Engagement Manager - R&D Advisory

Syneos Health, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health Consulting is recruiting for an R&D Advisory role in London. You will help life science organisations optimise research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance operations, alongside senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes business development, proposal development, and delivering strategic recommendations to clients in a fast-paced environment. A senior consultant with strong communication is ideal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or business required.
• Extensive experience in consulting management in life sciences or related roles.
• Experience with one or more R&D operational roles.
• Strong presentation and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior customer stakeholders to understand goals, processes, operations and expectations.
• Develop customer proposals with clear needs, approach, solution and commercial considerations.
• Develop engagement strategies and plans and present findings to team members.
• Conduct quality management oversight to ensure deliverables meet objectives.

Skills

Presentation skills

Business development

R&D operations

Consulting management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life science or business

Master’s degree in life sciences or business

Tools

Veeva Vault

Job description

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

You’re driven, resourceful, and above all else – remarkably smart.

In this role, you’ll join the R&D Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting, where you will help make life science R&D organisations and operations more efficient and effective across research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance. You will help organisations in times of change, whether that is driven by a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these. You will:

• Work with senior customer stakeholders to comprehend the customer’s business goals, processes, operations and expectations
• Develop customer proposals, demonstrating a clear understanding of the needs and objectives, approach and solution, plus the commercial construct to deliver projects
• Develop engagement strategies and plans, and present findings and recommendations to team members
• Conduct quality management oversight of project deliverables to ensure that content aligns to the customer’s business objectives and expectations
• Develop content to leverage in business development opportunities with prospective customers
• Actively build a network of potential customers by utilising social media, attending seminars and conferences, and through referrals
• Bachelor’s degree in life science or business
• Extensive experience in consulting management in the life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotech consulting industry, or equivalent industry role
• Experience working with one or more R&D operational roles either in industry or consulting
• Strong presentation and business development skills

Desired Requirements:

• Master’s degree in life sciences or business
• Experience in Regulatory processes, operations and technology, Registration Information Management (RIM) and the implementation/business implications of RIM Suites (e.g., Veeva Vault)
• Experience of the organisational impact of other significant regulations (e.g., IDMP, EU CTR)
• Experience in clinical processes, operations and technology (e.g., Veeva, Oracle, Medidata) and the organisational impact of new clinical operating models (e.g., decentralised clinical trials (DCT))

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experiencedoesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills fromprevious roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stayconnected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health?

Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleaguesacross clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy.Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. Thediversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employmentopportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to getbiopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts arecontributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers(Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status,ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protectedveteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not bediscriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonableaccommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of thiswebsite, please contact us at: Email: [emailprotected] One of our staff members willwork with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.