Associate Business Consultant - Life Sciences Consulting

Veeva; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeva in Berlin/Frankfurt is launching the Business Consultant Development Program for recent graduates. You will rotate through five practice areas and learn to deliver high-impact business solutions with experienced teams.

The 20-month program develops core consulting skills, domain expertise, and leadership foundations, with the start date targeted for September 2027 and the opportunity to work flexibly in a Work Anywhere environment.

Qualifications

• Upcoming 2027 university graduate with strong academic performance.
• Fluent in German (professional-level) and English.
• Desire to work within an intense, challenging program and environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A process-driven person who loves digging into operations, numbers, and other data to find opportunities for improvement.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time per year.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver all components of customer engagements (e.g., customer communications, workshops, stakeholder interviews, process and data analysis, managing timelines).
• Collaborate with Business Consultants to create deliverables that optimize customer operating and engagement models, processes, and business performance.
• Leverage Veeva’s software and data to pull through tangible business and operational solutions.

Skills

Fluent German

Fluent English

Education

University degree (2027 graduate)

Job description

Veeva is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences through software, data, AI, and business consulting working together. Learn more about our products, vision, values, and status as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) on our website.

Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Launched in 2019, Veeva Business Consulting has grown quickly and organically to over 500 global experts who combine deep domain knowledge with innovative technology to help Life Sciences companies work in a more efficient and connected way.

We are growing aggressively as we look towards 2030. Our Business Consulting team is focused on speeding drug development, launching treatments more effectively, and shaping the best engagement for our customers. We are seeking great people to help shape the future of the industry with the world’s leading software, data, AI, and expertise at their back.

The Role

We are hiring recent university graduates to grow the next generation of consultants through our Business Consultant Development Program (BCDP).

We believe in pushing high potential people to achieve excellence. Our program is specifically designed to provide a challenging environment to learn quickly and deliver value early. You will collaborate with experienced team members on customer-facing engagements to create high-impact business solutions.

In our structured 20 month program, we equip you with the resources to develop the core consulting skills, deep domain expertise, and leadership foundation for long-term career success at Veeva.

BCDP spans five core practice areas: Analytics, Commercial, Content, R&D, and Quality. As an Associate Consultant you will align to one of those practices, allowing you to build targeted industry expertise. You will be asked to choose your preferred practice in the application process.

You can learn more about our practices and the work we do here.

The anticipated start date is September 2027.

What You'll Do

• Support and deliver all components of customer engagements (e.g., customer communications, workshops, stakeholder interviews, process and data analysis, managing timelines)
• Collaborate with Business Consultants to create deliverables that optimize customer operating and engagement models, processes, and business performance
• Leverage Veeva’s software and data to pull through tangible business and operational solutions

REQUIREMENTS | We are looking for graduates who meet the following requirements:

• Desire to work within an intense, challenging program and environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A process-driven person who loves digging into operations, numbers, and other data to find opportunities for improvement
• Upcoming 2027 university graduate with strong academic performance
• Fluent in German (professional-level) and English
• High work ethic. Veeva is a hard-working company
• High integrity and honesty. Veeva is a PBC and a 'do the right thing' company, and we expect that from all employees
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time per year. Travel varies per customer engagement, coworking, internal meetings, and events with your team
• Explore More Generation Veeva Roles: We welcome you to apply to all roles that align with your skills and interests. See all open opportunities here: Generation Veeva Careers

Compensation

• Starting Salary: 55,000 EUR
• After one year, if you perform well, you will receive a significant salary increase and be granted equity

Work Authorization

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the European Union. Veeva does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this employment position.

Work Environment

Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can choose to work in an office or remotely from home on any given day of the week - it’s up to you! Although Veeva is Work from Anywhere, Associate Business Consultants must live within a maximum commuting distance of 45 minutes to 1 hour from Veeva’s Berlin or Frankfurt offices.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].