Manager - Life Sciences

Moorhouse Consulting; London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic consulting firm that is committed to delivering sustainable change in the Life Sciences sector. As a Manager, you will lead innovative initiatives that enhance health outcomes and drive sector growth. Collaborating with a small, high-performing team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of consulting in Life Sciences while developing your skills and expertise. With a focus on operational excellence and impactful transformation, this role offers a unique chance to work on diverse projects that make a real difference. Embrace an environment that values collaboration, integrity, and personal growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Well-being benefits via Perkbox

Flexible working arrangements

Performance recognition culture

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in management consulting with a focus on transformation.
• Exceptional delivery and advisory skills with proven leadership experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to scope consulting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-profile initiatives to improve health outcomes and sector growth.
• Support business development by winning new work and expanding client base.
• Shape initiatives and enable team success as a core leader.

Skills

Transformation and change projects

Programme delivery

Change management

Operational excellence

Process improvement

Project management

Strategy & insights

Leadership and coaching

Business development

Life Sciences knowledge

Job description

Overview

Why Moorhouse?

We are a dynamic consulting firm focused on delivering sustainable change. We help our clients succeed in their long-term goals by turning their strategies into action through exceptional delivery and fostering a culture of change. As a transformation consultancy, we work on projects that deliver change and improvement in operations, services, or people management. Our impact is tangible, and our clients appreciate who we are and how we work.

We pride ourselves on being proactive, collaborative, and straightforward team players, with a focus on collective success. We move quickly as a team, valuing honesty and integrity. You will be part of a supportive, high-performing team that cares for each other, enjoys what we do, and celebrates successes. Exciting opportunities on diverse projects will help you develop skills, experience, and knowledge to help organizations respond to turbulence and improve.

Life Sciences at Moorhouse

Our Life Sciences sector is vital to our business, experiencing double-digit growth recently. It’s an exciting environment where we push boundaries in capabilities, project types, and impact—helping clients respond to disruptive technologies, implement innovative products, deliver change programs, and define operating models and organizational design.

Our expertise covers the entire value chain—from R&D and clinical development to commercial and post-market support, including support functions like digital, technology, and HR. We focus on four core areas: Commercial, Medical Affairs, R&D Development, and Global Health, Access & Sustainability. We partner with global pharmaceutical companies (e.g., GSK, AstraZeneca, Bayer) on projects ranging from large-scale transformations to targeted team support, aiming to maximize business value and social impact for better patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Why join the Life Sciences team in Moorhouse?

We seek a Manager to lead project delivery and drive sector growth. Our team is small (~12 people), collaborative, and plays a key role in managing and expanding our Life Sciences sector and delivering critical client transformations.

You will be excited to:

• Lead high-profile, innovative initiatives that provide competitive advantage and improve health outcomes.
• Support the growth of our Life Sciences sector by winning new work and expanding our client base.
• Be a core leader within Moorhouse, shaping initiatives and enabling team success.
• Share your skills to build capabilities and support client initiatives.
• Develop your expertise through training, proposition development, and marketing.
• Operate with autonomy and support to add value aligned with your passions and capabilities.

Essential skills

What are we looking for?

As a Manager, you will have:

• 6–8 years of experience from a management consulting firm working on transformation and change projects.
• Exceptional delivery, advisory, and transformation skills, with experience leading workstreams or initiatives independently.
• Experience in programme delivery, change management, operational excellence, process improvement, operating model design, systems implementation, project management, strategy & insights, or organization design.
• Knowledge and experience in Life Sciences, preferably in areas such as:
• Commercial: go-to-market strategies, operating models, product launches, market analysis.
• Medical Affairs: medical strategy, operations, scientific communication, training.
• Global Health, Access & Sustainability: strategy, access programs, impact measurement.
• R&D Development: strategy, operating models, pipeline management, regulatory planning.
• Strong commercial awareness, business development skills, and ability to scope consulting solutions.
• Proven leadership, capability building, coaching, and solution delivery experience.
• A broad business problem-solving mindset, not necessarily technical or scientific expertise.
• A passion for Life Sciences and impactful transformation work.

Benefits

Our benefits include:

• A total package of £110,000 (base salary £82,005 plus bonuses paid biannually).
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, with options to buy or sell leave.
• Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Pension, and well-being benefits via Perkbox.
• A performance recognition culture that is transparent and consistent.

Our offices are near Liverpool Street, London, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Moorhouse is committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work, contribute ideas, take initiative, and consider their impact on others.