Principal, Competitive Strategy

Prescient Healthcare Group; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Prescient Healthcare Group is seeking a strategic leader to drive client engagements and proposal development within the Competitive Strategy team across multiple therapeutic areas, demanding strong business acumen, structured problem solving, and deep knowledge of biopharma landscape, drug development, and commercialization dynamics.

The role also shapes the function’s direction through business development, capability building, team leadership and continuous improvement, translating complex

Qualifications

• Lead strategic client engagements and proposal development across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Synthesize complex findings into actionable recommendations and executive-level narratives.
• Mentor teams, drive delivery excellence, and shape the operational direction of the function.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple strategic client engagements and ensure high-quality, insight-driven deliverables
• Partner with account and project teams to deliver best-in-class client experience and execution
• Synthesize complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations and executive-level narratives
• Develop high-impact client presentations grounded in evidence and strategic insight
• Embed technology and data & analytics capabilities into CI programs where relevant
• To be able to present findings to the clients in a strategic, story telling fashion
• Lead proposal development efforts, including situational assessments, strategic framing, and methodology design
• Independently scope client needs, frame business questions, translate business objectives into structured, hypothesis-driven approaches and shape engagement approaches
• Facilitate cross-functional brainstorming and drive development of compelling, client-ready materials
• Support growth within existing accounts and identify opportunities across new brands and engagements
• Contribute to revenue generation and long-term account development initiatives
• Ensure projects consistently meet Prescient’s quality and delivery standards
• Drive adoption of best practices, scalable frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture
• Stay current on industry trends, competitive developments, and evolving market dynamics
• Contribute to thought leadership initiatives that strengthen Prescient’s brand and market presence

Job description

Position Overview

You will lead strategic client engagements and proposal development within the Competitive Strategy (CS) team across multiple therapeutic areas. The role requires strong business acumen, structured problem solving, and a deep understanding of the evolving biopharmaceutical landscape, drug development, and commercialization dynamics. Proficiency in CI methodologies (Primary and secondary research, Conference coverage and interpretation and Analysis) is expected.

In addition to driving high-quality client delivery, you will play a key role in shaping the operational and commercial direction of the function through business development, capability building, team leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires the ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable strategic approaches while mentoring teams and fostering delivery excellence across projects and proposals

To learn more, please visit us at: www.prescienthg.com.

Example Responsibilities

The following are example responsibilities of this position and are, as such, not meant to be exhaustive, nor convey every responsibility that may vary over time, without changing the essence of this position:

Client & Project Leadership

• Lead multiple strategic client engagements and ensure high-quality, insight-driven deliverables


• Partner with account and project teams to deliver best-in-class client experience and execution

Strategic Analysis & Storytelling

• Synthesize complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations and executive-level narratives


• Develop high-impact client presentations grounded in evidence and strategic insight


• Embed technology and data & analytics capabilities into CI programs where relevant


• To be able to present findings to the clients in a strategic, story telling fashion

Proposal Development

• Lead proposal development efforts, including situational assessments, strategic framing, and methodology design


• Independently scope client needs, frame business questions, translate business objectives into structured, hypothesis-driven approaches and shape engagement approaches


• Facilitate cross-functional brainstorming and drive development of compelling, client-ready materials

Business Development

• Support growth within existing accounts and identify opportunities across new brands and engagements


• Contribute to revenue generation and long-term account development initiatives

Team Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Ensure projects consistently meet Prescients quality and delivery standards


• Drive adoption of best practices, scalable frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives


• Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture

Thought Leadership & Market Insight

• Stay current on industry trends, competitive developments, and evolving market dynamics


• Contribute to thought leadership initiatives that strengthen Prescient’s brand and market presence