Consulting Director

pobl.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

pobl. is an independent talent consultancy specialising in medical communications, healthcare advertising and market access. We're hiring for a Consulting Director to join a boutique pharma consulting business.

As Consulting Director you will lead business development, shape strategy, manage client engagements, mentor a diverse team, and represent the firm as a thought leader at events and webinars. Applicants require right to live & work in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy or management consulting with life sciences focus.
• Deep expertise from life sciences consultancy projects.
• Track record leading teams delivering innovative work.
• Strong communication in a high-trust, independent environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development and craft proposals for prospective clients.
• Partner with Head of Consulting to grow client relationships.
• Own strategic consulting engagements from ideation to delivery.
• Provide hands-on problem solving and feedback to the team.
• Design and deliver innovative solutions aligned with client needs.
• Mentor a diverse, global team of consultants.
• Contribute as a thought leader on stage or webinars.

Skills

Consulting experience

Commercial nous

Life sciences knowledge

Leadership

Creativity and facilitation

Communication and independence

Job description

pobl. is an independent talent consultancy specialising in medical communications, healthcare advertising and market access. We're hiring for a Consulting Director to join a boutique pharma consulting business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Business development: Lead efforts to identify new opportunities, craft compelling proposals, and pitch the firm's value proposition to prospective clients.


• Building a portfolio of work: Partner with the Head of Consulting to develop and execute a strategic vision for the practice, growing relationships with existing clients and securing new opportunities.


• Leading client engagements: Take ownership of strategic consulting projects from ideation to delivery, focusing on high-priority practice areas and ensuring tangible outcomes and client satisfaction.


• Hands-on problem solving: Dive into the detail when needed, supporting the team, giving feedback on work and acting as a thought partner internally and for clients.


• Shaping project delivery: Understand complex and sometimes ambiguous client needs to design and deliver innovative solutions, maintaining quality and impact at every stage of the engagement.


• Mentoring: Mentor a diverse, global team of consultants, investing in their growth and success while delivering high-performance outcomes.


• Taking the stage: Share your perspective as a thought leader and advocate for the firm, on stage or on webinars.

What We're Looking For

• Consulting experience: Experience in strategy or management consulting, with at least 4 years focused on life sciences or pharma.


• Commercial nous: Confidence partnering with the Sales team on calls with prospective clients, building proposals and scoping work.


• Life sciences knowledge: Deep expertise from life sciences consultancy projects in one or more of the practice areas: commercial strategy, medical affairs transformation, and patient strategy and engagement.


• Leadership: An authentic, pace-setting leader dedicated to bringing out the best in others, with a strong track record of managing teams that deliver innovative work.


• Creativity and facilitation: A creative problem-solver who is energised by ambiguity, runs engaging workshops and coaches others to do the same.


• Communication and independence: A clear, compelling communicator with a point of view, comfortable in a high-trust environment and never waiting to be told what to do.

Please note: Applicants require the right to live & work in the United Kingdom