Associate Consultant

PharmaACE; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Pune is seeking an Associate Consultant to drive forecasting and analytics for their clients. You will leverage both quantitative and qualitative skills to develop insights, manage projects, and collaborate with global teams. The role demands a background in life sciences or engineering, alongside 1-3 years of relevant experience in commercial analytics. Responsibilities include market research, client management, and delivering actionable forecasts. Strong communication and strategic thinking are essential for success in this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant forecasting and commercial analytics experience.
• Experience building financial models using Microsoft Excel and other tools.
• Strong understanding of CI, analytics, and market research.

Responsibilities

• Execute analytics/consulting engagements through project management.
• Generate forecasts and actionable insights for clients.
• Manage complex consulting engagements with effective communication.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Qualitative skills

Strong strategic skills

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Pharma or life sciences

Bachelor's in Engineering or Master's in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

IQVIA/Symphony data

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Associate Consultant

The Associate Consultant will work with clients in forecasting, market research, market access and other cross‑functional teams. You will need to leverage your quantitative and qualitative skills to not only create and analyze number‑driven models, but creatively develop methods/approaches and deliver the story as well – this needs to be accomplished through a combination of analyzing client‑provided data and secondary desk research. Experience with IQVIA or Symphony data (e.g. Xponent, DDD) is required. Working knowledge of patient‑level data is a plus.

Brief Introduction

The Associate Consultant – Forecasting is responsible for developing, delivering, and maintaining forecasts (patient‑based, TRx‑based, etc.) and business insights for PharmaACE’s clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters in Pharma or other life sciences background (Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, etc.) or bachelor’s in engineering / B-Tech or master’s in business administration.
• 1‑3 years of relevant forecasting and commercial analytics experience. Experience building financial models (e.g., market sizing, sales, and profit forecasts) using Microsoft Excel and other tools.
• In‑depth expertise in developing, implementing, and managing holistic strategies for modelling (design, development, validation, calibration, documentation, approval, implementation, monitoring and reporting) in collaboration with life sciences teams.
• Broad experience in key functional areas of CI, analytics, and market research including the ability to understand and identify key business levers.
• Strong strategic skills including ability to see the big picture, along with conceptual and out‑of‑the‑box thinking.
• Work experience in the US/European pharma industry is a plus.
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role in executing analytics/consulting engagements through effective and efficient project management.
• Generate forecasts, analysis and actionable insights that lead to the achievement of strategic and financial goals for our clients.
• Manage and coordinate complex consulting engagements through strong client and people management, subject matter expertise, communication skills (both written and verbal), and the ability to draw conclusions and recommendations from a variety of evidence.
• Operate effectively as part of a global team, by participating and contributing to client discussions and proactively helping them with their decisions in creating and/or validating assumptions.
• Provide robust competitive assessments and insights that inform key decision‑making processes for clients such as strategic brand planning, forecasting, and lifecycle management.
• Perform in‑depth (secondary) market research and data analysis to derive understanding of the disease and patient segments based on client requirements.
• Analyze and integrate primary research and secondary data with other market knowledge to draw inferences and conclusions.
• Identify risks and opportunities for the business and support key decisions on business strategy with customer and market insights.
• Leverage all relevant data such as DRG/IQVIA to provide insights into forecast assumptions.
• Forge effective relationships with various stakeholders (both internal and external), e.g. teams running Market Research initiatives.
• Ensure effective delivery of work (models and presentations) to clients onsite or through video/teleconferences, through self and others in accordance with the project timelines and quality parameters.
• Convert Excel models into presentable reports and PowerPoint slides for effective utilization by clients, focusing on the storyboarding and narrative.