Associate Consultant - Commercial Strategy

Syneos Health, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

401k match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA is seeking an Associate Consultant - Commercial Strategy to conduct secondary research and support the creation of high-quality client deliverables. You will structure tasks, manage workload, and communicate proactively with the team and leadership.

The role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and presentation/meeting facilitation abilities. Travel may be required as part of project work; a graduate degree in business or life sciences is

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in business or life science.
• Experience in research and data analysis (organization of sources, data processing, analysis, and quality checking accuracy).
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-functional management of projects for client organizations and internally at Syneos Health.
• Demonstrate proactive project management to meet objectives, milestones, and timelines.
• Navigate the consulting cycle by creating project deliverables, quality checking work, and incorporating edits from leadership.
• Leverage data analysis, industry best practices, and syndicated reports to propose creative ideas.
• Consolidate complex industry, market, client portfolio, and product data and trends clearly.
• Apply experience in consulting and/or biopharmaceutical work to drive results.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills and solid business acumen with presentation and meeting facilitation.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Business acumen

Presentation skills

Meeting facilitation

Project management

Education

Graduate degree in business or life science

Job description

Associate Consultant - Commercial Strategy

Updated: November 2, 2026
Location: Santa Monica, CA, United States
Job ID:19400-OTHLOC-C5xvYfwP

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

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting secondary (i.e., analytically and scientifically based) research and working closely with project management in the creation of high-quality project materials and client deliverables. Expectations include the ability to structure and complete individual project tasks on time, with minimal direction, and to communicate proactively and effectively with team members and project management.

You will:

• Support the overall cross-functional management of projects, at both the client organization, as well as internally at Syneos Health
• Demonstrate strong project management skills through the proactive management of individual project responsibilities and workload to ensure objectives, milestones, and timelines are met efficiently and effectively
• Demonstrate proficiency in navigating the management consulting cycle of creating project deliverables, quality checking work, reviewing with project management/leadership, incorporating edits and feedback
• Leverage critical thinking and problem-solving skills to recommend creative ideas based on data analysis, personal experience, and industry best practices, using research from competitive pipelines, company websites, prescribing information, epidemiology information, and syndicated reports
• Consolidate complex industry, market, client portfolio, and product data and trends in a clear and comprehensive manner.
• Experience in consulting and/or biopharmaceutical work
• Strong analytical skills
• Solid business acumen, presentation and meeting facilitation skills

Desired Requirements

• Graduate degree in business or life science
• Experience in research and data analysis (e.g., organization of sources, data processing, analysis, and quality checking accuracy for pre-defined problems)
• Ability to travel

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $89,250 to $120,750. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Why Syneos Health?

Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleagues across 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. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.

• competitive compensation package
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

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.