Associate Principal- Corporate Strategy Advisory

Trinity Life Sciences; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Life Sciences is seeking an Associate Principal to join its Corporate Strategy Advisory team. Associate Principals fulfill a key leadership role on multiple case teams, designing and implementing strategies to help our clients maintain strong growth.

Client engagements are focused on Trinity’s areas of expertise with opportunities to manage daily client interactions and oversee project teams, budgets, and staffing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative, health sciences, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in consulting.
• 1 year of leadership experience.
• Good understanding of finance and budgets.
• Experience leading corporate strategy projects in life sciences.
• Biopharma due-diligence experience preferred.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• Familiar with secondary research databases.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main client point of contact for project engagements and lead internal team.
• Liaise with leadership to ensure outputs include sound, actionable recommendations.
• Generate and present client-ready materials, interim deliverables, and final reports.
• Develop and evaluate new business opportunities and follow-on work.
• Support business development through project proposals, timelines, and budgets.
• Train and mentor junior staff on project teams and reporting lines.
• Coordinate project staffing to meet team needs and goals.

Skills

Leadership

Executive presence

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Secondary research

Client management

Project management

Financial understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Summary

Trinity Life Sciences is seeking talented an Associate Principal to join its Corporate Strategy Advisory team. Associate Principals fulfill a key leadership role on multiple case teams, designing and implementing strategies to help our clients maintain strong growth. Clientengagements are generally focused on one or more areas of Trinity’s specialized expertise. Associate Principals have unique
opportunities to manage daily client interactions with full oversight over project teams – client management, project management,employee management, budget and financial management, and more. In addition, Associate Principals contribute to new businessdevelopment by working with Leadership Team members to build and maintain client relationships at assigned accounts. Associate
Principals also provide mentorship to other junior employees across multiple teams. With exposure to a wide variety of strategicbusiness issues within the life sciences industry, this position offers qualified candidates the opportunity to take on immediatelychallenging and rewarding roles.

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as the main client point of contact for project engagements and internal team lead


• Liaise with leadership and project team to ensure project outputs include strategically sound and actionable recommendations and answers to client business questions


• Generates and presents client-ready materials, including research materials, interim deliverables, and final project reports


• Develop and/or evaluate new business opportunities through the identification of follow-on work and new opportunities to support clients


• Supports business development through creation of project proposals, including ability to design project methodology, timeline, and budget


• Train and mentor junior staff on project case teams and as a reporting manager, as well as through internal training efforts


• Assists with coordination of project staffing that meets team needs and supports direct reports’ project interests and goals

Position Requirements

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in quantitative, or health sciences disciplines, or related fields. MBA with a life science focus or advanced degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in consulting


• 1 year of leadership experience


• Good understanding of finance


• Preferably has managed several corporate strategy projects


• Math/economics/modeling, diligences-heavy experience - must have biopharma due-diligence experience; nice to have broader healthcare diligence experience


• Strong executive presence; experience running C-suite workshops


• Strong communication skills


• Very familiar with secondary research databases

Other Skills

• High interest in corporate strategy advisory projects


• High interest in unstructured problems


• Desire and ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment


• Enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a dynamic, team-based environment


• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently


• Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills


• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills


• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

About Trinity

Trinity powers the future of life sciences commercialization through the fusion of human and artificial intelligence. By blending deep therapeutic expertise and trusted human ingenuity with a purpose-built technology platform, Trinity accelerates clarity and confidence at every step of the commercialization journey—from pre-launch to scale to loss of exclusivity. For more than 30 years, the world’s leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech companies have relied on Trinity’s foresight, execution, and partnership to deliver confident product launches, decisive market advantage, and measurable patient impact. During that time, Trinity expanded from its first office in Waltham, MA to 1,300 professionals across 14 offices and five continents, setting new industry standards in quality, responsiveness, and client partnership. For more information, visit Trinity at www.trinitylifesciences.com.

Trinity’s salary bands account for a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets and market demand for skills; level of experience and training; specific qualifications, performance, time in role/company, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. The base salary range for this role is $170k-$234k per year. Compensation is determined based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, job-related education and training, location, and internal equity. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus.

Trinity’s Commitment to Inclusion & Engagement (I&E)

Trinity Life Sciences is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. At Trinity, inclusion and engagement are at the heart of how we work and grow together. We’ve evolved from a traditional “DEI” framework to Inclusion & Engagement (I&E)—a model that moves beyond representation to focus on connection, collaboration, and shared purpose. Every role at Trinity plays a part in fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute fully. By embedding I&E principles into our culture, we ensure that belonging and engagement are not standalone initiatives—they are part of how we build teams, make decisions, and deliver excellence every day. Trinity will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment and encourages applicants of all ages and identities. For more information about Trinity’s commitment to Inclusion and Engagement please visit Inclusion & Engagement | Culture of Belonging at Trinity Life Sciences