Associate Business Consultant - Life Sciences R&D

Veeva Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Job summary

Veeva Systems is inviting recent graduates to join our Business Consultant Development Program in the United Kingdom. You will learn quickly in a challenging environment and gain early exposure to customer engagements, working with experienced team members to deliver high-impact business solutions.

The program accelerates growth as you develop core consulting skills, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to drug development and market engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 3.0 to 4.0 GPA in any major.
• Recent university graduate (up to 1 year postgraduate experience).
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% per year.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver all components of customer engagements (e.g., workshops, interviews, data analysis, timelines).
• Collaborate with Business Consultants to create deliverables that optimize operating and engagement models.
• Leverage Veeva’s software and data to produce tangible business improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Process-driven

English fluency

Work ethic

Integrity

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 3.0–4.0 GPA

Job description

Veeva Systems is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences to help companies work in a more efficient and connected way. Learn more about our products, vision and values, and status as a public benefit corporation on our website.

Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Veeva Business Consulting was launched in 2019 and has grown quickly and organically to a global organization of over 400 people. Our team is focused on making the life sciences industry more efficient and effective through software, data, and consulting working together.

We are growing aggressively as we look towards 2030, and we are seeking great people to make it happen.

The Role

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

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, equipping you with the resources to drive your growth as a Business Consultant, and future leader.

Early in the program, you will collaborate with experienced team members on customer-facing engagements to create high-impact business solutions.

Our Business Consulting team builds effective business and operational improvement strategies powered by Veeva’s unique industry insights, and market‑leading technology. Our offerings are focused on speeding drug development, launching treatments more effectively, and shaping the best engagement for our customers.

The anticipated start date is October 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
• Bachelor’s degree with 3.0 to 4.0 GPA in any major
• Recent university graduate (up to 1 year postgraduate experience maximum)
• Fluent in written and spoken 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

THE PROCESS | Our process is different than most. It is designed to be fast, efficient and respectful. Here are the steps:

• Application: You submit your resume, short cover letter of questions, and take a personality test. Within one week we will notify you via email if we would like to move you to the next stage.
• Leader Interview: The next step is a 45‑minute interview with a leader of the practice.
• Case Exercise: If we proceed, you will be invited to complete a case exercise within a week.
• Offer : Within one week after completing your case exercise, we will extend you an offer or let you know that we do not wish to move forward. You will have two weeks to make your final decision. If you accept, we will hold a spot for you and expect you to show up on your start date. Accepting an offer and continuing to interview would be an ethical violation in our view

Compensation

• Starting Salary: 45,000 GBP
• 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 United Kingdom. Veeva is unable to provide sponsorship for employment visas for this 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 London office.

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].