants across Regulatory, Clinical,and Safety, working with leading pharma and biotech companies across Europe.

Your keyresponsibilities include:

• Lead hands-on client engagements (≈50%)
  Deliver advisory, implementation, and optimization services within digitaltransformation programs across Regulatory, Safety and Clinical.
• Act as a trusted client advisor
  Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and guide them ontechnology adoption, process optimization, and strategic direction.
• Drive commercial growth in closecollaboration with sales
  Proactively identify opportunities, shape client dialogues, and workclosely with NNIT’s sales organization to convert pipeline into revenue.
• Own and support presales activities
  Contribute to proposals, RfPs, and Statements of Work, ensuringhigh-quality and competitive offerings.
• Shape and evolve NNIT’s R&D serviceofferings
  Translate market trends and client needs into scalable consulting,implementation, and managed service offerings.
• Position NNIT as a leading EU advisorypartner
  Contribute to thought leadership, industry engagement, and strategicpositioning in the life sciences market.
• Represent NNIT externally
  Participate in conferences, client events, and speaking engagements tostrengthen NNIT’s market presence.

Your Qualificationsand Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in life sciences consulting (large orboutique consultancy preferred)
• Proven track record in combining clientdelivery with business development
• Strong experience with presales, RfPs, andSOW creation
• Solid understanding of digitaltechnologies in life sciences, particularly within Regulatory Affairsand/or Clinical
• Experience driving digitalization andprocess optimization initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management skills andability to engage at senior levels
• A hands‑on, commercial, and proactivemindset with high ownership.

Fluency in English(written and spoken) is required. German is a plus.

Why Join NNITR&D:

This is a uniqueopportunity to take on a high-impact role where you will directly influenceboth client success and NNIT’s growth in Europe.

You will work in anenvironment that combines:

• Close collaboration between consulting andsales
• Real ownership of client relationships andoutcomes

About NNIT R&D:

NNIT provides IT andconsulting services to the global life sciences industry and has been a trustedpartner for more than 25 years.

We are committed totransforming R&D into a strategic, data-driven function by combiningadvisory, implementation excellence, and managed services.

• Recognized as a leading Regulatory Affairsconsultancy by GENS & Associates
• Ranked for strong business know-how andimplementation capabilities (MyResearch)
• Veeva Premier Services Partner andrecognized by Everest Group
• 100+ R&D consultants globally acrossEU, US, and Asia
• 30+ active R&D clients, including Tier1 pharma companies
• 1,700+ employees worldwide

About NNIT

NNIT is a publicly listed company that specializes in IT solutions to life sciences internationally, and to the public and enterprise sectors in Denmark. We focus on high complexity industries and thrive in environments where regulatory demands and complexity are high. We advise on and build sustainable digital solutions that work for the patients, citizens, employees, end users or customers.

NNIT consists of group company NNIT A/S and subsidiaries SCALES, Excellis Health Solutions and SL Controls. Together, these companies employ more than 1,600 people in Europe, Asia, and USA.

We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

We actively work to eliminate bias and ensure an inclusive workplace where everyone has the right to be seen and heard as they are.

We invite interested candidates to apply, no matter their background.

In the interest of fostering a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly request candidates to refrain from including their pictures in their applications.