Principal

SciVida; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SciVida seeks a Principal to lead strategy consulting engagements for life sciences clients, cultivate client partnerships, and shape the firm's growth. This senior role combines deep consulting expertise with team development and thought leadership in a hybrid Boston or Raleigh setting.

You will guide diverse engagement teams, drive high-quality deliverables, and pursue new business opportunities while maintaining strong client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of selling—and delivering—strategy consulting engagements to life sciences clients.
• Strong project leadership and engagement management experience in a consulting firm.
• Advanced degree (MBA, PhD, MD) preferred.
• Deep understanding of biopharma industry dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting engagements and manage client relationships.
• Guide engagement teams to develop analyses, recommendations, and deliverables.
• Identify, pursue, and close business development opportunities.
• Lead teams to high levels of client satisfaction.
• Coach and mentor staff.
• Develop intellectual capital.
• Contribute to practice development and growth.

Skills

Strategy consulting sales

Life sciences knowledge

Project leadership

Client relationships

Education

Advanced degree (MBA, PhD, MD)

Job description

Description

The Principal is a senior leadership role responsible for delivering impactful strategy consulting engagements, cultivating strong client partnerships, and driving business growth within the life sciences industry. Successful candidates will combine deep consulting expertise with a passion for developing teams, advancing thought leadership, and helping shape SciVida's continued expansion.

Department: Consulting

Location: Boston

This is a hybrid role based in our Boston or Raleigh office.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead consulting engagements and manage client relationships
• Guide engagement teams to develop logical and insightful analyses, innovative and effective recommendations, and well-structured, high-quality deliverables
• Identify, pursue, and close business development opportunities
• Lead teams to realize (and be accountable for) high levels of client satisfaction
• Coach and mentor staff
• Develop intellectual capital
• Play leadership role in practice development and growth of the organization

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Demonstrated track record of success in selling—and leading the delivery of—strategy consulting engagements to life sciences companies (required)
• Project leadership and management experience at consulting firm (required)
• Advanced degree(s) (e.g., MBA, PhD, MD) (highly preferred)
• A strong understanding of dynamics and issues in the biopharma industry (required)

Desired Characteristics and Competencies

Making Complex Decisions

• Can solve even the toughest and most complex of problems
• Is great at gleaning meaning from whatever data is available
• Is a quick study of the new and different
• Adds personal wisdom and experience to come to the best conclusion and solution, given the situation
• Uses multiple problem‑solving tools and techniques

Creating the New and Different

• Is able to come up with the next great breakthrough thing to do
• Is creative, is a visionary, and can manage innovation
• Is an effective strategist full of ideas and possibilities
• Sees multiple futures
• Has broad interests and knowledge
• Can both create and bring exciting ideas to market
• Is comfortable speculating about alternative futures without all of the data

Focusing on Action and Outcomes

• Attacks everything with drive and energy with an eye on the bottom line
• Is not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known
• Drives to finish everything he/she starts

Being Organizationally Savvy

• Maneuvers well to get things done
• Knows where to go to get what he/she needs
• Politically aware and agile
• Knows what the right thing to do is
• Presents views and arguments well

Getting Work Done Through Others

• Manages people well
• Gets the most and best out of the people he/she has
• Sets and communicates guiding goals
• Measures accomplishments, holds people accountable, and gives useful feedback
• Delegates and develops
• Keeps people informed
• Provides coaching for today and for the future

Communicating Effectively

• Is a person of high character
• Is consistent and acts in line with a clear and visible set of values and beliefs
• Deals and talks straight
• Walks his/her talk
• Is direct and truthful but at the same time can keep confidences