Consultant - Commercial Strategy

Prescient; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Prescient is hiring a Consultant for its Commercial practice in the UK, with roles in London or Manchester. You will contribute to high-impact projects across oncology, rare diseases, and specialty therapies, working with experienced consultants to deliver evidence-based commercial strategies for global biopharma clients.

You will develop analyses, conduct primary and secondary research, and assist in presenting actionable insights to clients while growing your expertise in commercial strategy

Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor's degree or advanced degree – this should include life sciences, possibly with business/marketing component
• Previous experience in consulting, strategic customer research or brand strategy is required
• Experience researching complex information and summarising findings into slides or reports, whether through academic study or work experience (essential)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Education: BA/BS required; postgraduate qualification in health-related field is a plus

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Delivery: Support delivery of commercial strategy projects across the product life cycle, under the direction of senior team members
• Conduct literature searches and critically review, extract and summarise relevant evidence
• Help translate research and evidence into clear insights, with guidance from senior colleagues
• Support landscape assessments, analogue research and policy analysis to inform client strategy
• Build up internal knowledge of the relevant areas of commercial strategy and trends worldwide
• Contribute to the preparation of client deliverables, reports and presentations
• Support logistical and planning tasks, including helping to coordinate stakeholder interviews and arrange meetings with external stakeholders
• Help manage own tasks and timelines to support delivery against client expectations
• Collaborate effectively with project teams across multiple workstreams
• Client Engagement: Support day-to-day communication with clients, as directed by senior team members
• Begin to build working relationships with client stakeholders
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, insight-driven outputs
• Participate in client meetings, workshops and presentations
• Business Development Support: Support development of project proposals and pitch materials
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing initiatives
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across Medical, Values, Pricing and Access, and Competitive Strategy practices
• Contribute to integrated, cross-functional client solutions
• Collaborate with senior team members to support strategic recommendations
• Professional Development: Actively engage in training and professional development opportunities
• Contribute to team culture, collaboration and effective communication

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Deadline orientation

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS in life sciences

Postgraduate qualification in health-related field (optional)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

MS Office

Job description

Do you want to build your career at the forefront of strategic consulting, helping shape how innovative therapies reach patients?

Are you passionate about working on high-impact challenges in oncology, rare diseases and specialty care, that can support truly changing lives?

Are you looking to join a high-growth, entrepreneurial consultancy where you can learn from experienced consultants and build a strong foundation in commercial strategy?

If so, consider a career at Prescient.

We're looking for a Consultant to join our Commercial practice team in the UK, based in either our London or Manchester office.

Do you have:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills that you can apply to building successful brand strategies?
• A passion for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry?
• Enthusiasm for working and achieving as part of a team?
• Great interpersonal skills?
• A strong focus on quality work, and a commitment to delivering to a deadline?

If so, consider turning your expertise into a valuable career at Prescient.

About our Commercial Practice

Prescient has four core practices: Commercial, Competitive Strategy, Medical and Value, Pricing and Access. We specialise in supporting our biopharma clients in making insightful strategic choices for their products and portfolios. We bring together a unique blend of skills and experiences which are required to drive winning strategies. The Commercial Practice is on an exciting journey to expand our customer-centric team in the US market to better serve our US-based global and domestic clients. When you join this exciting venture, you will be working with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle, to help them unlock the full potential of their brands.

The Commercial Practice specialises in the following project types: Brand strategy; brand positioning, value proposition and brand story development; disease area and portfolio strategy; life cycle management planning; new product planning; launch excellence; competitor strategy; workshop facilitation; and strategic customer research.

About the opportunity

As a Consultant, you will be integrally involved in high-quality, insight-led strategy projects for global biopharma clients, working closely as the key support to more senior members of the project team. You will become increasingly responsible for taking ownership for specific tasks within a project, but with support and oversight from more experienced colleagues when you need it.

Depending on the type of project, you could be involved in designing, conducting, analysing, and presenting primary customer research; analysis of secondary desk research and internal client documents, supporting the design and organisation of client workshops and the development of high quality, engaging client outputs and providing project management assistance to the project leader.

You'll be part of a fast-growing, PE-backed organisation, where you will gain hands-on exposure to client work, start to build your expertise in commercial strategy, and develop your career within a supportive and expert team.

Key responsibilities

Strategic Project Delivery

• Support delivery of commercial strategy projects across the product life cycle, under the direction of senior team members
• Conduct literature searches and critically review, extract and summarise relevant evidence
• Help translate research and evidence into clear insights, with guidance from senior colleagues
• Support landscape assessments, analogue research and policy analysis to inform client strategy
• Build up internal knowledge of the relevant areas of commercial strategy and trends worldwide
• Contribute to the preparation of client deliverables, reports and presentations
• Support logistical and planning tasks, including helping to coordinate stakeholder interviews and arrange meetings with external stakeholders
• Help manage own tasks and timelines to support delivery against client expectations
• Collaborate effectively with project teams across multiple workstreams

Client Engagement

• Support day-to-day communication with clients, as directed by senior team members
• Begin to build working relationships with client stakeholders
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, insight-driven outputs
• Participate in client meetings, workshops and presentations

Business Development Support

• Support development of project proposals and pitch materials
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing initiatives

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with colleagues across Medical, Values, Pricing and Access, and Competitive Strategy practices
• Contribute to integrated, cross-functional client solutions
• Collaborate with senior team members to support strategic recommendations

Professional Development

• Actively engage in training and professional development opportunities
• Contribute to team culture, collaboration and effective communication

Essential skills and experience

• Relevant bachelor's degree or advanced degree – this should include life sciences, possibly with business/marketing component
• Previous experience in consulting, strategic customer research or brand strategy is required
• Experience researching complex information and summarising findings into slides or reports, whether through academic study or work experience (essential)
• Basic understanding of, or strong interest in learning about:
• Drug development and commercialisation, including the launch process
• Drug marketing strategy, including brand planning at a regional and global level
• Exposure to or interest in oncology, rare diseases or speciality therapeutics (desirable)
• Strong analytical and research skills with an ability to read, understand and summarise complex information
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage timelines and meet deadlines, with support from senior colleagues
• Ability to multitask and collaborate effectively in fast-paced, team-oriented environments
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Education: BA/BS required this should include life sciences, possibly with a business/marketing component; postgraduate qualification in a health-related field or life sciences is a plus, but not required

What we offer

• The opportunity to start your career within a specialist global, strategy-led consultancy
• Exposure to high-impact projects in oncology, rare diseases, and innovative therapies
• A high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with clear pathways for career progression
• Close collaboration with commercial experts and broader Prescient teams
• Hands-on learning with early responsibility and client exposure
• A platform to build your expertise in commercial strategy

About Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharma services firm specialising in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision-making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.

Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in 10 cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit www.prescienthg.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all of the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state or local laws.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.