Associate Director, Life Sciences Market Lead

Deloitte LLP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London seeks an Associate Director, Life Sciences Market Lead. You will advise and mentor within the Life Sciences sector, drive business development initiatives, and enhance client relationships. The ideal candidate has vast experience in EPM & Analytics and proven leadership skills. A hybrid working model is available, supporting a balance between career and life.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• Experience managing totality or part of a business and delivering on targets.
• Experience selling EPM & Analytics transformation projects with sales over £2.0m per year.
• Extensive knowledge of EPM processes, including consolidation and close, planning, budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development initiatives in the Life Sciences sector.
• Create a pipeline for Life Sciences market development.
• Mentor and develop talent within diverse teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Client relationship building

Education

Qualified/Part-Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Associate Director, Life Sciences Market Lead

Basic information

Location

London

Business Line

Job Type

Permanent / FTC

Date published

01-Apr-2025

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Connect to your Industry

We advise, implement, and operate transformational solutions that create world-class business performance management capabilities across the organisation. We are the market leader in business performance management in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

Want to work with business leaders, and alongside some of the most creative thinkers in industry? Can you advise, sell and deliver innovative Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions that are ensure our Life Sciences clients have best in class processes enabled by leading technology delivering the right information, at the right time to run their businesses?

As a Associate Director in our Business Finance team, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding Life Sciences companies through complex challenges. You will lead engagements, provide strategic guidance, and mentor a team of talented professionals. Your deep understanding of the Life Sciences landscape will be instrumental in delivering exceptional client service.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

You will lead business development initiatives, identifying and capitalising on growth opportunities within the Life Sciences sector; selling and delivering Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) & Analytics transformation projects that are tailor made, business led and technology enabled. You will be responsible to read the market, working collaboratively to drive growth, leading the team in creating and converting pipeline, owning, and nurturing the relationships across the Life Sciences market.

You will be responsible for:

• Be a market maker and create a pipeline for the Life Sciences market, by leading development of propositions, Go To Market strategy and market making initiatives
• Lead the sale of Life Sciences opportunities by working externally (Clients) and internally (Deloitte Account Teams) to develop your own sales pipeline and meet business targets
• Have and maintain relationships with senior individuals in Life Sciences organisations
• Developing talent through mentoring, coaching and knowledge & experience sharing
• Managing and nurturing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You’re a natural leader, able to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals. You possess exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues alike. Your technical expertise is complemented by a strategic mindset and a passion for delivering tangible results. You’ll grow our business without compromising standards, integrity, or culture.

You will demonstrate:

• Experience in managing totality or part of a business and delivering on targets
• Demonstrable experience in Go to Market initiatives, from ideation to execution
• Demonstrable experience in owning and nurturing client relationships in the Life Sciences sector
• Demonstrable fellowship from team members
• Demonstrable experience in selling EPM & Analytics transformation projects with sales of over £2.0m per year
• Experience of leading EPM & Analytics transformation projects with fees greater than £2.0m
• Extensive knowledge of EPM processes including consolidation and close, planning, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting and Analytics
• Extensive experience of working in Private Sector industries
• Qualified/Part-Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent
• Experience of delivering solution using offshore and/or near-shore teams
• Portfolio of Client relationships

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Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Enterprise, Technology and Performance

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That’s where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers