Principal Business Consultant - R&D - Clinical

Veeva Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Career progression

Work Anywhere

Job summary

Veeva Systems seeks a Principal Consultant for its R&D Business Consulting practice. You will help customers transform how they work with Technology, Data, and AI, reshaping operating models and measuring business value.

You will lead global engagements, win $1M+ deals, mentor teams, and contribute to thought leadership, all within a Work Anywhere culture that supports home or office work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of R&D Life Sciences Consulting experience (Management Consulting preferred).
• Proven ability to win and deliver $1M+ consulting engagements.
• Deep domain knowledge in Clinical Data/Operations and Life Sciences landscape.
• Extensive experience managing multiple project teams and senior-level customer relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead the largest and most complex global projects with cross-functional teams.
• Own and drive Business Development for the R&D BC practice, securing $1M+ deals.
• Mentor consulting teams and uphold delivery standards.
• Develop industry-leading thought leadership in R&D domains to keep Veeva at the cutting edge of Life Sciences.
• Advise C-suite stakeholders using Veeva’s data and software to solve their most critical challenges.

Skills

Project leadership

Business development

Stakeholder management

Thought leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Veeva products

Job description

Veeva is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences through software, data, AI, and Business Consulting working together. Learn more about our products, vision and values, and status as a public benefit corporation on our website.

Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Veeva Business Consulting was launched in 2019 and has grown quickly and organically to a global organization of over 400 people. Our team is focused on making the life sciences industry more efficient and effective through software, data, and consulting working together.

We expect significant growth in Business Consulting as we look towards 2030, and are looking for great people to make it happen.

The Role

As a Principal Consultant in our R&D Business Consulting practice, you will help customers bring treatments to patients faster by transforming how they work with Technology, Data, and AI. You will focus on reshaping operating models, driving organizational change, and measuring tangible business value.

R&D Business Consulting supports biopharma, medtech, animal and consumer health customers with solving business problems across the R&D value chain but also specifically within Clinical, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory domains.

You will be part of a global team delivering meaningful and high-impact projects with a variety of organisations from Top 20 Pharma to small/mid-sized organisations.

What You’ll Do

• Project Mastery: Act as the Lead for Veeva BC’s largest and most complex global projects, maintaining full accountability for excellence across multiple teams
• Strategic Growth: Lead and own Business Development for the R&D BC practice, focusing on architecting and winning key deals exceeding $1M+
• People Leadership: Manage and mentor high-performing consulting teams, taking responsibility for the professional growth and delivery standards of the practice
• Thought Leadership: Develop and champion industry-leading thought leadership in R&D domains to keep Veeva at the cutting edge of Life Sciences
• Customer Success: Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders, leveraging Veeva’s data and software to solve their most critical challenges

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of R&D Life Sciences Consulting experience (Management Consulting preferred)
• Track Record: Proven ability to win and deliver $1M+ consulting engagements
• Expertise: Deep domain knowledge in Clinical Data/Operations and a comprehensive understanding of the Life Sciences landscape
• Leadership: Extensive experience managing multiple project teams and senior-level customer relationships
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Veeva products
• Experience delivering SaaS or Tech-enabled consulting solutions

Perks & Benefits

• Compensation: Highly competitive salary and equity in Veeva
• Growth: Unrivalled career progression in a fast-growing, global team
• Flexibility: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day

BCRD

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].